Teachers

          "Ok, Freshman, Sophmores... Settle down. This next award goes out to the members of the swim team. We have had a wonderful season. There were fifteen swimmers and two divers. Out of this group, eleventeen have been accepted into Varsity.  Please hold your applause until all names are called.  The teacher proceeds to list the names of the students who had participated in fall sports.
           "Did he just say 'eleventeen'? " a kid asks next to me.
            I look around while I reply "He couldn't have..." I say.  I continue to peer around too see everybody giggling.  "Scratch that.  He did...."

 10 years later

High School Reunion

 

           "Hey, Mike.  Remember that time Mr./Mrs. ------- said 'eleventeen'?" a former fellow student asks.

            "HAHAHA YES!"