Two guys meet after not having seen each other for many many years. First guy asks the second guy,"How have things been going?"

The second guy speaking very slowly tells the first guy, "I. w a s. a.l.m.o.s.t. m.a.r.r.i.e.d."

The first guy says in amazement, "Hey, you don't stutter any more."

The answer comes, "Y.e.s, I w.e.n.t t.o a d.o.c.t.o.r. a.n.d. h.e. t.o.l.d. m.e. t.h.a.t. i.f. I. s.p.e.a.k. s.l.o.w.l.y. I w.i.l.l. n.o.t. s.t.u.t.t.e.r."

The first friend congratulates him and than asks again about how he was almost married.

"W.e.l.l, m.y. f.i.a.n.c.e.e. a.n.d. I. w.e.r.e. s.i.t.t.i.n.g. o.n. h.e.r. p.o.r.c.h. a.n.d. t.h.e. d.o.g. w.a.s. s.c.r.a.t.c.h.i.n.g. h.i.s. b.a.c.k. a.n.d. I. t.o.l.d. h.e.r. t.h.a.t. w.h.e.n. w.e. a.r.e. m.a.r.r.I.e.d, s.h.e. c.o.u.l.d. d.o. t.h.a.t. f.o.r. m.e. a.n.d. s.h.e. t.h.r.e.w. t.h.e. r.i.n.g. i.n. m.y. f.a.c.e."

"Why should she throw the ring in your face for that?" asks the first friend.

"W.e.l.l, I. s.p.e.a.k. s.o. s.l.o.w.l.y, t.h.a.t. b.y. t.h.e. t.i.m.e. s.h.e. l.o.o.k.e.d. a.t. t.h.e. d.o.g, h.e. w.a.s. l.i.c.k.i.n.g. h.i.s. n.u.t.s"


For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.