‘Can I’ or ‘May I ?’

Little Johnny: Teacher, can I go to the bathroom?

Teacher: Little Johnny, MAY I go to the bathroom?

Little Johnny: But I asked first!

The use of a train schedule

A passenger e-mails a railroad engineer:

What’s the use of having a train schedule if the trains are always late.

The reply:

How would we know they were late if we didn’t have a schedule?

How do you like the money ?

Bank teller: How do you like the money?

English student: I like it very much.

I’m Thor

Early one morning, one of the gods was riding around Mount Olympus. Invigorated by the brisk breeze, he shouted euphorically, “I’m Thor!”

His stallion looked back at him and reminded him, “That’th becauthe you forgot the thaddle, thilly!”

(Source: The Internet TESL Journal)