Just for kicks. :-)))

The guest speaker was an hour late and the college audience was growing restless. The chairman, hoping to salvage the evening, whispered to Professor Getz, famed for his wit, to get up and say a few words.

The professor stepped to the platform and, by way of breaking the ice, remarked, " I've just been asked by the chairman to come up and say something funny."

At which point a student heckler in the back of the hall called out, " You'll tell us when to laugh, won't you?"

Professor Getz, deadpan but quick, said, "Sure, I'll tell you. The others will know."