15 kids....1st names all Leroy......

[NewHummerGuy]

A woman walks into the downtown welfare
>> office, trailed by 15 kids...
>>
>> "WOW," the social worker exclaims,"are they
>> ALL YOURS???" "Yep they are all mine," the flustered
>> momma sighs, having heard that question a thousand
>> times before. She says, "Sit down Leroy." All the
>> children rush to find seats.
>>
>> "Well," says the social worker, "then you must
>> be here to sign up. I'll need all your children's
>> names."
>>
>> "This one's my eldest - he is Leroy."
>>
>> "OK, and who's next?"
>>
>> "Well, this one here is Leroy, also."
>>
>> The social worker raises an eyebrow. One by
>> one, through the oldest four, all boys, are named
>> Leroy. Then she is introduced to the eldest girl,
>> named Leighroy!
>>
>> "All right," says the caseworker. "I'm seeing
>> a pattern here. Are
>>
>> they ALL named Leroy?"
>>
>> Their Momma replied, "Well, yes. Makes it
>> easier. When it 's time to get them out of bed and
>> ready for school, I yell, 'Leroy!'
>>
>> An' when it's time for dinner, I just yell
>> 'Leroy!' an' they all comes a'runnin.'
>>
>> An' if I need to stop the kid who's running
>> into the street, I just
>>
>> yell 'Leroy', and all of them stop. It's the
>> smartest idea I ever had, namin' them all Leroy."
>>
>> The social worker thinks this over for a bit,
>> then wrinkles her
>>
>> forehead and says tentatively, "But what if
>> you just want ONE kid to come and not the whole
>> bunch?"
>>
>> "I call them by their last names."