Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Exactly like that

Lt. B. and I agreed that Sgt. M is a smart man. He has a a wry sense of humor, rich with wit--the kind of humor that only comes with having brains.

"He has a master's degree too, you know," Lt. B. tells me.

"Oh yeah? In what?"

"I can't remember."

"Not criminal science?"

"No."

"Sociology? Psychology?"

"No. No, it's something weird. Something funny. I can't remember. What was it he said?"

"Anthropology?"

"No."

"English?"

"No. It's something funny. Something you wouldn't think of. Like clown school, something like that."

"Clown school?"

"Oh yeah. Safety engineer, that's what it was. He was a safety engineer."

Yes, Lt. Exactly like clown school.