Humor for Writers – Learning the Trade

John, who is finishing a creative writing degree, is having tea with his great-grand-mother.

“So tell me John,” she asked, “what is this course you are taking?”

“I’m taking psychology, Granny,” replied John, “It is very useful for building strong characters.”

“Psycho what?” asked Granny, unfamiliar with the word.

“Psychology is quite a new subject really,” replies John patiently, “In short, psychologists try to understand men and women’s visit website brain functions and also their behaviors, such as perception, attention, emotion, motivation, personality, and interpersonal relationships. They do this so that they can better understand how someone acts; why he says what he says; and why he does what he does.”

“Oh, now I understand,” said Granny. “And you think this is something new? Why, when I was a young girl growing up, my parents called it common sense.”