A primary teacher starts a new job at a school in
Hackney and, trying to make a good impression on her
first day, explains to her class that she is an Arsenal
fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if
they, too, are Arsenal fans. Everyone in the class
raises their hand except one little girl. The teacher
looks at the girl with surprise and says: Mary, why
didn’t you raise your hand?" Because I’m not a Arsenal
fan," she replied.
The teacher, still shocked, asked: “Well, if you’re
not a Arsenal fan, then who are you a fan of?” I’m a
Chelsea fan, and proud of it," Mary replied. The teacher
could not believe her ears. “Mary, why, are you a Chelsea fan?”
“Because my Mum and Dad are from Chelsea, and my
mum is a Chelsea fan and my dad is a Chelsea fan, so I’m a
Chelsea fan too!” Well," said the teacher, in an obviously
annoyed tone, "that’s no reason for you to be a Chelsea
fan.
You don’t have to be just like your parents all of the
time. What if your mum was a prostitute and your dad
was a drug addict and car thief, what would you be
then?
" Then," Mary smiled, "I’d be a Manchester United fan!!!