A very nice girl goes to the city hall to register for welfare benefits.

“How many children do you have?” asked the worker.

“10” replied the girl.

“10?” repeated the worker with amazement, “What are their names?”

“John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John”

“Doesn’t that get confusing?” asked the worker.

“No…” said the girl “it’s great because if they are playing in the street I just shout “John, your dinner is ready” or “John go to bed” and they all do it.”

“What if you want to speak to one individually?” asked the worker.

“That’s easy,” said the girl, “I just use their surnames.”