It’s career day in the fourth grade, and the teacher instructs her students to stand up, state a parent’s occupation, spell it and then tell what their parents would do if they were there that day.
One youngster stands up and says, “My mother is an accountant, A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-N-T, and if she were here today, she would help you balance your checkbook.”
“Good,” says the teacher, then points to another boy. The youngster stands up and says, “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, you can sit down, think about it and give it another try later,” and she calls on another little fellow.
“My dad’s a bookie,” says the boy. “That’s B-O-O-K-I-E, and if he were here today he’d give you 10 to 1 odds that there’s no way Johnny’s ever gonna spell ‘electrician.’”
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