A Teacher went to school on Monday morning and discovered a dead mule (jackass to the knowing) in the school yard. He called the police. Since there did not appear to be any foul play, the police referred the Teacher to the Health Department.

They said since there was no health threat that he should call the Building and Grounds Department. The Director of Building and Grounds said he could not remove the mule without authorization from the Stuperintendent.

Now, the Teacher knew the Stuperintendent, and was not too eager to call him. The Stuperintendent had a bad temper and was generally hard to deal with, but the Teacher called him anyway.

The Stuperintendent did not disappoint. He immediately began to rant and rave at the Teacher and finally said, "Why did you call me anyway? Isn't it Building and Grounds job to remove the dead jackass?"

The Teacher paused for a brief second and then responded, "Yes, Dr. LaBeaver, it is Building and Grounds job to remove the dead jackass, but I wanted to notify the next of kin first!"