ON THE DOUBLE

At the reception a clerk was putting down the names of inductees.

"What's your name?" asked he a man in the line. "Spell it."

"0, double T, I, double U, E, double L, double-"

"Just a minute. Begin again." The man dutifully began again.

"0, double T, I, double U-"

"I give up. What is your name?"

"My name is Ottiwell Wood. Spelled 0, double T, I, double U, E, double L, double U, double 0, D."

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