On his 75th birthday a man was given a gift certificate from his wife. The certificate was for a consultation with a Native American medicine man living on a nearby reservation who was rumored to have a simple cure for ED.
The husband went to the reservation and saw the medicine man. The Native American gave him a potion and with a grip on his shoulder warned, “this is a powerful medicine. You take only a teaspoonful and then say ‘1,2,3’. When you do you will become more manly than you have ever been in your life, and you can perform for as long as you want.”
The man thanked the old Native American and as he walked away he turned and asked “How do I stop the medicine from working?” The Indian replied that “Your partner must say 1,2,3,4., but when she does, the medicine will not work again until the next full moon.”
The man was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered, shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine and then invited his wife to join him in the bedroom. When she joined him, he took off his clothes and said “1,2,3!” Immediately he was the manliest of men. His wife was excited and began throwing off her clothes and then she asked, “What was the 1,2 3 for?
And that boys and girls is why we should never end our sentences with a preposition because we could end up with a ______ participle.