[Rhodes22-list] Oh My God!
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Sun Nov 23 20:54:32 EST 2008
While you're getting it, I'll relate to you a true story of my own. This
is first hand.
My youngest came home one day and semi-causally mentioned that her PE
coach called her "stupid". Not "don't act stuipd" (which is bad enough),
but actually said "Kaite, you're stupid".
I asked her when her PE class met. It was first period in the morning. I
told her I'd be taking her to school the next day and introducing myself
to her coach.
Now mind you, of my four daughters, Katie is by far the one most like
me. She can be obnoxious, bullheaded, and defiant, and joyfully delight
in all of the above. UNLIKE me, she's been known to tell a tall tale or
two, so I was willing to go in to meet the coach with something of an
open mind.
We walked in the gym, and she headed for the dressing room. I walked to
the coach, and introduced myself. The conversation went something like this:
Me: Hi Coach XXXXX, I'm Herb Parsons, Katie's father.
He: Good to meet you, what can I help you with today.
Me: Well, we have a little problem I wanted to clear up. Katie tells me
you called her "stupid", is that correct?
He: Hmmmm.... no, no I don't believe I said anything like that to her.
Me: Man, I hate it when she lies to me like that. Let's get this
resolved right now (Much louder - so she could hear me across the gym)
Kaite - get over here please, I need to talk to you.
He: Oh wait, wait, no need to bring her over here. Now that I think
about it, I might have said that to her.
Me: Oh... OK. (Louder again) Katie, that's OK, never mind. (Much quieter
now, in almost a monotone). You know, Katie has her share of problems,
but she's not stupid. I want you to know, if she's giving you any
problems at all, please contact me. At the same time, if you give her
problems, Katie knows that she can tell me about it, and I'll deal with
it. I hope we understand each other.
He: Yessir, we do.
Me: Just so you know, I'm not angry, and I DO want you to call me if she
causes you problems. But I don't want you calling her inappropriate
names or mistreating her. She's my kid, and I love her.
He: I understand. I hope you accept my apology. It wasn't meant in malice.
Me: No problem.
Now, to the broader issue we were discussing. I've seen the teacher's
unions complain about area school districts establishing minimum
competency testing. I've seen the teacher's unions complain about pay
rates. I've seen those issues written into contractual agreements
between the unions and the school districts. Maybe they, as unions, have
complained about their lack of ability to paddle or discipline, but I
haven't heard about. I don't think they have. I'm almost positive that
the ability to discipline has not been in contention when negotiating
for contracts. I've even heard of teachers going on strike over wages,
but never over the ability (or lack thereof) to discipline the kids.
elle wrote:
> That'll have to be a qualified 'yes.' Remember that my position is based on what I observed and lived for 33 years in a highly regarded, highly rated school system in the Northern Virginia suburbs.
>
> Teachers have very little discipline power as administrators do not stand behind them, and central office administrators do not stand behind school administrators. Central office legal counsel is a joke. the kid knows he has the power..all he ahs to do is callin mom or dad & lie, and the school backs dow. Of course, the teacher was wrong.
>
> Teachrs, being on the bottom of this discipline chain, are at the mercy of the administrators. On the occasion (rare!) that there is as administrator who has the ..um...fortitude..to stand up for whatever is right & sane in a disciplinary matter, , you'll see a school that works. It is the same principle of parents who hold the line & those who let the kids run wild.
>
> Many parents have NO idea how their kids behave in school...if they knew, they would be appalled. (of course, it would be the school's fault!
>
> (Just one facet here:) The special ed lobby in VA has administrators tied in knots. It is almost impossible to discipline any sp ed kid as all the parent has to do is have it documented that the misbehavior is part of the child's disability and there's nothing that can be done. And I am talking of severe behaviors.
>
> This is a very narrow lens, I know, but kids & systems don't differ that much.
>
> The dialog is this: The teacher is wrong. S/he embarassed, scared (your lie here) my kid. My kid is perfect and would do no such thing.
>
> Herb,
>
> I've just remembered a true story emailed to me by a friend (it happened to her!) who is at or very near to retirement age. I have to sign out of this list & go get it from another...I'll be back in a few with a true story that will appall you.
>
> elle
>
>
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>
>
> --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Oh My God!
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 7:46 PM
>> Interesting. Please do note, MY position is that both the
>> educational
>> community (primarily the administrative, but the teachers
>> themselves are
>> also part of the problem), and the parents share fault in
>> the current
>> situation. Is it really your position that the educational
>> community
>> shares no blame in this mess?
>>
>> elle wrote:
>>
>>> Herb,
>>>
>>> Yep, we are on opposite sides this
>>>
>> time...'seeing' the school system from whatever
>> angles and being in the employ for two doesn't hold a
>> candle to every day for 33 years, in three different levels
>> (elementary, jr high (I high-tailed it out of there to the
>> high school when they went to the middle-school-hormone-hell
>> model) & high school.
>>
>>> Ya gotta have the shoes on in order to walk that
>>>
>> mile...
>>
>>> elle
>>>
>>>
>>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
>>>
>> can adjust our sails.
>>
>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic"
>>>
>> (Lady in Red)
>>
>>> --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Herb Parsons
>>>
>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Oh My God!
>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
>>>>
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>
>>>> Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 6:31 PM
>>>> Well elle, we're going to have to disagree on
>>>>
>> this one.
>>
>>>> I pay school
>>>> taxes, thus I DO have a "dog in this
>>>>
>> hunt". I
>>
>>>> also had 4 children in
>>>> various public and private schools over the years,
>>>>
>> and I
>>
>>>> did in fact
>>>> spend two years in the employ of a local school
>>>>
>> district.
>>
>>>> I've seen the
>>>> system from just about every angle possible.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> elle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, Herb. You know not of which you speak.
>>>>>
>> In fact,
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> you acknowledge it at the beginning when you
>>>> said,"Actually, I think ..."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You may analyze,think, suppose and assume,
>>>>>
>> burt unless
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> you spent the years from 1969-2002 in an
>>>>
>> elementary, junior
>>
>>>> high and high school classroom, with upwards of
>>>>
>> 120 vastly
>>
>>>> differing 'entitled' students of all
>>>>
>> colors,
>>
>>>> backgrounds, attitudes, and watched the society
>>>>
>> change from
>>
>>>> the kid needing correction (being able to paddle
>>>>
>> (which was
>>
>>>> allowed) to the teacher needs correction
>>>>
>> ("you
>>
>>>> embarrassed my child when he had no
>>>>
>> homework....") you
>>
>>>> really have no dog in this hunt.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> elle
>>>>>
>>>>> BYW....FYI I'm at -6 on the "Life
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Sucks-O-Meter" so be forwarned and
>>>>
>> forarmed...;^)
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> We can't change the angle of the
>>>>>
>> wind....but we
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> can adjust our sails.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06
>>>>>
>> "WaterMusic"
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> (Lady in Red)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> --- On Sat, 11/22/08, Herb Parsons
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: Herb Parsons
>>>>>
>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Oh My God!
>>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 11:42 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually, I think it's a combination of
>>>>>
>> multiple
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> issues. Let's face it,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> if the educational lobby concentrated as hard
>>>>>
>> on
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> issues like the one you
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> just mentioned as they do on increasing
>>>>>
>> funding,
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> increasing the size of
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> their bureaucracy, protecting incompetent
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> "educators", etc., those
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> laws
>>>>> likely would never have been passed.
>>>>>
>>>>> At the same time, if we as parents, were more
>>>>>
>> involved
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> in the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> educational process of our children, most of
>>>>>
>> us would
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> be surprised at
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> exactly what we can do. However, in the
>>>>>
>> relative
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> vaccumn of parental
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> involvement, the bureaucracies have thrived
>>>>>
>> like a
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> fungus, and we've
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ended up where we are now.
>>>>>
>>>>> As Brad alluded to, that's one of the
>>>>>
>> reasons we
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> see people making the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> sacrifices they make to keep their kids in
>>>>>
>> private
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> schools where there
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the bureaucratic mess is mitigated. And
>>>>>
>> I'm not
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> talking about the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> wealthy, who put their kids in private school
>>>>>
>> without
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> thought or effort.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I'm talking about the working class Joe
>>>>>
>> that makes
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> real sacrifices
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> because they've been scared off by the
>>>>>
>> mess that
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> public school has become.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> elle wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Read the papers, Herb.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Educators haven't 'turned
>>>>>>
>> over'
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> discipline; it has been ripped
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> out of their control by laws and regulations
>>>>>
>> and
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> lawsuits.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't tax yourself by making this too
>>>>>>
>> hard;
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> just concentrate on
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> looking up the laws regulating the
>>>>>
>> disciplining of
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> special ed students.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You might want to add in the students on
>>>>>>
>> probation
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> who are sent back to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> school by naive judges.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's a fun mix to have in the
>>>>>>
>> classroom: a
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> kid who knows you
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> can't do anything to him & a kid who
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> doesn't care what is done to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> him.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh..add a few who don't speak
>>>>>>
>> English.....
>>
>>>>>> Great atmosphere for readin' &
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> writin'.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> elle
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We can't change the angle of the
>>>>>>
>> wind....but
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> we can adjust our sails.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> --- On Sat, 11/22/08, Herb Parsons
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: Herb Parsons
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Oh My
>>>>>>>
>> God!
>>
>>>>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email
>>>>>>>
>> List"
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008,
>>>>>>>
>> 9:42 PM
>>
>>>>>>> Isn't it amazing how much
>>>>>>>
>> educators have
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> turned over
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> discipline to
>>>>>>> "professionals" so they can
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> "concentrate on
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> educating"; yet the overall
>>>>>>> education level is declining?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Herb,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It all reminds me of an incident
>>>>>>>>
>> that
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> happened about
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> two weeks ago
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (and a similar incident 2 decades
>>>>>>>>
>> ago when
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> my older
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> boys were
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> youngsters). One of Fan's
>>>>>>>>
>> friends, a
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> Filipino
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> lady who husband was
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> making rounds as Doc on a Saturday
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> morning, made the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> mistake of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> leaving her five year-old with me
>>>>>>>>
>> for the
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> morning so
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> they could go
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> shopping. I couldn't wait for
>>>>>>>>
>> their
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> car to hit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the end of the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> driveway. When they returned,
>>>>>>>>
>> Momma
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> Filipino asked me
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> how "little
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> shithead" and I got along.
>>>>>>>>
>> "Oh,
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> just fine,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> he's a sweet kid". I'm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> assuming he was still too scared
>>>>>>>>
>> to tell
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> mom how I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> picked him up by
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> his britches (therefore scrunching
>>>>>>>>
>> what
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> little nuts he
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> had) to have a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'mano-a-mano' talk at eye
>>>>>>>>
>> level.
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> These
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> gutless wonders who call cops
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> for silly shit they should handle
>>>>>>>>
>> real
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> time not only
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> amaze me, but
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> piss me off.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And you wonder why people work two
>>>>>>>>
>> jobs to
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> send their
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> kids to a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> private school where they can be
>>>>>>>>
>> kicked
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> out in a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> heartbeat?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 5:55 PM,
>>>>>>>>
>> Herb
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> Parsons
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I read that one too, and was
>>>>>>>>>
>> all
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> prepared to be
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> outraged as well;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> however, I think this is a
>>>>>>>>>
>> case of
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> creating
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "attention grabbing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> headlines". I suspect
>>>>>>>>>
>> that the
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> kid turning
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> off the computers of those
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> around him during the computer
>>>>>>>>>
>> class
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> was the real
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> disruption that got
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> him in trouble. If you isolate
>>>>>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> two, it makes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> it pretty apparent.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If he was ONLY turning off
>>>>>>>>>
>> computers
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> during
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> computer class, would he
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> have been disciplined - most
>>>>>>>>>
>> likely
>>
>>>>>>>>> If he was ONLY "passing
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> wind" during
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> class, would have been disciplined
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> - probably not
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If the last one was the case
>>>>>>>>>
>> though,
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> THEN it would
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> have made for a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> really interesting story.
>>>>>>>>>
>> Right up
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> there with the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ones about 5 year olds
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> being disciplined for
>>>>>>>>>
>> "sexual
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> harrassment" for kissing girls.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Now THAT was an art form when
>>>>>>>>>
>> I was a
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> kid :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Good thing they finally
>>>>>>>>>>
>> busted
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> this kid.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Imagine, if you let this
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> kind of thing go on
>>>>>>>>>>
>> he'd
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> eventually end of
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Governor of some state
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ignoring the slaughter of
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> Thanksgiving
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> turkeys. In my family, "passing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> gas" was considered
>>>>>>>>>>
>> an art
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> form and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've always been a competitive
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> person. Thank goodness my
>>>>>>>>>>
>> school
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> teachers had
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> a sense of humor - at
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> least I'd like to
>>>>>>>>>>
>> think they
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> did.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>> http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1121083gas1.html
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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