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After being interviewed by the school administration, a prospective teacher had this to say.

“Let me see if I’ve got this right.

“You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.

“You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.

“You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.

“You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.

“You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.

“You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.

“You want me to do all this, and then you tell me…

“I CAN’T PRAY?”

David Carradine, age 72; actor, writer, musician, martial arts expert, parent, husband and generally talented human being died yesterday.

He appeared in hundreds of movies (‘Lets Kill Bill’ was just one of many) and on television programmes. My favourite was the mid 1970’s series ‘Kung Fu.’

He was found tied and hanging by a rope in a hotel room in Thailand.  The Thai police quickly ruled it a suicide?

Say What?

See you around, Grasshopper.

Favourite Weird Answers

Date of Birth : 00/00/00

As in bugger off, don’t ask, prefer not to respond on the grounds that it will give my health insurance company an excuse to raise my already ludicrous rates.

Habitual Narcotic: Snorting Tin Foil

This fictional ‘drug of choice’ appears almost as many times as marijuana and ‘coke’ on drug habit surveys.

Favourite Sport: Dogs fighting Alligators

Vicious Pack of Wild Dogs attack Gator's in Florida Wetlands

Vicious Pack of Wild Dogs attack Gator's in Florida Wetlands

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Bix Beiderbecke Volume 1  Columbia Masterpieces

Sea Glass  - Maria V. Snyder

THe House Of Cards

Choices - Terence Blanchard

Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy - John LeCarre

House of Many Ways - Diana Wynne Jones

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Book, Album & Movie of the week

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