News....or gossip?

The old Charlie McCarthy -Edgar Bergen routine went something like this:

Edgar: "Charlie, do you know the difference between news and gossip?"

Charlie: "I think so. If a man bites a dog...that...that is news."

Edgar: "That's right."

Charlie: "And if the dog goes around telling everyone about it, that would be gossip..."

The joke of course is dogs cannot talk. It is that moment of the revelation of the unexpected that gives the joke its humor value. Kind of like when a guy is walking his dog, the police tell him he must leash it and get bit for their troubles.


By the man.

Somehow he thought since his dog would not attack them that he should. But instead of beating them with a club or shooting with a gun he just...bit them. Good thinking. That will serve you well in your time in jail.