Alanna entered her history class one morning, crying quietly. Her history professor, Sir Myles of Olau, approached her.

He gave her a sympathetic look. "Is there something wrong?" he asked.

Alanna replied in a soft voice. "This morning I received a letter telling me that my father passed away."

"Oh," said Sir Myles, "I'm very sorry to hear that. Would you like me to excuse you from today's lessons?"

"No thankyou, Sir. I'll be fine."

"If you insist", deferred Sir Myles, unconvinced.

Halfway through the lesson, Alanna was called out into the hallway by a messenger, who passed her a letter. She ripped it open, scanned it briefly, and began crying again. Sir Myles went up to her. "What happened?" he questioned.

Alanna sniffed. "It's a letter from my brother. He says that his father died too!"

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Yes, yes, I know Alanna isn't like this…but I don't care :) She can be thick for the purposes of this joke (which many people find lame, but I like it). What did you guys think? Review please!