One day in class the teacher brought a bag full of fruit.
 
 "Now class, I'm going to reach into the bag and describe a piece
 of fruit, and you tell me what fruit I'm talking about."
 
 "Okay, first: it's round, plumb and red."
 
 Of course, Little Johnny raised his hand high, but the teacher
 wisely ignored him and picked Deborah, who promptly answered, "An
 apple."
 
 "No Deborah, it's a beet, but I like your thinking. Now for the
 second. It's soft, fuzzy, and colored red and brownish."
 
 Well, Little Johnny is hopping up and down in his seat trying to
 get the teacher to call on him. But she skips him again and calls
 on Billy.
 
 "Is it a peach?"
 
 "No, Billy, I'm afraid it's a potato. But I like the way you're
 thinking. Here's another: it's long, yellow, and fairly hard."
 
 By now, Little Johnny is about to explode as he waves his hand
 frantically. The teacher skips him again and calls on Sally.
 
 "A banana," she says.
 
 "No," the teacher replies, "it's a squash, but I like your
 thinking."
 
 Little Johnny is kind of irritated now, so he speaks up loudly.
 
 "Hey, I've got one for you, teacher; let me put my hand in my
 pocket. Okay, I've got it: it's round, hard, and it's got a head
 on it."
 
 "Little Johnny!" she cries. "That's disgusting!"
 
 "Nope," answers Little Johnny, "it's a quarter, but I like your
 thinking!"