An elementary school math teacher asked her class one day, "If
there are three birds on a wire, and a farmer shot one, how many
are left?"
One little boy said two, but little Sally, realizing it was a trick
question, said, "None, 'cause everyone knows that if you shoot at
birds they all fly away." The teacher congratulates her on her
correct answer.
Little Johnny, however, disagreed. He said, "No, there would be one
-- the one that the farmer shot."
The teacher replied, "No, Johnny, you're wrong, but I like the way
you think."
"OK, teacher, I have a riddle for you," boasted Johnny. "Let's say
three women are at a bar and they each order a single scoop ice
cream cone. The first one eats it by gently licking it around the
edges, the second slowly sucks the ice cream off the cone from the
top, and the third gobbles the top and then sucks the rest out of
the cone. Which one is married?"
After a few seconds of contemplation, the teacher replied, "Well, I
think it must be the third, the one that gobbles the top and sucks
out the inside."
Johnny responded, "No, teacher, you're wrong -- it's the one with
the wedding ring. But I like the way you think."
