A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Washington Husky. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were Huskies too. No one really knowing what a Washington Husky was but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like fleshy fireworks. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Kristen has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.
"Because I'm not a Husky."
"Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?"
"Why,I'm a proud Washington State Cougar," boasts the little girl.
The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She ask Kristen why she is a rebel.
"Well, my mom and dad are Cougars, so I'm a Cougar too."
Theteacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?"
A pause,and a smile."Then," says Kristen, "I'd be a Husky."