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Message-ID: <1ficghh.1xergjvwimnvqN%spog@jwgh.org> Subject: Re: food that tastes as good as it looks From: "Jacob W. Haller" <spog at jwgh.org> Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:00:55 -0400
James "Kibo" Parry <kibo at world.std.com> wrote:
But I'd like to know if some of the more wacko teachers I had (like the one who would throw a tantrum whenever someone said the word "snow") retired or just exploded during class.
When I was in my junior year of high school, my math class was taught by an eccentric woman who was famous for going into rages if you touched her colored chalk without permission or messed with the venetian blinds. Although I never got to witness either phenomina. Because I was a GOOD BOY back then. Mostly. And the teachers liked me and I liked them. Mostly. But!
One day I showed up slightly late for class, or neglected to do my homework, or something -- we'll say I was late to class. The teacher said, "OOOOoooo, Jake's late for class! How unUUUsual!"
I was in an uncharacteristically sullen and smart-alecky mood that day, and I didn't really see what the big deal was, so I just sort of shrugged in a noncommittal way. Shocked and delighted by my lack of contrition, she said, "Maybe I should give you a detention!" She appeared to be struck by the idea, and said, "You know, I could! Oooo! I bet NObody has EVER given Jake a detention before!" The rest of the class also seemed to be intrigued this possibility.
In fact I had been given a detention in junior high school, also for being late for class, but I had ended up never serving it. However, I didn't feel like this was the time to bring that up. So I shrugged again and said, "Yes, I suppose you could." This led to further paroxysms of delight from the teacher.
After another minute or so of this, she settled down, class was allowed to continue, and I was allowed to not get a detention, which was fine with me.
Perhaps another time I will tell the cow bell story.
-jwgh
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