Here's a gem from my inbox today:
"I have received a letter from a gentleman in prison who would like to learn Serbo-Croatian. Do you have any suggestions for texts that he might use at the beginning level?"
Hmmmm.
Another favorite moment - ran into a faculty member for whom I had just written an RPT letter, Said colleague had received the necessary copy and remarked gushingly: "Thanks for the letter, I had no idea you could write so well!"
On a more personal note, I've decided that I might be allergic to red wine, which as you will all recognize, constitutes a bad revelation in my world. I've decided to eliminate it and see whether the symptoms disappear. Of course they may be replaced by extreme crankiness and then we'll have to reassess.
