A primary teacher starts a new job at a school in Liverpool, England, 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, Miss” 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 Carlisle Utd fan, and proud of it,” Mary replied.
The teacher could not believe her ears. “Mary, why are you a Carlisle Utd fan?”
“Because my mum and dad are from Carlisle, and my mum is a Carlisle fan and my dad is a Carlisle fan, so I’m a Carlisle fan too!”
“Well,” said the teacher, in an annoyed tone, “that’s no reason for you to be a Carlisle 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?”
Mary smiled, “Then, I’d be a Liverpool fan Miss.”
