Most people didn’t exactly jump for joy when math class rolled around back in school. Numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages — all those endless formulas written on chalkboards seemed to twist and turn in ways that gave students headaches instead of inspiration. For many, the sound of a teacher saying, “Take out your math books” felt like a warning rather than an invitation to learn.
Little Johnny was no exception to this universal truth. He wasn’t bad at everything — he was curious, full of energy, and quick with a joke — but when it came to math, the poor kid just couldn’t seem to catch a break. Multiplication tables looked like secret codes, and word problems might as well have been written in another language. Still, Johnny tried his best, even if his “best” sometimes turned into trouble.
One afternoon, he came home looking defeated. His backpack was half-zipped, his hair was messy, and his face carried that all-too-familiar mix of guilt and frustration that only a rough school day could bring. He trudged into the kitchen, where his dad was reading the newspaper, and sighed heavily before blurting out, “Dad, I got an F in math today.”
His dad looked up, concerned but calm. “Oh no, what happened this time, son?”
Johnny plopped down in a chair and started explaining. “Well, the teacher asked me, ‘What’s three times two?’”
His dad leaned forward. “And what did you say?”
Johnny replied, “I said six.”
His dad nodded approvingly. “Well, that’s correct! So why’d you get an F?”
Johnny continued with a frown, “Then she asked, ‘What’s two times three?’”
Now his dad’s eyebrows knit together in confusion. “Well… that’s still six. What’s the problem?”
Johnny leaned back in his chair and shrugged. “That’s what I said too!”
His dad raised his voice. “What’s the difference?!”
Johnny’s lips curled into a mischievous grin as he said proudly, “That’s exactly what I told her!”
For a moment, there was silence — then his dad burst out laughing, shaking his head while muttering something about “smart mouths” and “troublemakers.” Poor Johnny had technically been right — but in math class, attitude mattered just as much as the answer!
Now for another classic story — one that’s a little messier, but twice as funny.
There was once a man with a rather unfortunate morning routine. Every dawn, without fail, he’d wake up, stretch, and then let out a symphony of farts so loud and so smelly that his wife could hardly stand it. She’d pull the covers over her head, wave her hands in front of her nose, and yell, “For heaven’s sake, will you stop doing that before you blow your guts out one morning?”
The man would just laugh it off, completely unconcerned. “Oh, come on, sweetheart,” he’d chuckle. “Everybody farts. It’s natural!”
But after years of enduring his early morning explosions, his wife had had enough. She decided it was time for a lesson he wouldn’t forget.
Thanksgiving morning arrived — the perfect opportunity for a little mischief. While preparing the turkey, she looked at the pile of slippery, slimy innards — the gizzards, liver, and bits that most people throw away — and an idea came to her. With a smirk, she gathered the guts in a bowl, waited for her husband to fall asleep after his big Thanksgiving Eve meal, and ever so carefully, she placed the cold, sticky turkey innards inside the back of his underwear.
When the morning came, nature — as usual — called. The man stretched, yawned, and then let out his usual booming blast. A second later, his eyes went wide. He reached behind him, felt something warm and wet, and screamed in horror. Convinced his wife’s warning had come true, he jumped out of bed and dashed to the bathroom yelling, “Oh no! It finally happened! I really did blow my guts out!”
For nearly half an hour, he locked himself in the bathroom, grunting, groaning, and panicking while his wife stifled her laughter in the kitchen.
Finally, the man emerged, pale and shaken, but somehow… proud. He shuffled down the stairs slowly and said in a trembling voice, “Honey, you were right… I blew my guts out this morning.”
His wife put on her best concerned face, trying desperately not to laugh. “Oh my God, are you okay?”
He nodded weakly, wiping sweat from his brow. “Yeah,” he whispered, “but with a little Vaseline and two fingers… I think I got them all back in.”
The poor woman burst into laughter so hard she nearly fell off her chair, while her husband stood there, confused and traumatized, clutching his waistband as if guarding what was left of his dignity.
And from that day on, he never laughed off her warnings again — and, miraculously, his morning routine became a lot quieter.