Scholarship

Scientists discovered a new virus that made people forget how to read. A news crew interviewed a Marlowe scholar in Florida who said, “I hear they’re calling it ‘The Internet.’ Another news crew interviewed a Shakespeare scholar in Boston who said, ‘I hear they’re calling it ‘Text Messaging.’ The two scholars knew each other, a little, and one called the other on the telephone. The Marlowe man said, Good line, very funny. The Shakespearean said, Thanks. There was a long pause. Anything else? asked the Marlowe man. Anything else you have to say? Yes, said the Shakespearean. Texting is funnier.