Jane Austen - humour

[St Agnes High School <stagnesh@ZETA.ORG.AU>]

Thanks to all those who sent messages regarding my accidental post on the
Tasmanian massacre. I have tried to respond to each person individually.
While a long way from the scene, I think all Australians have been affected
and one of the benefits of email has been the international friendships and
community feelings that have formed.
To lighten the list a little, I must tell you two incidents reported in our
local paper about the current fad for Jane Austen.
First a teacher asked his  Year 10 class who had seen 'Sense & Sensibility'.
He was surprised to see some unlikely boys put up their hands. Further
questioning found that they had not enjoyed it and they went because they
thought it was a sequel to 'Dumb & Dumber'.
Second a bookseller had a university student ask him if the book of  'Sense
& Sensibility' was based on the film. Then she asked him if Jane Austen had
written any other books and finally floored him by asking if she was still
writing. As I said she was a university student.
Brian Ralph
Teacher-Librarian

St Agnes High School                            A Catholic Co-ed 7-10 School
Rooty Hill, NSW AUSTRALIA                       in the western suburbs of
stagnesh@zeta,org,au                            Sydney.
http://www.zeta.org.au/~stagnesh