John came home from the doctor looking very worried.
His wife said, “What’s the problem?”
He said, “The doctor told me I have to take a pill every day for the rest of my life.”
She said, “So what? Lots of people have to take a pill every day their whole lives.”
“Yes, I know,” he said, “but he only gave me four pills!”
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A somewhat advanced society has figured out how to package basic knowledge in pill form.
A student, needing some learning, goes to the pharmacy and asks what kind of knowledge pills are available.
The pharmacist says: “Here’s a pill for English literature.”
The student takes the pill and swallows it and has new knowledge about English literature.
“What else do you have?” asks the student.
“Well I have pills for art history, biology, and world history,” replies the pharmacist.
The student asks for these, and swallows them and has new knowledge about those subjects.
Then the student asks: “Do you have a pill for math?”
The pharmacist says, “Wait just a moment,” goes back to the storeroom, brings back a whopper of a pill, and plonks it on the counter.
“I have to take that huge pill for math?” inquires the student.
The pharmacist replies, “Well you know math always was a little hard to swallow.”
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During work, John and William were chatting:
John: William, I’ve been taking night courses for 5 months now and I have an exam next week.
William: oh!
John: For example, do you know who is Graham Bell?
William: No
John: He’s the inventor of the phone in 1876; if you take night courses you would know this.
The next day, the same discussion took place:
John: Do you know who is Alexander Dumas?
William: No
John: He’s the author of “The 3 Musketeers”, if you take night courses, you would know this.
The next day, once again:
John: And do you know who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
William: No
John: He’s the author of “Confessions”, if you take night courses, you would know this.
This time, William got irritated and said: “And you, do you know who is George Hunt?”
John: No
William: He’s the guy enjoying with your wife!! If you stop night courses, you would know this…
