A primary teacher starts a new job at a school on Merseyside and,
trying to make a good impression on her first day, explains to her class that she is a Liverpool fan.
She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Liverpool 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 Liverpool fan," she replied.
The teacher, still shocked, asks: "Well, if you're not a Liverpool fan, then who are you a fan of?"
I'm a West Ham United fan, and proud of it," Mary replied.
The teacher could not believe her ears. "Mary, why are you a Hammers fan?"
Because my mum and dad are from the eastend, and my mum is a West
Ham fan and my dad is a West Ham fan, so I'm a West Ham fan too!"
Well," said the teacher, in an annoyed tone, "that's no reason for you to be a West Ham 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 car thief, what would you be then?"
Then," Mary smiled, "I'd be a Liverpool fan."