tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post6109329167488126652..comments2024-02-11T05:17:12.629-05:00Comments on L'ennui mélodieux: Cult indoctrinationRandal Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-65574000007548740192010-10-14T09:07:35.255-04:002010-10-14T09:07:35.255-04:00susan, only anecdotal, but I seem to recall that e...susan, only anecdotal, but I seem to recall that every single nun except one at my grade school was quite short. Some buy muscle cars to compensate, some make their students sit.<br /><br />ricky, my kids are weird, and only use the computer when absolutely necessary. I tried creating an organic spellcheck by combining a dictionary, abacus and slide rule, but no luck so far.<br /><br />chef, Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-46264770623438251982010-10-13T02:56:56.478-04:002010-10-13T02:56:56.478-04:00Randal, I suspect that if you do show up for a par...Randal, I suspect that if you do show up for a parent-teacher confrontation, much will be revealed. As a result, if the teacher has any compassion, he or she will thereafter grade your daughter's efforts gently.S.W. Andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-59561672903363918392010-10-13T02:26:02.244-04:002010-10-13T02:26:02.244-04:00I would much prefer a teacher that encouraged writ...I would much prefer a teacher that encouraged writing about Slayer, or Morrissey if you prefer, than a title track from a song that makes my ear drums bleed. I guess that would mean homeschooling. I look forward to your post on the conference.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-10069908291526894092010-10-12T21:55:11.239-04:002010-10-12T21:55:11.239-04:00I wouldn't be surprised at the question. It w...I wouldn't be surprised at the question. It was probably a mandatory part of the curriculum.<br /><br />Be glad you're not in Texas, then the essay would be "I know Jesus and Moses wrote the Constitution because..."Chef Cthulhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210754577326849812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-65545353153658698952010-10-12T21:16:06.715-04:002010-10-12T21:16:06.715-04:00As a teacher for one year I was called to the prin...As a teacher for one year I was called to the principal's office for answering a kid's question about witches: I accidentally said Wicca was a religion based on traditions older than Christianity. But that never sits well in a podunk county in NC when you work in the only HS in the county.<br /><br />Seriously, I've got a 14 year old with dad's relatively slick writing skills, butRicky Shambleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507937845795960725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-75345844838216655002010-10-12T20:27:48.654-04:002010-10-12T20:27:48.654-04:00I remember being called in for a couple of confere...I remember being called in for a couple of conferences with the grade school nuns. I don't know why they always made us sit in the little chairs while they towered over us.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-29730502980908048812010-10-12T15:53:55.540-04:002010-10-12T15:53:55.540-04:00susan t, it's not like her essay was a string ...susan t, it's not like her essay was a string of vulgarities. And I made her take out the descriptions of the dead Afghans.<br /><br />liberality, no sheeple BS crap. Hell yeah, Norway, it's cold and full of metal!<br /><br />tom, dude, you know you can't go around in public linking the mighty Slayer with those musical jokers. For shame. <br /><br />(though kudos to Mr. Luther Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-26774326165527877602010-10-12T15:11:36.140-04:002010-10-12T15:11:36.140-04:00What kind of parent are you???
Every child needs ...What kind of parent are you???<br /><br />Every child needs a firm grounding in the poetry of Slayer, Godsmack, Slipknot and 2 Live Crew.<br /><br />You need to do better.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-74687470529655746372010-10-12T14:00:39.094-04:002010-10-12T14:00:39.094-04:00Did you like what she wrote or did it seem like &q...Did you like what she wrote or did it seem like "sheeple BS crap for a grade of A" to you? <br /><br />Why couldn't I have been born in Norway instead of here? ;~)Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-6473416915269652842010-10-12T12:06:50.840-04:002010-10-12T12:06:50.840-04:00Yes, you will probably have some explaining to do ...Yes, you will probably have some explaining to do at the conference. I love "my gasted would be flabbered" and will work it into my next conversation with friends.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-37619693728521377722010-10-12T11:55:10.909-04:002010-10-12T11:55:10.909-04:00mrmacrum, both of my kids are well aware of pop...mrmacrum, both of my kids are well aware of pop's views on things. Thankfully, they're well on their way to being equally as cynical. <br /><br />I don't recall doing too many patriotic activities growing up, all the more surprising because we did have a nuclear attack drill on occasion.<br /><br />sunshine, I helped with some spelling, the prose was all hers. <br />The teacher seems Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-4847066626237978872010-10-12T11:41:08.208-04:002010-10-12T11:41:08.208-04:00So did she present the truth or give a Hollywood v...So did she present the truth or give a Hollywood version of history like the rest of the sheeple? Would be most embarassing to be both thrown out of parent teacher conferance gig. "Get out of here and take your old man with you!"Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-83595292199934515312010-10-12T11:00:54.401-04:002010-10-12T11:00:54.401-04:00Graves, you swine!
You are determined that the fr...Graves, you swine!<br /><br />You are determined that the fruit of your loins ends up apprenticing at Famous Ray's, now aren't you? You would really go to talk to her teacher and seal your kid's doom?<br /><br />Cool!<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />TengrainTengrainhttp://mockpaperscissors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-36591103140517240982010-10-12T10:13:15.449-04:002010-10-12T10:13:15.449-04:00That poor little girl. I'm betting that was on...That poor little girl. I'm betting that was one time she was wishing that 'Dear Old Dad' wouldn't help her with the assignment. ;p<br /><br />I look forward to finding out her grade.. ;D <br /><br />((Hugs))<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226811839348899360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-14219242896328757102010-10-12T09:51:23.472-04:002010-10-12T09:51:23.472-04:00Can I assume she did not use you as a reference fo...Can I assume she did not use you as a reference for this paper?<br /><br />I actually remember writing several similar papers as a young lad growing up in the thick of the Cold War years. I can remember my father resisting any comment about such things, but remember my mom pulling out the symbolic flag to remind me that being a 'Murican was a damn sight better than being a Red. After all, MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.com