Teacher Asks Kids A Question…
Teacher: “Can anyone give
me a sentence with the word ‘pistol’ in it?”
Sophie: “My daddy is a soldier,
he has a suit of blue,
he has a sword, a bayonet
and he has a pistol too.”
Teacher: “Very good Sophie.
Johnny: “Miss, my father isn’t a soldier,
he doesn’t have a suit of blue,
he draws his dole at half past nine
, then he’s on the piss’till two!!
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