Is it funny..............??

In a packed clroom teacher is writing on the blacborad a list of words that she wants her cl to put into sentences. the first word is contagious she begings to ask around the cl room for a sentence with contagious in it. First she asks Brian, he replies "the flu is contagious" the teacher is pleased and gives him a gold star. next she askes paul, he replies "the black plaugue was contagoius" and again she is pleased and gives paul a gold star. Next she asks little irish paddy to use a sentence with the word contagious, he replies "well my dad said that our next door neigbour shouldnt paint his house because it will take the cont-agious"