The Museum of Idiots

“This a very interesting piece. It’s from the fifth century BC. We believe it to be a ‘back-scratcher’ used by Socrates himself.” The museum curator held up an ordinary looking tree branch. The visitors marveled.

One of the visitors raised a hand, “Are you quite sure that that stick was used by Socrates?”

“Quite.”

“And how do you know?”

“Well, his name is carved into it.”

“And how do you explain the leaves still clinging to stick?”

The curator chuckled, “Well, because it comes from a tree, and trees have leaves. Duh.”

“You just picked that up outside, didn’t you?”

“. . . Yes.”