Contagious

[Dale Hubbard]

We're back in primary school again for this joke.

Okay. Teacher asks class: "Now children, we're going to start looking at some grown-up words. Can anyone tell me what 'contagious' means?"

Little Becky. Hand up. "Please Miss, my brother had a cold and he passed it on to me. That's what contagious means."

Teacher: "Excellent Becky!"

Little Davey: "Please Miss, my brother had chicken pox and I caught it very quickly because it's very contagious."

Teacher: "First class answer Davey."

Little Paddy at the back: "Please Miss, I know what it means."

Teacher: "Come now Patrick, are you sure?"

Paddy: "Yez muss. Me faather told me that Seamus next door was painting his house with a 2-inch paintbrush."

Teacher: "Well, Patrick?"

Paddy: "Well muss, he said it was goin to teek the contagious."

[Bill Roy]

Brilliant and true to life. Lesson 'watch what you say in front of kids'!