“A conjunction,” replied one of the smart girls.
“Wrong,” said the teacher, severely. “Next girl.”
“A noun,” put in a demure maiden.
“What kind of a noun?” continued the teacher.
“Well—er—it is both common and proper,” answered the shy girl, and she was promoted to the head of the class.
“QUICK.”
Teacher (to class)—“What is velocity?”
Bright Youth—“Velocity is what a person puts a hot plate down with.”