Tuesday, June 12, 2007

JOTD

Another one from Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes, at 79 (2007):
At the meeting of college faculty, an angel suddenly appears and tells the head of the philosophy department, "I will grant whichever of three blessings you choose: Wisdom, Beauty--or 10 million dollars."

Immediately, the professor chooses Wisdom.

There is a flash of lightning, and the professor appears transformed, but he just sits there, staring down at the table.

One of his colleagues whispers, "Say something."

The professor says, "I should have taken the money."

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