Telephone conversation of "William Knott" and Mr Watt.
Knott: "Who's calling?" was the answer to the telephone.
Watt: "Watt."
Knott: "What is your name, please?"
Watt: "Watt's my name."
Knott: "That's what I asked you. What's your name?"
Watt: "That's what I told you. Watt's my name."
A long pause, and then from Watt, "Is this James Brown?"
Knott: "No, this is Knott."
Watt: "Please tell me your name."
to be continued...
MY NEW SPELL CHECKER
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
[Pause before it hits him]
Watt : " Oh, Guud!"
Knott: " Good."
Watt : " No wonder, it took me so long, is that Dutch?"
Knott: " No, it's Knott!"
Watt : " Oh, okay. At least the names are clear now Guud."
Knott: " Yes Wright."
[Pause before it hits him]
Knott: " Oh, Wright!"
Watt : " Yeah!"
Knott: " So why didn't you say it before?"
Watt : " I told you so many times!"
Knott: " You never said Wright before"
Watt : " Of course I did."
Knott: " Ok I won't argue any more. Do you know my name?"
Watt : " I do not."
Knott: " Well, there you go, now we know each other's name."
Watt : " I do not!"
Knott: " Good!"
NOW THEY ARE AT A POINT WHERE BOTH THINK THE OTHER KNOWS THEIR NAME, BUT THEY THEMSELVES DON'T KNOW THEOTHER'S NAME.
Knott: " Listen, listen, wait; if I asked you what your name is, what will be your answer?"
Watt : "Watt's my name."
Knott: " No, no, give me only one word."
Watt : " Watt"
Knott: " Your name!"
Watt : " Right!"
[Pause]
Knott: " What is your name?"
Watt : " See, you know my name!"
Knott: " Of course not!"
Watt : " Then why do you keep asking Watt is your name?"
Knott: " To find out your name!"
Watt : " But you already know it!"
Knott: " What?"
Watt : "See, and you know mine!"
Knott: " Of course not!"