Zachary and the Nuns

Started by itsme, June 02, 2014, 10:56:05 PM

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> Little Zachary, a Jewish kid, was doing very badly in math. His
> parents had tried everything: tutors, mentors, flash cards, special
> learning centers, in short, everything they could think of to help
> his math! Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Zachary down
> and enrolled him in the local Catholic school.
>
> After the first day, little Zachary came home with a very serious
> look on his face. He didn't even kiss his mother hello. Instead,
> he went straight to his room and started studying. His mother
> was amazed. This went on for some time, day after day while
> the mother tried to understand what made all the difference.
>
> Finally, little Zachary brought home his report card. He quietly
> laid it on the table, went up to his room, and hit the books.
> With great trepidation, his Mom looked at it, and to her great
> surprise, little Zachary got an "A" in math. She could no longer
> hold her curiosity.
> She went to his room and said,: "Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?"
> Little Zachary looked at her and shook his head, no. "Well, then," she
> replied, "was it the books, the discipline, the structure, the uniforms?"
> WHAT was it?"
>
> Little Zachary looked at her and said, "Well, on the
> first day of school, when I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew
> they weren't messing around!

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