A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a St Louis Cardinals fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were Cardinals fans, too.
Not really knowing what a Cardinals fan was, but wanting to be like their teacher, hands explode into the air. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Mary has not gone along with the crowd.
The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I'm not a Cardinals fan."
"Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?"
"Why I'm proud to be a BOSTON RED SOX fan.", boasts the little girl.
The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Mary why she is a RED SOX fan.
"Well, My Dad and Mom are RED SOX fans, and I'm a RED SOX fan, too!"
The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron, What would you be then?"
A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Mary, "I'd be a Cardinals fan."
GO BOSTON!
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