Education..and cars

A true story..
Years ago, when I was doing my student teaching stint at a local Middle School, I had just bought a new car, my first ever new car, and I was proud of it. The Assistant Principal had also just bough a new care, and we were busy giving each other some good natured grif about our cars. When asked what I was driving, I pointed to my new car and said, "Mine's the dark brown Ford with the wire rims." Not to be outdone, he told me his was "the shiney new Chevy, with the custom top and wide tires." Meanwhile, a young student named Elizabeth, who we both knew, came up to us and stood listening to our bragging. To be nice and to include her in our canversation, the Assistant Principal asked her, "And which is your ride, Liz?" Without pausing or thinking, she pointed out across the parking lot and replied, "Mine is the big yellow one with the cool black lines, and a driver."