A row of threes

My wife Nancy and I just returned from a marvelous 18 day vacation in Ireland. Nancy is of Irish extraction on her deceased father's side and we raised many an Irish whiskey to him while we were there.

One of the distinctive things about the Irish accent is that they pronounce "th" as a hard "t" sound.

When she was a girl, Nancy attended a Catholic grammar school. One day in first grade, the students were practicing writing their numbers. The old Irish nun stood over them and commanded "OK, class, now I want you to write a row of threes." While all the other students were busily writing down rows of the numeral, Nancy dutifully followed Sister's instructions and drew a row of trees.

I love my wife.