Short Essay

Like several other entries here, this was first presented to me as a real story. (A snotty professor, the only kid who got an A+, etc.) But it’s not true. Versions of this have been kicking around for years. Still, I love the verbal jujitsu.

A Havard English 101 class was asked to write a concise essay containing four elements: religion, royalty, sex and mystery. The only A+ in the class read: “My God”, said the Queen. “I’m pregnant! I wonder who it was?”