A guy said, "Wow! My stress level Has really dropped. I am elated! I owe it to my meditation." "Yes, and maybe endorphins," I stated.
"What?" he asked. "What do you mean? What do orphans have to do with it? I'm TRYING to share what happened to My mind, and here you go and ***** with it."
"No," I chuckled. "You don't understand. You see, 'and orphans' is not what I said. It has nothing to do with orphans. I was saying 'endorphins' instead."
"There you go again," he continued, "Saying it over and over again: 'And orphans, and orphans.' You sound like A nitwit with a capital 'N'!"
"I, a nitwit?" I said, astonished. "You are the one who keeps repeating 'And orphans.' Now I see that trying To reason with you is self-defeating."
"Self-defeating? B...b…but," he stammered, "I was merely attempting to share The benefits of my meditation. Orphans are neither here nor there."
"Listen: I WASN'T saying 'ORPHANS'!" I yelled. "And frankly, I have to confess Meditation in your case is Of questionable effectiveness."
"Although your criticism," he said, "Should bother me, I will not let it." He walked away, and as he did, He mumbled, "And orphans? I STILL don't get it."