A kindergarten class had a homework assignment to find out about something exciting and relate it to the class the next  day.



The first little boy called upon, walked up to the front of

the class, and with a piece of chalk, made a small white dot on the blackboard, then sat back down.



Puzzled, the teacher asked him just what it was.



"It's a period," said the little boy.



"Well, I can see that," she said, "but what is so  exciting about a period?"



"Damned if I know," said the little boy, "but this morning

my sister was missing one, Dad had a heart attack, Mom

fainted, and the man next door shot himself."