During a sixth-grade science lesson, Mrs. Parks asked a question about the human body that caught the class off guard: “Which body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?” No one answered, so she randomly called on little Mary.
To everyone’s surprise, Mary protested that the question was inappropriate for kids her age. She threatened to tell her parents and get the teacher fired. Undeterred, Mrs. Parks repeated the question. Mary responded by accusing the teacher of asking dirty questions.
After more silence, another student, Billy, nervously answered, “The pupil of the eye.” Mrs. Parks praised him and then turned to Mary with a three-part witty retort: she told Mary she had a dirty mind, hadn’t done her homework, and warned she would be very disappointed one day.
The whole class burst into laughter as Mary’s shocked expression made the moment unforgettable.
