+354 When writing a speech, keep in mind that it's just like choosing a skirt. Too long and you'll look like a batty librarian, too short and we'll all know you probably haven't got a future in education, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

right above the knee

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The shorter the better

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I agreed and then I remembered the Gettysburg Address :s

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Abe Lincoln doesn't even remember the Gettysburg address...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's because he's dead

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Touché.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The same joke was homepaged just a few days ago, i guess a lot of people like short skirt jokes.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I don't think it was the same one wary. The usual joke is "short enough to cover the topic, long enough to keep it interesting." I modified mine to include why they shouldn't be too long, and so that I could use the phrase "batty librarian." I love that phrase.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I believe you mean "short enough to keep it interesting, and long enough to cover the topic."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Right. That. Yes.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Out of all the "speeches are like skirts" analogy posts, this is one of the better ones.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So much better than the typical skirt-speach analogy

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What's a speach? Is that like a speech about peaches?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ohsnap

by Anonymous 12 years ago

<3

by Anonymous 12 years ago

l

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think I read a similar thing ages ago And I liked that version better Lemme see if I can remember... "Essays are like skirts, long enough to cover everything, but short enough to be interesting"

by Anonymous 12 years ago

More like: Speeches and skirts: just shut up and show me your vagina already..

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I am terrible at speeches and essays and the like. But I still have a very bright future in education because the languages and humanities isn't all there is to school. Just thought I'd point that out.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's...um...I was just...it's a joke. No offense intended to anyone, just...joking. Sorry.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Damn, I just re-read my comment and I sound way too bitter. I wasn't offended or anything I just like pointing out other stuff that may not be on peoples mind. I like the post

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Having a short skirt is whats implies about education. Besides, IT'S JUST A JOKE!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

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by Anonymous 12 years ago

Mine is a parody of those. It says why they also shouldn't be too long and it uses the phrase "batty librarian," so it's not the same joke. As I explained above.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Wait, explain the joke once more.. I wasn't paying attention the first six times.

by Anonymous 12 years ago