Clean Hands

This story represents probably the funniest thing that has happened to me at school in the last two years.

So we were on a fieldtrip to UC Berkeley and one of my students brought some hand sanitizer along since we were going on public transportation, etc. I guess her aunt wanted her hands to stay clean. I saw her pull out the sanitizer a couple of times, put some on her hands, put some on other kids' hands, fine, no big deal. But at one point, as I saw them slathering it on their hands, it occurred to me that it looked peculiarly shiny...hmm...(are you getting any ideas?)...I didn't think anything of it at the time.

Later, she was playing with the bottle while I was talking so I took it from her for a few minutes to make a point. When she asked for it back, I pulled it out of my pocket and just happened to glance at the label before handing it to her. Can you guess what it said?

Astroglide.

"Uhh...honey, this isn't hand sanitizer."
"What is it, Ms. Bagdonas?"
"...um, oil."

Apparently she'd gotten it from her aunt. I can only assume that the bottles were accidentally switched at some point and that when she brings it back home (as I told her to do), her aunt can correct the mistake with minimal humiliation. Although, basically half the bottle is gone at this point.

And the image that just keeps me doubling over again and again is the one of FIVE of my kids huddled in a circle, smearing it all over their hands...

Come on, that's funny.