> A first-grade teacher, Ms. Brooks, was having trouble with
> one of her
> students. The teacher asked, 'Harry, what's your
> problem?'
>
> Harry answered, 'I'm too smart for the 1st grade.
> My sister is in the 3rd
> grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be
> in the 3rd grade
> too!'
>
> Ms. Brooks had had enough. She took Harry to the
> principal's office.
>
> While Harry waited in the outer office, the teacher
> explained to the
> principal what the situation was. The principal told Ms.
> Brooks he would
> give the boy a test. If he failed to answer any of his
> questions he was to
> go back to the 1st grade and behave. She agreed.
>
> Harry was brought in and the conditions were explained to
> him and he agreed
> to take the test.
>
> Principal: 'What is 3 x 3?'
>
> Harry: '9.'
>
>
> Principal: 'What is 6 x 6?'
>
> Harry: '36.'
>
> And so it went with every question the principal thought a
> 3rd grader should
> know.
>
> The principal looks at Ms. Brooks and tells her, 'I
> think Harry can go to
> the 3rd grade.'
>
> Ms. Brooks says to the principal, 'Let me ask him some
> questions.'
>
> The principal and Harry both agreed.
>
> Ms. Brooks asks, 'What does a cow have four of that I
> have only two of?'
>
>
>
> Harry, after a moment: 'Legs.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What is in your pants that you have but I
> do not have?'
>
> The principal wondered why would she ask such a question!
>
>
>
> Harry replied: 'Pockets.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What does a dog do that a man steps in
> to?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Pants.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: What starts with a C, ends with a T, is hairy,
> oval, delicious
> and contains thin, whitish liquid?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Coconut.'
>
> The principal sat forward with his mouth hanging open.
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What goes in hard and pink then comes out
> soft and sticky?'
>
>
>
> The principal's eyes opened really wide and before he
> could stop the answer,
> Harry replied, 'Bubble gum.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What does a man do standing up, a woman
> does sitting down and a
> dog does on three legs?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Shake hands.'
>
> The principal was trembling.
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What word starts with an 'F' and
> ends in 'K' that means a lot
> of heat and excitement?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Firetruck'
>
> The principal breathed a sigh of relief and told the
> teacher, 'Put Harry in
> the fifth-grade, I got the last seven questions wrong
>
> one of her
> students. The teacher asked, 'Harry, what's your
> problem?'
>
> Harry answered, 'I'm too smart for the 1st grade.
> My sister is in the 3rd
> grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be
> in the 3rd grade
> too!'
>
> Ms. Brooks had had enough. She took Harry to the
> principal's office.
>
> While Harry waited in the outer office, the teacher
> explained to the
> principal what the situation was. The principal told Ms.
> Brooks he would
> give the boy a test. If he failed to answer any of his
> questions he was to
> go back to the 1st grade and behave. She agreed.
>
> Harry was brought in and the conditions were explained to
> him and he agreed
> to take the test.
>
> Principal: 'What is 3 x 3?'
>
> Harry: '9.'
>
>
> Principal: 'What is 6 x 6?'
>
> Harry: '36.'
>
> And so it went with every question the principal thought a
> 3rd grader should
> know.
>
> The principal looks at Ms. Brooks and tells her, 'I
> think Harry can go to
> the 3rd grade.'
>
> Ms. Brooks says to the principal, 'Let me ask him some
> questions.'
>
> The principal and Harry both agreed.
>
> Ms. Brooks asks, 'What does a cow have four of that I
> have only two of?'
>
>
>
> Harry, after a moment: 'Legs.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What is in your pants that you have but I
> do not have?'
>
> The principal wondered why would she ask such a question!
>
>
>
> Harry replied: 'Pockets.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What does a dog do that a man steps in
> to?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Pants.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: What starts with a C, ends with a T, is hairy,
> oval, delicious
> and contains thin, whitish liquid?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Coconut.'
>
> The principal sat forward with his mouth hanging open.
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What goes in hard and pink then comes out
> soft and sticky?'
>
>
>
> The principal's eyes opened really wide and before he
> could stop the answer,
> Harry replied, 'Bubble gum.'
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What does a man do standing up, a woman
> does sitting down and a
> dog does on three legs?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Shake hands.'
>
> The principal was trembling.
>
> Ms. Brooks: 'What word starts with an 'F' and
> ends in 'K' that means a lot
> of heat and excitement?'
>
>
>
> Harry: 'Firetruck'
>
> The principal breathed a sigh of relief and told the
> teacher, 'Put Harry in
> the fifth-grade, I got the last seven questions wrong
>
