Plan A

At the beginning of the school year I was moving a small filing cabinet into my office in the library. One of the teachers asked what I would be using the filing cabinet for, and I informed her that the top drawer would be my "Plan A" drawer, where I'd keep all my lesson plans and ideas for the year.

"What'll be in the second drawer, then?", she asked.

I replied, "Oh, that's Plan B."

"What's Plan B?"

"A can of gasoline and a box of matches."

She didn't ask anymore questions after that. And still... two months into the school year, I don't think they've quite caught on to my sense of humor. I'm patient though. It will come.