Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was, and I said, “Fried chicken.”

She said I wasn’t funny, but she couldn’t have been right, because everyone else in the class laughed.

My parents told me to always be truthful and honest, and I am. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much.

I do, too. Especially chicken, pork, and beef.

Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal’s office. I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again.

The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me why. I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken.

She sent me back to the principal’s office again. He laughed, and told me not to do it again. I don’t understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn’t like it when I am.

Today, my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person we admire most.

I told her, “Colonel Sanders.”

Guess where I am now ...

Who says honesty is the best policy...or is it a matter of being politically correct. Is your response TRUE YOU, or are you looking for reaction. Examine your heart if your response is offensive, try to understand their point, but in the end be true to you.

Proverbs 12:22 -- “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.”

Proverbs 12:17 -- An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.


Proverbs 24:26 -- An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.