The Smiths were proud of their family tradition. Their line had included senators, pastors, and Wall Street wizards.
They decided to compile a family history so they hired an author. There was a problem, however, about how to how to handle their Uncle George who went to the electric chair. Here is what the author said about their uncle:
“George Smith occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government institution. He was attached to his position by the strongest of ties. His death came as a great shock.”
There was once a bus conductor, who had to put up with horrible customers; oh, they were ruthless and noxious, and gradually they turned him into a horrible man - a mean, twisted, evil little monster who never had the right change or knew if the bus was going to the seaside. He would snap at everyone, yell at them, not answer questions, throw them off the bus at the least provocation - until someone he threw off died and he was convicted of murder.
So they strapped him into the electric chair, flipped the switch, and… nothing. Took him out, checked the chair, put him back… nothing. Took him out again, replaced the chair with another one, and STILL nothing, so they let him go. Question: Why wasn’t he electrocuted?
Because he was a bad conductor, of course…
Yes, I’m ducking and running and diving into a bomb shelter too.
