5. A fellow runs into a student dunce and says, ‘Oh, Mr
University Man, I dreamed I was talking to you!’ ‘Oh, sorry,’
says the dunce, ‘I was too busy to listen.’
6. When a student dunce sees his family doctor coming,
he hides his face and ducks behind a wall. A companion
asks him why. ‘It’s been so long since I’ve been sick, I’m
embarrassed to face him,’ he answers.
7. A student dunce has his uvula removed. After the
operation, the doctor tells him not to try talking. So
whenever anyone greets him, he has his slave return the
greeting. But then he explains to each one, ‘Don’t feel
insulted that my slave does the greeting for me: my doctor
told me not to talk.’
8. A student dunce wants to catch the mouse that’s always
eating his scrolls. So he stays up all night in the dark, trying
to tempt the mouse with a piece of meat, which he thinks
must be tastier than papyrus.
9. A student dunce wants to teach his ass not to eat too
much, so he witholds food from it. When the ass dies of
starvation, he grumbles, ‘Just my luck! The moment he
really learns not to eat, he ups and dies!’
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