Little David is in the 3rd grade. Yesterday morning when the

teacher asked the children what their fathers did for a living. All the

typical answers came up; fireman, policeman, salesman, etc.

The teacher noticed that little David was being

uncharacteristically quiet and so she asked him about his father.

'My father's an exotic dancer in a gay bar and takes off all his

clothes in front of other men. Sometimes, if the

offer's really good, he'll go out to the alley with some guy and

do it with him for money.'

The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set

the other children to work on some coloring, and took little David aside

to ask him, 'Is that really true about your father?'

'No,' said David,

'He plays on the offensive line for the Minnesota Vikings, but

I was too embarrassed to say that in front of the other kids.'