Be careful what you ask for!

I've decided if there's such a thing as a "smart ass" gene, it definitely isn't recessive on either side of my family tree. Due to my frequent spontaneous remarks during meetings, I've even been asked if I say everything that comes into my head. Thankfully, most of my comments generate laughter and often seem to relieve tension. The following incident, however,  elicited a look of shock, bordering on fear on the face of our secretary.

The new superintendent was not a stranger to our department, but on her previous visits, she always went straight to the director's office. So I was rather surprised one morning to see her enter the main office and turn right, making a beeline straight to the psychologists' suite. She stopped at the door, straightened to her full height, and, with a hint of a smile, announced, "I need to talk to a psychologist!"

I calmly looked up at her and said, "We've known that all along, but we've been waiting for you to come to us!

Luckily for me, the woman had a sense of humor.