After a history test, Mr. Johnson asked Johnny to stay behind because he had noticed something unusual in his answers. The teacher suspected that Johnny might have copied from Mary, the student sitting next to him. Johnny looked confused and insisted that he had studied for the test and knew the answers himself.

Mr. Johnson first pointed out that both students had written George Washington as the first president of the United States. Johnny explained that it was a simple question and that almost everyone knew the answer. The teacher then mentioned another matching response. Both Johnny and Mary had written Abraham Lincoln as the president who was in office when slavery was abolished. Johnny confidently explained that he had reviewed important historical events the night before.

However, the teacher had one final question. He asked Johnny why his answer about the Louisiana Purchase was so similar to Mary’s. Mary had written, “I don’t know.” Johnny’s response was even more suspicious because he had written, “Me neither.”

Mr. Johnson looked at the paper again, realizing that the final answer was much harder to explain than the first two. Johnny had been confident throughout the conversation, but now he suddenly had nothing to say. His last response had practically answered the teacher’s suspicions for him.

What started as a discussion about matching history answers quickly turned into an embarrassing and hilarious moment. Sometimes, one unexpected answer can reveal much more than an entire test.