Little Eric was in his 4th grade class when the teacher asked
the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical
answers came up - fireman, policeman, salesman, doctor, lawyer, etc.
Eric was being uncharacteristically quiet, so the teacher asked
him about his father.
"My father's an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all his
clothes in front of other men and they put money in his underwear.
Sometimes, if the offer is really good, he will go home with some
guy and make love with him for money. "
The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the
other children to work on some exercises and took little Eric side
to ask him, "Is that really true about your father?"
"No," said Eric, "He works for the Democratic National Committee
to elect John Kerry, but I was too embarrassed to say that in front
of the other kids."