On his 70th birthday, a man was given
a gift certificate from his wife. The
certificate was for consultation with an
Indian medicine man living on a nearby
reservation who was rumored to have
a simple cure for erectile dysfunction.
The husband went to the reservation
and saw the medicine man.
The old Indian gave him a potion and,
with a grip on his shoulder, warned
"This is a powerful medicine. You take
only a teaspoonful, and then say: '1,2,3.'
When you do you will become more
manly than you have ever been in your
life, and you can perform for as long as
you want."
The man thanked the old Indian, and as
he walked away, he turned and asked:
"How do I stop the medicine from working ?"
The old man responded, "Your
partner must say '1, 2, 3, 4,' but when she
does, the medicine will not work again
until the next full moon."
He was very eager to see if it worked, so
he went home, showered, shaved, took a
spoonful of the medicine, and then invited
his wife to join him in the bedroom. When
she came in, he took off his clothes and
said '1,2,3 !' Immediately , he was the
manliest of men. His wife was excited and began throwing off her clothes, and asked:
"What was the 1,2,3 for ?"
And that, folks, is why we should never end
our sentences with a preposition, because
we could end up with a dangling participle.
a gift certificate from his wife. The
certificate was for consultation with an
Indian medicine man living on a nearby
reservation who was rumored to have
a simple cure for erectile dysfunction.
The husband went to the reservation
and saw the medicine man.
The old Indian gave him a potion and,
with a grip on his shoulder, warned
"This is a powerful medicine. You take
only a teaspoonful, and then say: '1,2,3.'
When you do you will become more
manly than you have ever been in your
life, and you can perform for as long as
you want."
The man thanked the old Indian, and as
he walked away, he turned and asked:
"How do I stop the medicine from working ?"
The old man responded, "Your
partner must say '1, 2, 3, 4,' but when she
does, the medicine will not work again
until the next full moon."
He was very eager to see if it worked, so
he went home, showered, shaved, took a
spoonful of the medicine, and then invited
his wife to join him in the bedroom. When
she came in, he took off his clothes and
said '1,2,3 !' Immediately , he was the
manliest of men. His wife was excited and began throwing off her clothes, and asked:
"What was the 1,2,3 for ?"
And that, folks, is why we should never end
our sentences with a preposition, because
we could end up with a dangling participle.
