Three lunatics /ˈlu:nətɪks/ approach their asylum /əˈsaɪləm/ doctor with a request for a weekend pass to the local city.
“ That’s impossible says the doctor.You are all nuts.You’ll get lost and never come back.”
But the lunatics wouldn’t relent /rɪˈlent/ until finally exasperated, the doctor says :
“ OK! If you can answer a simple question, I’ll sign the pass.”
He turns to the first lunatic and says :
“ What’s 3 times 3?”
The lunatic starts counting on his fingers “ 3, 7, 19, 38 ? Is it 128 ?
The doctor shakes his head and turns to the next lunatic. “ What’s 3 times 3?
The lunatic immediately /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ shouts “Wednesday!” /ˈwenzdeɪ/
The doctor, beginning to get disgusted turns to the last lunatic. “ What’s 3 times 3?”
The lunatic thinks for a moment and then asks for a pencil and a piece of paper.
That provided, he writes for some time furiously/ˈfjʊəriəsli/,and finally looks up and says “9.”
The doctor is amazed /əˈmeɪzd/,but true to his words,he begins filling out the pass.
As he’s writing he says “ This is incredible
/ɪnˈkredəb(ə)l/ , you’ve always been thoroughly /ˈθʌrəli /insane. How’d you do it?”
The lunatic responds, “ Oh, it was easy.I divided 128 by Wednesday.”/ˈwenzdeɪ/
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Three lunatics approach their asylum doctor with a request for a weekend pass to the local city.
“ That’s impossible says the doctor.You are all nuts.You’ll get lost and never come back.”
But the lunatics wouldn’t relent until finally exasperated, the doctor says : “ OK! If you can answer a simple question, I’ll sign the pass.”
He turns to the first lunatic and says :
“ What’s 3 times 3?”
The lunatic starts counting on his fingers “ 3, 7, 19, 38 ? Is it 128 ?
The doctor shakes his head and turns to the next lunatic. “ What’s 3 times 3?
The lunatic immediately shouts “Wednesday!”
The doctor beginning to get disgusted , turns to the last lunatic. “ What’s 3 times 3?”
The lunatic thinks for a moment and then asks for a pencil and a piece of paper.
That provided, he writes for some time furiously,and finally looks up and says “9.”
The doctor is amazed,but true to his words, he begins filling out the pass.As he’s writing he says “ This is incredible, you’ve always been thoroughly insane. How’d you do it?”
The lunatic responds, “ Oh, it was easy.I divided 128 by Wednesday.”
| Words | Syllables | IPA | Pronunciation |
| amaze | a-maze | /əˈmeɪz/ | /amaze_1 |
| asylum | a-sy-lum | /əˈsaɪləm/ | /asylum |
| furious | fu-ri-ous | /ˈfjʊəriəs/ | /furious |
| immediate | im-me-di-ate | /ɪˈmiːdiət/ | /immediate |
| incredible | in-cred-i-ble | /ɪnˈkredəb(ə)l/ | /incredible |
| lunatic | lu-na-tic | /ˈluːnətɪk/ | /lunatic_1 |
| relent | re-lent | /rɪˈlent/ | /relent |
| thoroughly | thor-ough-ly | /ˈθʌrəli/ | /thoroughly |
| Wednesday | Wednes-day | /ˈwenzdeɪ/ | /wednesday |
