A teacher asks the class to name things that end with ‘tor’ that eat things.
The first little boy says, “Alligator.”
“Very good,” the teacher says, “that’s a big word.”
The second boy says, “Predator.”
“Yes, that’s another big word. Well done,” she says.
Little Johnny says, “Vibrator.”
After nearly falling off her chair, she says, “That is a big word, but it doesn’t eat anything.”
“Well”, says Little Johnny, “my sister has one and she says it eats fucking batteries
like there’s no tomorrow!”
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