Sunday, September 26, 2021
Humorous ideas of the week
I considered starting a speech with. This is not me. I am a hologram. Or I am really a robot.
A travel section of a newspaper included an account of a self-flying plane. I had heard of autopilot. I am familiar with the monorail to the World Travel Market in London having no driver. (Saves strikes, trains not running because drivers are sick, and demands for more money.) I know planes can fly on autopilot. But imagine being in a plane with no pilot when something goes wrong and the automatic message keeps repeating or talking nonsense.
Imagine hearing the message: This the automatic pilot speaking speaking. We have not been granted permission to land land land. We are flying on to south North Korea. Correction, correction, correction. North Korea.
In a UK synagogue magazine I found a list of amusing errors from schoolchildren.
In case you are too tired to see the origin or English is not your first language I include in brackets afterwards what the child meant or confused.
The more memorable ones include:
King Solomon had many wives and porcupines.
(concubines.)
Having one wife is called monotony. (monogamy. )
About the Author
Angela Lansbury, is a semi-retired travel writer still researching bucket list countries and seeking out the special, unusual, people, places, landmarks, hotels, museums and trails, fabulous foods, recipes, clothes and online souvenir shopping.
Angela Lansbury is a member of Toastmasters International.
Angela Lansbury B A Hons is the author of ten books by regular publishers plus another ten self-published books.
About Angela The Speaker & Trainer
Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages to Toastmasters clubs and businesses.
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Labels: autopilot, King Solomon, monogamy, monotony, schoolchildren
