The Sunday School teacher was a bit surprised at a sentence Allison had put into her story about people who help us. “The fireman came down the ladder pregnant,” she’d written.

“Do you know what the word ‘pregnant’ means?” the teacher asked.

“Sure I do,” said Allison. “It means ‘carrying a child’.” . ========================== . A man called his mother in Florida. “Mom, how are you?”

“Not too good,” said the mother. “I’ve been very weak.”

The son said, “why are you so weak?”

She said, “because I haven’t eaten in 38 days.”

The man said, “that’s terrible. Why haven’t you eaten in 38 days?”

The mother answers, “Because I didn’t want my mouth to be filled with food if you should call.” . ========================== . Mr. Poe :

A professor asked a student to remain for a few moments after class. Holding out the young man’s assignment, the professor said, “Did you write this poem all by yourself?”

The student said, “Every word of it.”

The professor said, “Well, then, I’m glad to meet you, Mr. Poe. I thought you were long dead.” . ========================== . After a lengthy conference with the estranged husband, the lawyer reported to his client. “Mrs. LaMay, I have succeeded in making a settlement with your husband that is eminently fair to both of you.”

“Fair to both?!” exploded Mrs. LaMay. “I could have done that myself. What do you think I hired a lawyer for?” . ========================== . Mr. Jones, the elementary school principal, made it to a practice to visit the classes from time to time. One day a week, he walked into Miss Smith’s 4th grade class, where the children were studying American History.

Mr. Jones asked the class how many states they could name.

They came up with about 40 names. He jokingly told them that in his day students knew the names of all the states.

From the back of the room Little Johnny yelled, “Yes, but in those days there were only 13!”