Man: I've been doing some genealogical research, and I found out there was a DIVORCE [shudders] in my family! It was the husband who registered the complaint, but I can't tell what it was for...can you find me a list of the grounds for divorce in 1810 in [state name]?
Me: [looking them up] Uh, adultery...
Man: Oh [looking worried]...I can't imagine she would have done that. No, I don't think so. [Remember, this is not someone he's ever met]
Me: Drunkenness for a period of one year...
Man: No. No, I can't imagine.
Me: Impotence...
Man: But we're talking about a woman.
Me: Says here that, in legal terms, "impotence" can apply to a man or a woman.
Man: Huh.
Me: ...and "felony cruelty."
Man: [looking relieved] I bet that's it! She was CRUEL! [leaves happy]
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Excellent! I've forwarded this to some librarian friends. You might enjoy this, too -- it's a conversation overheard in a library, very pro-librarian: http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/004084.html
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