18 May 2009

A Funny Mispronunciation

The other day Gene was wearing one of his favorite t-shirts that says I Love My Dodo across the top with a picture of a Dodo Bird. One of his students from Nigeria came up to him and asked, "Mr. Huston, why do you love doo doo (meaning poop)?" Gene just laughed and said, "It's pronounced Dodo, and it's a type of bird."

There are some things about teaching innocent children that I do miss...

1 comment:

Jessica said...

Just saw on Sena's blog that you are expecting! Congrats! You're just a few weeks behind me...there seem to be a number of Dec. babies coming this year!