Dad's Occupation

The teacher announced that to practice spelling, each member of the class would say what their fathers did for a living and then spell the occupation.

Mary went first:

- My Dad is a baker, b-a-k-e-r, and if he were here, he would give everyone a cookie.

Next came Tommy:

- My dad is a banker, b-a-n-k-e-r, and if he were here, he'd give each of us a quarter.

Third came Jimmy:

- My dad is an electrician.

But after struggling through a number of attempts to spell the word, the teacher asked him to sit and think about it for a moment while she called on someone else.

She then turned to Johnny:

- My dad's a bookie, b-o-o-k-i-e - Johnny said.

- And if he were here, he'd lay you 8 to 5 that Jimmy ain't never gonna spell electrician.