So #1 son (4yo) goes to a new ultra progressive school here in NYC that currently goes to the 3rd grade. Every morning, the entire school has a community meeting to start the day... usually a song or story led by one class or another. Parents of all ages are invited to stay, and many do- my wife was there this morning.
So today was "tell a joke" day, which I inderstand illicits the same handful of kids to jump up and down with hands raised when asked if anybody wants to share a joke in front of the group. Floppo Jr is NOT one of those kids- he hates crowds and chaos (and I hope those moron "look at me" hand-raisers too) and is generally pretty shy and reserved in a group. And even though he loves performing, he's usually only comfortable doing it in front of a few people.
So he's sitting there with my wife this morning, and the usual smart-### (with the Tanner-esgue annoying name) jumps up in front of him waving her hands wildly... but today, my kid stands up calmly and raises his hand too. My wife gives

looking around trying to figure out where her real son went, while his teachers are waving wildly at the head of school to pick him, which he does. Jr gets up front and the school head, realizing its a big moment for Jr gets a freaking microphone for him. I'm assuming Jr will bail at this point, but no- waits patiently while they set up the soundsystem, leans in and says "hi" when they get it running but opts not to hold it himself; so the school head holds it in front of him while he tells his joke:
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How many grandmothers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? (I had recently told him the jewish version, where the answer is "s'alright, I'll just stand here in the dark")
(Entire school back to him)-
I don't know, how many grandmothers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
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18
riotous applause and my kid exits back to his mom giving running hifives to the crowd.
I literally cried from pride when my wife told me.