A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a New York Yankees fan.  She asks her students to raise their hands if they are Yankees fans too. Not really knowing what a Yankees fan is, but wanting to be liked by their teacher, their hands fly into the air.  There is, however, one exception.  A little girl named Tracy has not gone along with the crowd.  The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.

"Because I'm not a Yankees fan," she retorts.

"Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?"

"I'm a proud Red Sox fan," boasts the little girl.

The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red.  She asks Tracy why she is a Red Sox fan.

"Well, My Dad and Mom are Red Sox fans, so I'm a Red Sox fan too," she responds.

The teacher is now angry.  "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was an idiot.  What would you be then?"

Tracy smiles and says, "Then I'd be a Yankees fan."