It was finals time at the university. A student had partied
late the night before a psychology final. He was afraid he would
not do well on the test. As he walked into class, he saw the
two blue books the professor always provided for the final,
to make sure no one could cheat.
He had
no idea how to answer some of the exam questions, so he devised
a plan. He began to write a letter to his mother in the first
blue book. He told her how he had finished the exam early
and had some extra time, that things were going well at the
university and how much he liked his psychology professor.
He went on to explain that he felt he had done very well on
the test and was just killing time until the period was over.
At the
end of class, he handed in the blue book that contained the
letter to his mother. He then ran to the library, looked up
the answers to all the questions and wrote them in the second
blue book. He sealed it in an envelope and mailed it to his
mother.
A couple
of days later the professor called him and said, "Why in the
world did you turn in a letter to your mother?"
"Oh, I'm
so sorry," said the student. "I finished the test early, so
I wrote a letter to my mom in the other blue book. I guess
I got the two blue books mixed up. Tell you what, I'll call
my mother and have her send the letter back to you unopened.
It won't even come through me."
When the
grades were posted, the student had aced the class with an
A.
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