The first grade teacher was starting a new lesson on multisyllablic words. She thought it would be a good idea to ask a few of the children for examples of words with more than one syllable.
"Jane, do you know any multi-syllable words?" she asks.
After some thought Jane proudly replies: "Monday."
"Great, Jane," the teacher says. "That has two syllables, Mon... day. Does anyone know another word?"
Johnny from the back of the room yells: "I do! I do!"
Knowing Johnny's more mature sense of humor she picks Mike instead. "Okay Mike, what is your word?" she asks.
"Saturday," says Mike.
"Great, that has three syllables," she says.
Not wanting to be outdone Johnny says, "I know a four-syllable word. Pick me! Pick me!"
Not thinking he can do any harm with a word that large the teacher reluctantly says: "OK, Johnny, what is your four-syllable word?"
Johnny proudly says, "Mas... tur... ba... tion."
Shocked, the teacher, trying to retain her composure says: "Wow, Johnny. Four syllables! That's certainly is a mouthful."
"No Ma'am, your thinking of "blowjob," and that's only two syllables."
"Jane, do you know any multi-syllable words?" she asks.
After some thought Jane proudly replies: "Monday."
"Great, Jane," the teacher says. "That has two syllables, Mon... day. Does anyone know another word?"
Johnny from the back of the room yells: "I do! I do!"
Knowing Johnny's more mature sense of humor she picks Mike instead. "Okay Mike, what is your word?" she asks.
"Saturday," says Mike.
"Great, that has three syllables," she says.
Not wanting to be outdone Johnny says, "I know a four-syllable word. Pick me! Pick me!"
Not thinking he can do any harm with a word that large the teacher reluctantly says: "OK, Johnny, what is your four-syllable word?"
Johnny proudly says, "Mas... tur... ba... tion."
Shocked, the teacher, trying to retain her composure says: "Wow, Johnny. Four syllables! That's certainly is a mouthful."
"No Ma'am, your thinking of "blowjob," and that's only two syllables."
