FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for November 30, 2011
November 29, 2011
December 01, 2011
Transcript:
Paige: How's your 500-word history paper coming? Peter: Well, based on past performance, I'm already a quarter done. Paige: What do you mean? Peter: I know I'll use the word "The" about 25 times, "and" at least 15. "in", "if", "it" and "but" should give me another 30-40. Toss in the usual "is", "was" "will be" verb assortment and I'm sitting comfortably at 120-plus words before I even start. The key to writing a history essay is knowing your essay history. Paige: You never fail to amaze me. Peter: Thanks. Who'd we fight in World War I, by the way?
I never had to write an x-word essay. Must have been a pain before word processors, when you had to actually count all the words! (And then the poor teacher had to read all the hand-written essays…)