J.M. Pressley — Making the Web a Better Place for the Written Word

If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's how to write. Fortunately, I've learned many things. I've learned that practically everyone believes they have input into the writing process. I've learned that it's more difficult to create a finely crafted sentence than anyone thinks. I've learned that writing takes discipline, practice, and above all, restraint (especially the type of restraint that keeps you from throttling people who make casual suggestions about your work).

So a duck walks into a drugstore. He waddles up to the checkout counter and says, "I'd like a tube of Chap-Stick, please." The clerk fetches one and says, "Will you be paying in cash?" And the duck says, "Nah, just put it on my bill." It's a joke, get it? Huh?