An Detroit woman is in the welfare office, filling out forms. The welfare officer asks her how many children she has.

The woman replies, "Ten boys."

The welfare officer asked, "What are their names?"

The woman said, "Leroy, Leroy, Leroy, Leroy, Leroy, Leroy, Leroy, Leroy, Leroy, and Leroy."

After the surprised look wore off of the welfare officer's face, she asked, "All named Leroy? Why would you name them all Leroy?"

The woman said, "That way, when I want them all to come in from the yard I just yell 'LEROY', and when I want them all to come to dinner I just yell 'LEROY'!"

The welfare officer asked, "What if you just want a particular one of them to do something?"

Then I call him by his last name, said the woman......