04/21/03

While a friend and I were visiting Annapolis, 
we noticed several students on their hands 
and knees assessing the courtyard with 
pencils and clipboards in hand. "What are 
they doing?" I asked our tour guide.

"Each year," he replied with a grin, "The 
upperclassmen ask the freshmen how many 
bricks it took to finish paving this courtyard."

"So what's the answer?" my friend asked 
him when we were out of earshot of the 
freshmen.

The guide replied, "One."