[Gary Paul]

Assaulted in the library, I defended myself by hurling hefty hardbound classics at my attacker. A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield scored direct hits, and I followed up by bouncing Moby Dick off his collarbone. The last hit took its toll, and he rubbed his sore collarbone and turned to flee, saying, "that hurts like the Dickens!"

[Mpov]

That's very funny, except that Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville.

[smokeshow]

Originally Posted by Mpov

That's very funny, except that Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville.

True.

Re-read the joke, though. The Melville book hurt just like the Dickens (books).

[Mpov]

Originally Posted by smokeshow

True.

Re-read the joke, though. The Melville book hurt just like the Dickens (books).

Oh, now I get it