> ok, here's the awful joke. The pnchline will be in the reply to add suspense.
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> I'm sure some of you might have heard this joke in one form or another. By reading this joke, you have to promise not to kill me or think less of me because of it.
>
> This kid is in school one day, he's sitting in his class. He raises his hand. The teacher asks him whaat he wants.
>
> The boy says "pickled beets"
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> The teacher says "what did you say?"
>
> the kid says "pickled beets"
> -The teacher says "thats it! go down to the office right now!"
>
> -the kid goes down to the office, where he's met by the principal. The principal asks why he's in his office.
>
> -the kid says "well I was sitting in class, I raised my hand and said pickled beets, the teacher sent me down to the office and now I'm here with you.
> -The principal says "what did you say"
> -the kid says "pickled beets"
> -the principal says "ok, thats it, I'm sending you home."
>
> -the kid gets sent home where he's met by his mother. The mother asks why he was sent home.
> -the kid says "Well, i was sitting in class, i raised my hand and said pickled beets, the teacher sent me ot the office, and the principal sent me home. Now I'm here with you.
> -The mom says "what did you say?"
> -The kid says "pickled beets"
> -The mom says "that's it go up to your room and wait for your dad to get home!"
>
> The kid goes up to his room and his dad gets home, goes up to the kids room and asks him why he's in his room.
> -The kid says "well i was sitting in class, i raised my hand and said pickled beets, the teacher sent me to the office, the prinicpal sent me home, mom sent me to my room, and now I'm here with you."
> -The dad says "what did you say?"
> The kid says "pickled beets"
> -The dad says "Ok, that's it, get out of this house and never come back!"
>
> So the kid is walking down the street, where hes approached by a cop.The cop asks him why he's walking down the street.
> -The kid says "well, i was sitting in class, I raised my hand an

I think we need a rule number 7.
Howard