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travis 23 years ago

My son approaches me, hands me his homework to check for him... I see: a- pic of hexagon, b- pic of pentagon, c- , d-

What had my son drawn in there to complete the pattern, you ask?

c- crudely drawn octogon, d- crudely drawn hexagon

WTF?

me- "You need to correct that so it follows the pattern."

son- "I don't have an eraser."

(I go sharpen 6 new pencils with erasers, hand new pencil with eraser over.)

son- "Did you also give me new paper?"

me- *starting to go get new paper from the closet...pauses...*

me- "Don't you have new paper already in your binder thing?"

son- "Yes."

me- "Use that, then."

son- "Oh, I thought you got me new paper, too. When you got the pencils."

me- "Why did you think that? Did you hear me say the word 'paper'? Did you see me holding even one piece of paper?"

son- "No."

me- "Then why did you think that?"

son- *shoulder shrug*

me- *face getting red...foot tapping...right eye begins to twitch...*

daughter- *shows me page with picture of woods setting with stream, deer, directions to label the items in the picture and then write a paragraph about what she sees in the picture*

me- "Why is there a big X mark on each item in the picture?"

daughter- "I labeled them."

me- "I think they mean write down what they are. They are not all X marks."

daughter- "Oh. Did I do the paragraph at the bottom right?"

me- "Well I only see one short sentence and what do you mean you see a 'peek' in the picture?"

daughter- *points to mountain PEAK in picture, looks at me like I'm an idiot*

me- *face starts getting redder...foot tapping more rapidly now....both eyes twitching...*

*PHTCCCCHK*!!! (Sound of beer opening.)

me- "Y'all are doing great! Finish up that homework so you can take care of your chores and then go play!"

me- *happily glances at son's homework page, taking quick note of circle drawn next to 'c' and satanic-looking pentagram star thingie drawn next to 'd' *

me- *walks away, smiling*

Moral of the story: "Modelo Especial" imported Mexican beer really tastes badly. (imo)

-- Travis '63 VW Camo Baja...

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that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.

:wq!

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Gary Tateosian 23 years ago

....the $115 calculator has shapes in it... ;)

...Gareth

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travis 23 years ago

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:02:28 -0400, Gary Tateosian shared the following:

So does my......... see you on aim... heh heh

-- Travis '63 VW Camo Baja...

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that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.

:wq!

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dragoneyre 23 years ago

Who says public education doesn't work? It stimulates beer sales and helps the economy. Very patriotic. It's all part of this administration's economic recovery plan. It's also why we need a democratic free market society in the middle east. It's not about oil or WMDs, it's about beer. We want the arabs to pop open a Bud and smile. "I'd like to teach the world to sing...."

Oh. did I type that out loud?

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Tim Rogers 23 years ago

...................If you're an arab, drinking alcohol or eating pork or eating with your left hand can land you in hell with the infidels like Travis.

.........heh heh

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KWW 23 years ago

Well, at least U.S. public education brings EVERYBODY along for the ride (instead of weeding out those who are not/will not succeed), even if they are not mature enough to take it seriously (like the "new" shapes) or in case they are not intelligent enough to really succeed well. That is why the "scores" of U.S. students are lower than those of some of the other countries to which it is compared.

Travis, maybe your daughter was trying to draw CROSSHAIRS on the deer, tree, etc... you must have taken her hunting! ;)

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KWW 23 years ago

Well, in the mean time, maybe he could start up a chain of coffee shops over there. I can see it now, "Mulah Mocah Grande", etc.

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KWW 23 years ago

By the way, your daughter sounds very bright and observant. The teacher didn't specify HOW to label everything! She fulfilled the requirement! Also, the mountain peak was definitely something most other folks would have overlooked! She could grow up to be an engineer.... maybe work as a defense contractor! KWW

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travis 23 years ago

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 23:33:14 -0400, "Tim Rogers" shared the following:

I'll be waiting for some of those infidels in hell. Imagine their surprise to find me waiting on them instead of a bunch of virgin women. :-D

-- Travis '63 VW Camo Baja...

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that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.

:wq!

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Joey Tribiani 23 years ago

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 07:51:44 -0400, travis ran around screaming and yelling:

well..hmm...maybe they will settle for a virgin man....you haven't been deflowered have you? (ewwww, not that i even want you to respond...) J(looking for barfbag)

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