A substitute teacher, and the students’ names...

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The substitute teacher was unfamiliar of the names of each student. She instructed them to stand up one by one, and say their name when it is their turn. One child stood up and said, "Jules." The teacher corrected him, "I do not accept nicknames. Your name is Julius." Julius sat down...

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The next child stood up and said, "Billius."

(When in Rome, do as the Romans do...) 



:-( -> :-| -> :-)

DL 

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"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, the wisdom to know the difference... and the sense of humor when I don't know the difference."

--Joel Goodman adding to Reinhold Niebuhr