Two Anecdotes (2 cents)

Anecdote Number 1. A panhandler on the street this morning, sitting down, cup in had. Man walks by and says to him, "how are you today?" The panhandler responds: "thank God it's Friday". [Connecticut and L, NW]

Anecdote Number 2. [Told to me by old friend] When my friend was in law school, he had a classmate named (not his real name) George Smith. Smith was a very poor student, constantly struggling, barely making it through the three years. Before graduation, the law school administration put a list of all students on the bulletin board, with the note: "this is the way your name will appear on your diploma. if it is not correct, let the office know immediately".

George Smith's name was listed as George H. Smith. But his middle name was James, so he went to the office to tell them that the diploma should read George J. Smith. The registrar was very surprised, and said that all of their records showed him as George H. She checked back three years, and discovered that there were two George Smiths who applied for admission. George J. was to be rejected; George H. was to be accepted. They reversed the letters, and George J. received the admission, entered, and barely made it.