Little Jeffy hated school. As his mother drove him to school one Monday morning, he tried every excuse to get out of going.
The crying and whining built to a crescendo. At her wits’ end, the mother stopped the car and explained, “Honey, it’s a law. If you don’t go to school, they’ll put Mommy in jail.”
With a sad pout, little Jeffy looked at his mother and thought a moment before asking, “How long would you have to stay?”