See what 50 years will do

[Feejer/Weejer man]

Subject Fw: See what 50 years will do?

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Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:11 PM

Subject: FW: See what 50 years will do?

Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

1956 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to

his car and gets his to show Jack.

2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called , Jack hauled off to jail

and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for

traumatized students and teachers.

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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1956 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up

best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.

2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.

Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1956 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal.

Sits still in class.

2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School

gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives

him a whipping.

1956 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to

college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster

care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that

she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's

mom has affair with psychologist.

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Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to

school.

1956 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking

dock.

2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations.

Car searched for drugs and weapons.

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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1956 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

2006 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party. 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 can't speak English.

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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of

July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant

bed.

1956 - Ants die.

2006 - 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.

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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.

1956 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.

She faces 3 years in State Prison.

 

[airboss]

I'm not very sure this is posted in the correct place. :sarcasm:

 

[Feejer/Weejer man]

Why not? Its jokes and stuff. This is stuff. Of course some will read political but these are just observations from years gone by to present. Just take them for that.

 

[odot]

I believe airboss has dibs on the popcorn this time.

 

[Pjturbo]

A goat with three legs is a rare sight indeed.

Older than 50 Phil.

 

[Rev Ed]

I agree-- it is "stuff" and observations on our curent culture. In my high school, most of us guys wore Buck 110's on our belt (sometimes in class we would demonstrate our skill with the thumb opening the lockblade) and I would say more than half of the guys had either a hunting rifle or .22 in the back of the car/pick-up.

Two years ago my son was expelled for 3 days because he had his nail clippers in his backpack.

Go figure. :glare:

 

[stormrider]

a sad but true commentary

 

[mike25]

Welcome to 'AMERIKA"

 

[wpbfjr]

Two years ago my son was expelled for 3 days because he had his nail clippers in his backpack.

was this because school buses and aircraft are both long aluminum tubes that control entry/exit?

 

[v65]

Ahh the good old days. I don't go back 50 years, but I can back 30.

Grocery shopping in mid winter NY

1977

Its freezing outside (-20F), dad goes outside to start the car. The choke is not quite up to snuff, so there is much fussing about, blue fingers, bitching, etc. On the way to the store one of the bias ply tires blows out.

2007

Family piles into the minivan, go to store, come back and enjoy cheddar ale soup. Good stuff.