FIrst day, First Grade...
It's the first day of school for the new FIrst-Graders, and the teacher
is asking them what they did over the summer after Kindergarten last
year.
"Suzy, what did you do?"
Suzy answers, a little sheepishly, "Um, we went to visit my Nanna
in the country."
"Very good, Suzy. But we're not in Kindergarten any more and we
should use more grown-up words. You should say 'Grandmother,'
not 'Nanna,' okay?"
Little Johnny is listening to this with great interest.
"And Judy, what did you do over the summer?"
"Oh, we had so much fun! We took a long ride on a choo-choo!"
"Very nice, Judy, but we're getting more grown-up now, so let's
say 'train' from now on instead of 'choo-choo.'"
Johnny finally "gets" what's going on about using grown-up words.
"And Johnny, what did you do over the summer?"
And Johnny answers, "Mommy and I read a book together."
"Oh, very, very good, Johnny! What was the name of the book
you read?"
And Johnny, puffed with pride that he understands what the teacher
wants, answers loudly, "Winnie The Shit."
Terry, 230RN