The Dot
The kindergarten class had a homework assignment
to find out about something exciting and relate it to the class
the next day. When the time came for the little kids to give their
reports, the teacher was calling on them one at a time.
She was reluctant to call on little Johnny, knowing that he sometimes
could be a bit crude. But, eventually, his turn came....
Little Johnny walked up to the front of the class and, with a
piece of chalk, made a small white dot on the blackboard, then
sat back down. Well, the teacher couldn't figure out what Johnnie
had in mind for his report on something exciting, so she asked
him just what that was.
"It's a period," reported Johnnie.
"Well, I can see that," she said, "but what's so exciting about
a period?"
"Damned if I know", said Johnny, "but, this morning, my sister
said she missed one. Then Dad had a heart attack, Mom feinted,
and the man next door shot himself!"
