Going To College

Three hometown boys all got football scholarships to three different Tennessee colleges. Before heading off to college in the fall, each one went by the local men’s store to get some new clothes for college.

The first one was going to UT and asked the clerk if he had boxer shorts in UT orange. The clerk proudly said that he did. “How many would you like?”

“I want seven pair of orange boxer shorts.”

“Seven,” asked the clerk?

“Yes, one for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,…”

“Okay, I understand,” said the clerk.

A little while later, the student going to play football at Vanderbilt came in and asked if the store had black and gold boxers.

“Yes”, said the clerk. “How many pair would you like?”

“Seven. One for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…”

“Oh, yes. I understand.”

A short time later, the student going to play football at U of M came in and asked if the store had blue and white boxer shorts.

The clerk proudly said that they had them in stock. “How many pair would you like?”

“I need 12 pair,” he proudly announced.

“Twelve pair! Why do you need twelve pair?

Looking at the clerk as though anyone would know that answer, he proclaimed, “January, February, March, April, …”