Thinking out of the box…

Once Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar wrote to Madhusudhan Dutt, “As you are a master in English, can you make a sentence without using ‘E’?”

Madhusudan Dutt responded with this…

“I doubt I can. It’s a major part of many many words. Omitting it is as hard as making muffins without flour. It’s as hard as spitting without saliva, napping without a pillow, driving a train without tracks, sailing to Russia without a boat, washing your hands without soap. And, anyway, what would I gain? An award? A cash bonus? Bragging rights? Why should I strain my brain? It’s not worth doing.”