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>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
>princial
> 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 into?
>
>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......
>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
>princial
> 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 into?
>
>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......
