… from David Weinberger’s comments, actually. Michael O’Connor Clarke shares this anecdote:

So this German Shepherd dog walks into a telegram office, takes out a blank form and writes:

“Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof.”

The clerk examines the paper and politely tells the dog:

“There are only nine words here. You could send another ‘Woof’ for the same price.”

“But,” the dog replied, “that would make no sense at all.”