A teacher was having a vocabulary lesson with her class.
She stood in front of the room and said:
“Can anyone name something that ends with ‘tor’ and eats things?”
Immediately, Tommy raised his hand.
“Alligator!”
The teacher smiled.
“Very good, Tommy! That’s a big word.”
Next, Sarah raised her hand.
“Predator.”
“Excellent!” the teacher replied.
“Another big word.”
Then Little Johnny shot his hand into the air.
He was grinning from ear to ear.
The teacher hesitated.
Johnny had a reputation.
Whenever he smiled like that, trouble usually followed.
Still, she sighed and said:
“Okay, Johnny. What’s your answer?”
Johnny stood up proudly.
“Vibrator.”
The classroom exploded with laughter.
The teacher nearly dropped her book.
“JOHNNY!”
she shouted.
“That’s completely inappropriate!”
Johnny looked confused.
“What?”
The teacher crossed her arms.
“What makes you think a vibrator eats things?”
Johnny shrugged.
“Well, my mom had one, and I heard my dad say, ‘That thing ate two batteries in one night!'”
The class erupted.
The teacher sat down.
And decided the vocabulary lesson was officially over.
