On his 74th birthday, a man got a gift certificate from his wife.
The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man living on a
nearby reservation who was rumored to have a wonderful cure
for erectile dysfunction.
After being persuaded, he drove to the reservation, handed his
certificate to the medicine man, and wondered what he was in for.
The medicine man handed a potion to the old man.
With a grip on his shoulder, the medicine man warned: "This is a
powerful medicine. You take only a teaspoonful, and then say '1-2-3.'
When you do, you will become more manly than you have ever been
in your life, and you can perform as long as you want."
The man was intrigued. As he walked away, he turned and asked, "How
do I stop the medicine from working?"
"Your partner must say 1-2-3-4", he responded. "But when she does, the
medicine will not work again until the next full moon."
The old man was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered,
shaved and took a spoonful of the medicine. He then invited his wife to join him
in the bedroom, When she came in, he took off his clothes and said, "1-2-3!"
Immediately he was the manliest of men. His wife was so excited she began
throwing off her clothes. Then she asked, "What was the 1-2-3 for?"
And that my friends, is why we should never end our sentences with a
preposition. Because we could end up with a 'Dangling Participle'!
