A teacher asks her class if anyone can use the word fascinate in a sentence. Brian raises his hand and says, "The sky is fascinating." The teacher says, "No that's fascinating."

A teacher asks her class if anyone can use the word fascinate in a sentence. Brian raises his hand and says, "The sky is fascinating." The teacher says, "No, that's fascinating."

A little girl named Susie raises her hand next, brimming with confidence. "My cat fascinates me!" she exclaims.

The teacher smiles patiently. "Close, Susie, but that's still 'fascinating,' dear. Remember, 'fascinate' is a verb. It's an action!"

A few other hands go up, offering equally incorrect but enthusiastic attempts. "My dad fascinates his car when he cleans it!" offers one boy. "No, no," the teacher sighs, "that would be 'washes' or 'polishes,' Timothy."

The bell for recess is about to ring, and the teacher is starting to feel a tiny bead of sweat form on her brow. She'd really hoped to nail down this verb thing today. Just as she's about to give up, little Johnny, who usually spends most of his time drawing dinosaurs in his textbook, slowly raises his hand.

"Yes, Johnny?" the teacher asks, bracing herself for whatever peculiar non-sequitur he's about to unleash.

Johnny stands up, clears his throat dramatically, and then, with a twinkle in his eye, says:

"My aunt has a really, really hairy back. And it absolutely fascinates me!"

The classroom erupts in a cacophony of gasps, giggles, and outright laughter. The teacher, initially shocked, stares at Johnny, then bursts into a fit of uncontrolled laughter herself, leaning against the chalkboard for support. Even the principal, who happened to be walking by and poked his head in to see what all the commotion was about, heard Johnny's declaration and had to stifle a chuckle.

"Well, Johnny," the teacher finally manages, wiping a tear of laughter from her eye, "that's... an unforgettable sentence. And yes, it certainly uses the word 'fascinate' correctly! Now, perhaps we can all agree that some things are just better left to the imagination, even if they are grammatically perfect. Class dismissed!" The kids practically stampeded out of the room, still chortling, with Johnny walking out proudly, a true master of unexpected vocabulary.