A teacher is teaching a class and she sees that Johnny isn’t paying attention, so she asks him,

“If there are three ducks sitting on a fence, and you shoot one, how many are left?”

Johnny says, “None.”

The teacher asks, “Why?”

Johnny says, “Because the shot scared them all off.”

The teacher says, “No, two, but I like how you’re thinking.”

Johnny asks the teacher, “If you see three women walking out of an ice cream parlor, one is licking her ice cream, one is sucking her ice cream, and one is biting her ice cream, which one is married?”

The teacher says, “The one sucking her ice cream.”

Johnny says, “No, the one with the wedding ring, but I like how you’re thinking!”

One day, Mrs. Thompson was teaching a lively class of second graders when she noticed Johnny staring out the window, clearly lost in thought.

She decided to test his attention with a little quiz. “If there are three ducks sitting on a fence, and you shoot one, how many are left?” she asked.

Johnny, without missing a beat, responded, “None.” The teacher raised an eyebrow.

“Why is that?” Johnny grinned. “Because the shot scared them all off.” Mrs. Thompson chuckled.

“No, Johnny, there would be two left, but I like how you’re thinking.”

Feeling proud of himself, Johnny leaned back in his seat and said, “Okay, I’ve got a question for you, Mrs. Thompson.

If you see three women walking out of an ice cream parlor—one is licking her ice cream, one is sucking her ice cream, and one is biting her ice cream— which one is married?”

Mrs. Thompson thought for a second, a little puzzled, and replied,

“Uh, the one sucking her ice cream?” Johnny smiled and shook his head.

“Nope, the one with the wedding ring. But I like how you’re thinking!”