JOKES

   The teacher announced that to practice spelling, each member of the class would say what their father did for a living and then spell the occupation. Mary went first. "My dad is a baker - B-A-K-E-R - and if he were here, he would give everyone a cookie."

   Next came Tommie. " My dad is a banker - B-A-N-K-E-R - and if he were here, he'd give each of a us a quarter."

   Third came Jimmy. "My dad is an electrician - L-E-K ..... L-E-C ..... L-E-C-K, Jimmy struggled. Finally the teacher told him to sit down and think about it for a moment while she called on someone else. She then turned to Johnny.

   "My dad is a bookie - B-O-O-K-I-E-," Johnny said. "And if he were here, he'd lay you 8-to-5 that Jimmy ain't never gonna spell electrician."