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| SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007 | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 09:26 am |
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tny795 3T WIS 
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SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007 (slight exaggeration, but . . . ) Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school. 1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students. 1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability. Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman. 2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist. Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. 1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock. 2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons. Scenario: Pedro fails high school English. 1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college. 2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English. Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed. 1957 - Ants die. 2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again. Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him. 1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. 2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy Last edited on Wed Jun 4th, 2008 09:27 am by tny795 |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 09:39 am |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Toni it might be a slight exaggeration but times sure have changed and have become outright crazy nearing insanity in my book. :shock: With what I have seen with relatives and friends today I'm glad I never went the family route in this so called modern world. I'd be in jail for something stupid. :? 
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| Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 04:26 pm |
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KenC Admin 
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There is humor in truth and truth in humor!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 04:44 pm |
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sleddog218 3T WIS
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Waaaayyyy too close to reality! I can't think of the stuff I blew up as a kid, frankly I thought it was part of being a kid. Not so anymore! Although if I catch my kid blowing stuff up, I'm just going to make sure he's doing it right and doesn't hurt himself! And not tell his mother 
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| Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 10:25 pm |
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scottran 3T WIS 
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Toni, You are 100% correct. I always think back to the Leave it to Beaver episode where Beaver is the only boy at a brithday party. The girls father sees Beav isnt having a good time and invites him into his den. He has a gun collection hanging on the wall. He then asks Beav if he wans to hold one and he hands Beav a pistol.The Beav then pretends he is shooting bad guys. You would never see anything like that now without someone going nuts. It boils down to one word in my opinion.....liberalism.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 11:58 pm |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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I've seen this one before on another forum and while it may be a bit of an exageration, it has the ring of truth about it. And yeah, I won't be telling my wife when I have to show Hayden the 'correct' way to blow up stuff with fireworks:D.
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