That's Odd!
Published Jan 01, 1900
Once there was a boy named "Odd".
That's "Odd!" Huh?
"Odd" was the butt of jokes his whole life, because of his name, even though he grew up to be a successful lawyer.
When "Odd" was old and about to die, he said, "People have been teasing me my whole life, and I don't want them doing it after I am dead, so I don't want my name printed on my tombstone."
After Odd died, people saw his blank tombstone and said, "That's odd!"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
