TIME FOR A JOKE
A TOWNSVILLE teacher – a supporter of Sydney’s, North Shore NRL toffs, the Manly Sea Eagles - asked his studentsif they were Manly fans. Not a hand was raised. The teacher, put out that no one supported his beloved club, picked out littlelucy and challenged her, “why aren’t you a Manly fan, Lucy?”
“Because I’m a Cowboys’ fan, sir,” Lucy replied.
“Why do you support the Cowboys?” he asked.
“Because my mum and dad support the Cowboys and so do my brothers and sisters, my uncles and aunts and my cousins, sir,” repliedlucy.
“That’s no excuse. What if you mum and dad, your brothers and sisters, your uncles and aunts and your cousins were all morons,what you be then?” Asked the teacher.
“I’d be a Manly Sea Eagles fan, sir,” Lucy promptly replied.
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