How do you spell elephant ? E-l-l-e-e-f-a-n-t”That’s not how the dictionary spells it””You didn’t ask me how the dictionary spelt it !”
What question must always be answered, “Yes”?”What does Y-E-S spell?”
Early Texas governors were not very well educated. There was once a chief executive who thought “grammar” was his father’s mother. On one occasion this governor went hunting and forgot his gun. He phoned his secretary and asked him to send the gun.”The phone connection’s bad,” said the secretary. “I couldn’t catch that last word. […]
A Hoosier, a Kentuckian and a West Virginian were on a Hollywood TV quiz show. The host asked them to complete the sentence: “Old MacDonald had a …” The Indianan said, “Old MacDonald had a carburetor.” “Sorry,” said the MC. “That’s incorrect.” “Old MacDonald had a flat tire,” said the Kentuckian. “Wrong,” said the host. […]
Interviewer: How do you spell Mississippi? Redneck: Which one? The river or the state?
“Mah son’s real smart!” crowed the redneck mother to an acquaintance. “He’s only six but he can already spell his name backwards and forwards!” “What’s his name?” asked the friend. “Bob.”