so subtle, so Vernon
Vernon is a long-time professor who is trying to retire. He has a brilliant but terribly dry sense of humor. Dave is my boss who has known Vernon longer than I’ve been alive. Following are the opening lines of a conversation I had with Vernon this afternoon when he stopped by our office…
Vernon: I have a simple question.
Me: I’ll try to have a simple answer.
Vernon: You might need to check with Dave about this. He does simple things.
