I was sitting on my lawn having a quiet beer and reading when I was startled by a fairly late model car that crashed through my hedge and came to rest just in front of me.
I helped the elderly driver out of the car and sat her down on a chair.
I noted, "It's quite remarkable that you are still driving at your age."
"Yes," she replied. "I am old enough that I don't need a license any more."
"How is that possible?" I asked.
"The last time my doctor examined me, he asked if I had a driver's
license.
I told him yes and handed it to him.
He took scissors out of a drawer, and as he cut the license into pieces he said,
'You won't be needing this any more.
Ah, the English language and its confusion. A colleague wrote on a report that a pupil had a piece of work outstanding, when Parents' Evening came round the parent was as pleased as punch about her child's outstanding piece of coursework.
Ah, the English language and its confusion. A colleague wrote on a report that a pupil had a piece of work outstanding, when Parents' Evening came round the parent was as pleased as punch about her child's outstanding piece of coursework.