Upon entering a little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying “DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!” posted on the door glass.
Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor near the cash register.
He asked the store’s owner “Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?”
“Yep,” the proprietor answered, “That’s him.”
The stranger couldn’t help being amused. “That certainly doesn’t look like a dangerous dog to me,” he chuckled. “Why in the world did you decide to post that sign?”
“Because,” the owner replied, “before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him.”
“College Applicant”
Parents can be very upset when their children don’t get into the college of their choice.
As an admissions counselor for a state university, I took a call from an irate mother who was demanding to know why her daughter had been turned down. Avoiding any mention of the transcript full of D’s, I explained that her daughter just wasn’t as “competitive” as the admitted class.
“Why doesn’t she try anther school for a year and then transfer?” I suggested.
“Another school!” exclaimed the Mother. “Have you seen her grades