Those of us who can recall the comedy routines of Johnny Carson remember a trick of the guest was to get Johnny to “bite” on the punch line. The guest would set up a narrative of something that was “really, really bad,” and Johnny would ask, “Just how bad was it?” in mock sincerity. And the […]

In the movie, Forrest Gump, the character, Gump, is narrating his life story, and in one scene he and his former Army officer, Lt. Dan Taylor, are trying to net shrimp but without success. A local church prayer group was praying for them to have success. But one day Lt. Dan, who had lost his […]