A woman walks into the city center

 

‘Terry!’ An” when it’s time for dinner, I just yell ‘Terry!’ an’ they all come running.’

An’ if I need to stop the kid who’s running into the street, I just yell ‘Terry and all of them stop It’s the smartest idea I ever had, naming’ them all Terry.’

The social worker thinks this over for a bit, then wrinkles her forehead and says tentatively, “But what if you just want ONE kid to come, and not the whole bunch, I call them by their surnames!”