It's Career Day ...
It's career day at school and the teacher instructs his students each to stand up, state their parents occupation, spell it and then tell what their parent would do if they were here today. Little Rodney stands up and says, " my father is an accountant, A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-N-T, and if he were here today, he would help you balance your chequebook". "Good Rodney" says the teacher, "how about you, Johnny?'" Johnny stands up and stammers, "my father is an electrician, E-L-E-K-T, no, no, E-L-E-C-K-T no ....L-E-C-K- no....The teacher interrupts, "never mind Johnny, sit down, how about you Vinnie?" Vinnie stands up and says, "My dad's a bookie, that's B-O-O-K-I-E, and if he were here today he'd give you ten to one odds that there's no way Johnny's ever gonna spell electrician!"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
