Here’s a great example showing that school kids can be fast with lots of wits:
| Teacher: | Why are you late? |
| Webster: | Because of the sign. |
| Teacher: | What sign |
| Webster: | The one that says, “School Ahead, Go Slow.” |
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| Teacher: | Cindy, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? |
| Cindy: | You told me to do it without using tables! |
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| Teacher: | Jo, how do you spell “crocodile?” |
| John: | K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L” |
| Teacher: | No, that’s wrong |
| John: | Maybe it’s wrong, but you asked me how I spell it! |
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| Teacher: | What is the chemical formula for water? |
| Sarah: | H I J K L M N O!! |
| Teacher: | What are you talking about? |
| Sarah: | Yesterday you said it’s H to O! |
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| Teacher: | George, go to the map and find North America. |
| George: | Here it is! |
| Teacher: | Correct. Now class, who discovered America ? |
| Class: | George! |
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| Teacher: | Willie, name one important thing we have today that we didn’t have ten years ago. |
| Willie: | Me! |
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| Teacher: | Tommy, why do you always get so dirty? |
| Tommy: | Well, I’m a lot closer to the ground than you are. |
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| Teacher: | Ellen, give me a sentence starting with “I.” |
| Ellen: | I is… |
| Teacher: | No, Ellen….. Always say, “I am.” |
| Ellen: | All right… “I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.” |
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| Teacher: | “Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?” |
| Johnny: | “Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time.” |
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| Teacher: | “George Washington not only chopped down his father’s cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn’t punish him?” |
| Johnny: | “Because George still had the ax in his hand.” |
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| Teacher: | Now, ! Sam, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating? |
| Sam: | No sir, I don’t have to, my Mom is a good cook. |
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| Teacher: | Desmond, your composition on “My Dog” is exactly the same as brother’s. Did you copy his? |
| Desmond: | No, teacher, it’s the same dog! |
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| Teacher: | What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? |
| Pupil: | A teacher. |