English Grammar
Posted: August 7, 2003, 3:59 pm
A young boy went up to his father and asked him, "Dad, what is the
difference between potentially and realistically?" The father
thought for a moment, then answered, "Go ask your mother if she
would sleep with Robert Redford for a million dollars. Then ask
your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million
dollars, and ask your brother if he'd sleep with Tom Cruise for a
million dollars. Come back and tell me what you learn from that."
So the boy went to his mother and asked, "Would you sleep with
Robert Redford for a million dollars?" The mother replied, "Of
course I would! We could really use that money to fix up the house
and send you kids to a great college!"
The boy then went to his sister and asked, "Would you sleep with
Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The girl replied, "Oh my God! I
LOVE Brad Pitt! I would sleep with him in a heartbeat, are you
nuts?!?!?"
The boy then went to his brother and asked, "Would you sleep with
Tom Cruise for a million dollars?" "Of course," the brother
replied. "Do you know how much a million could buy?"
The boy pondered that for a few days, then went back to his dad.
His father asked him, "Did you find out the difference between
potentially and realistically?"
The boy replied, "Yes, sir. Potentially, we're sitting on three
million dollars, but realistically, we're living with two sluts
and a queer."
difference between potentially and realistically?" The father
thought for a moment, then answered, "Go ask your mother if she
would sleep with Robert Redford for a million dollars. Then ask
your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million
dollars, and ask your brother if he'd sleep with Tom Cruise for a
million dollars. Come back and tell me what you learn from that."
So the boy went to his mother and asked, "Would you sleep with
Robert Redford for a million dollars?" The mother replied, "Of
course I would! We could really use that money to fix up the house
and send you kids to a great college!"
The boy then went to his sister and asked, "Would you sleep with
Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The girl replied, "Oh my God! I
LOVE Brad Pitt! I would sleep with him in a heartbeat, are you
nuts?!?!?"
The boy then went to his brother and asked, "Would you sleep with
Tom Cruise for a million dollars?" "Of course," the brother
replied. "Do you know how much a million could buy?"
The boy pondered that for a few days, then went back to his dad.
His father asked him, "Did you find out the difference between
potentially and realistically?"
The boy replied, "Yes, sir. Potentially, we're sitting on three
million dollars, but realistically, we're living with two sluts
and a queer."