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The Curate's Egg
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I had a meeting today with my boss. Our last communication had been by email early last month, when, in response to her enquiry about my health I replied it was like the curate's egg. When I met her today she asked me 'what is the curate's egg? is it scrambled?'
I am pleased to report that I responded with true humility, even to the Punch line ;o)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate's_egg
I am pleased to report that I responded with true humility, even to the Punch line ;o)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curate's_egg
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.When I was at school my O Level History text book was riddled with Punch cartoons which I never seemed to grasp till I went to University. One of my favourites, when teaching social conditions in the 19C, was that of the little girl in the grocer's who asked for half a pound of margarine (then a new discovery), concluding with the words,
" And Mam says, 'Can you put the cow on it, 'cos she's got company for tea"
It took me ages to explain that one to the kids.
" And Mam says, 'Can you put the cow on it, 'cos she's got company for tea"
It took me ages to explain that one to the kids.