(The class was a little noisy, so a combination of difficulty hearing and pronouncing the a in ball as an o led to this misunderstanding. Here is the conversation that took place:)

Boy Student: “Teacher, she said he didn’t have any balls?” (pointing at a boy student. I turned around and saw that the remark came from a girl who knows English quite well. I didn’t think she knew the idiom “doesn’t have any balls” so I pressed on…)

Me: “What?  How does she know?”

Boy Student: “She felt his back. No balls.”

Me: “What?” His back?” (Now I was really confused)

Girl Student: “Yes, his back”

Boy Student: “No bones“.

Me: “Oh, bones!”

(I am asking students to write questions for me to answer in the school newspaper. The most interesting will be answered. Among the boring and interesting ones is this gem, signed with their name:)

Student: “How often did you make love with someone?”