PINKERTON TALE #15

TONGUE ROLLING CONTEST

Picture this. My partner and I are tutoring two students on genetic mutations. We just happen to be sitting on either side of both students who are side by side at a table, but working on separate assignments. However, we simultaneously hit the question about the ability to roll one’s tongue. In a moment of whimsy, I tip back in my chair to show my  partner that I can indeed roll my tongue. Oops. I’m falling backwards and crashing to the floor. Complete silence for a split second. But when the kids hear my embarrassed giggle and realize that I’m not hurt, one of them pipes up. “That’s what you get when you stick your tongue out at a teacher!”