Teacher “Johnny” asked, “What’s the first thing your father does in the morning?”

Teacher “Johnny” asked, “What’s the first thing your father does in the morning?”
“She’s out of her mind, sir,” said Johnny.
“Oh,” said the teacher, “what does your father do?”
“He’s a bricklayer,” Johnny said.
The teacher thinks, hmm, working class, what else do you expect?
“Bobby,” said the teacher, “what’s the first thing your father does in the morning?”
“She’s a piece of shit, sir,” said Bobby.
“Hmm,” said the teacher, “what does your father do?”
“He’s a cobbler,” said Johnny.
The teacher believes that this confirms the suspicion that working-class children lack language skills.
“Freddie,” he said. – What does your father do?
“He’s a lawyer, sir,” said Freddie.
“And what does your father do first thing in the morning?”
“He reads The Times, sir,” said Freddie.
“I wonder,” said the teacher, “how much time he spends reading the newspaper?”
“It won’t be long,” said Freddy, “until he gets it.”