NATIVE SON
> > On the first day of Kindergarten, the teacher asks
> each student to count
> > to
> > 50. Some count as high as 30 or 40; others cant
> get past 20. But Johnny
> > counts up to 100 without any mistakes. When he
> tells his dad how well he
> > did, his dad says, 'That's because you're from
> Alabama, son.'
> > The next day, the teacher asks the students to
> recite the alphabet. Most
> > can only make it halfway through without trouble,
> but Johnny rattles off
> > the
> > letters perfectly. When he brags to his dad about
> how he did, his dad
> > explains again, 'That's because you're from
> Alabama, son.'
> > The next day, after p.e., the boys are taking
> showers, and Johnny notices
> > that he is better endowed than anyone else. That
> night he boasts, 'Dad,
> > mines the biggest of anyone in my class. Is it
> because I'm from
> > Alabama?'
> > 'No son,' explains his dad. 'That's because
> you're 22.'
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