a kindergarde class had a homewrok assignment to find out about something exciting and relate it to the class the next day
when the time came to present they found, the first little boy called upon walked up to the front of the class, and with a piece of chalk, made a small whit dot on the whit board, then sat back down.
puzzled, the teacher asked him just what that was.
"its a period," said the little boy
"well i can see that" she said
"but whats so exciting about a period?"
"dammned if i know" said the little boy "but this morning my sister missing one, daddy had a heart attack, mommy fainted, and the guy next door shot himslef"