My God In Time!!!

[Lukus Alderman]

The worst part about being a teacher is lunch.  Let me preface by saying that I share a large classroom with another teacher.

Every day I'm sitting in my room trying to enjoy a peaceful lunch meal when a freaking gaggle of big teachers with bigger mouths come in with their lunchables/leftovers/lunch trays from the cafeteria to join together in a gab session.  Unfortunately for me I have no place to retreat to.  If I go to the teacher's lounge, there are small groups of kids in a tutoring session.  If I go to the cafeteria, I might as well be in the mall food court.  If I go to my car, I suffocate to death because I'm not wasting gas (poor excuse, but it's true).

Anyways, these ladies in their early 40s to late 70s talk about everything from their kid's poor grades to hot flashes. And there's always one ringleader who spends the first 20 minutes of conversation rehashing the same story she told two days ago...and apparently I'm the only one who remembers it because everyone laughs at the same punchline of whatever funny part of the story she is telling and gives the same "mmm hmms" at the same parts of the story that's supposed to be sad or concerning.

The worst part is when they look over at me typing away at my computer and starts to feel sorry for me because I look so sad all by myself and then they try to include me by asking "how was your weekend" or "how are your kids" or "have you ever had that happen to you?".  Man, I don't want to talk to you.  If I did, I would be sitting at the same table with you old ladies.

Thank God for Hornsports.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Too funny!  :blink:

 

[Darrell McPhaul]

It's their world my man.  We are just along for the ride.

 

[streettopeschel]

the most disturbing part of all this is learning YOU are part of molding the minds of America's youth.

(warning point worthy? )

 

[BudreauReye]

I'm with McPhaul on this one.  JUST DON'T MOVE!  Your job is to just sit there and wait until they require a response from you ... then, just save yourself some grief and make an appropriate response, from their perspective of course, not yours.  Then just shut up and sit there and do make any moves or comments until they require it of you.  Above all else, DO NOT THINK, unless they require it of you.  These are the rules of PETA with regards to interacting with Congregated Gaggle Hens.  If you follow these rules, if you are lucky, you may survive to teach another day. 

Streettopeschel, I have been cogitating on that thread entitled Reminder (please read).  I also noticed that new feature at the top of BOB entitled Announcement/Recruiting Update that stretches from side of side of the screen before you get down to the thread topics and rotates amoungst various topics.  It seems to me that we could incorporate a warning point free component to that feature entitled, Insults:  Real or Imagined, where we can all insult each other, real or imagined, in an institutionalized threat free and warning point free environment - I am thinking Don Rickles here.  If we can cajole the Powers that Be to go along with adding this extremely well thought out feature to HornSports, I would like the honor of submitting the inaugural insult, "Budreaureye is verbose ... and so is Monarch!".  Now, how's that for a now warning point free insult? 

 

[streettopeschel]

I'm with McPhaul on this one.  JUST DON'T MOVE!  Your job is to just sit there and wait until they require a response from you ... then, just save yourself some grief and make an appropriate response, from their perspective of course, not yours.  Then just shut up and sit there and do make any moves or comments until they require it of you.  Above all else, DO NOT THINK, unless they require it of you.  These are the rules of PETA with regards to interacting with Congregated Gaggle Hens.  If you follow these rules, if you are lucky, you may survive to teach another day. 

Streettopeschel, I have been cogitating on that thread entitled Reminder (please read).  I also noticed that new feature at the top of BOB entitled Announcement/Recruiting Update that stretches from side of side of the screen before you get down to the thread topics and rotates amoungst various topics.  It seems to me that we could incorporate a warning point free component to that feature entitled, Insults:  Real or Imagined, where we can all insult each other, real or imagined, in an institutionalized threat free and warning point free environment - I am thinking Don Rickles here.  If we can cajole the Powers that Be to go along with adding this extremely well thought out feature to HornSports, I would like the honor of submitting the inaugural insult, "Budreaureye is verbose ... and so is Monarch!".  Now, how's that for a now warning point free insult? 

i support this notion if for no other reason than it's difficult to work 'cogitating' into a sports messge board thread.

 

[BudreauReye]

i support this notion if for no other reason than it's difficult to work 'cogitating' into a sports messge board thread.

I sense a groundswell of support for the new Insults:  Real or Imagined function on  HornSports.  Hey!  I got a new insult, "McPhaul is verbose, too ... but he's supposed to be!".   MEH!  I got the verbose part down, but my insults are gonna need some work! 

 

[Chitownhorn]

The worst part about being a teacher is lunch.  Let me preface by saying that I share a large classroom with another teacher.

Every day I'm sitting in my room trying to enjoy a peaceful lunch meal when a freaking gaggle of big teachers with bigger mouths come in with their lunchables/leftovers/lunch trays from the cafeteria to join together in a gab session.  Unfortunately for me I have no place to retreat to.  If I go to the teacher's lounge, there are small groups of kids in a tutoring session.  If I go to the cafeteria, I might as well be in the mall food court.  If I go to my car, I suffocate to death because I'm not wasting gas (poor excuse, but it's true).

Anyways, these ladies in their early 40s to late 70s talk about everything from their kid's poor grades to hot flashes. And there's always one ringleader who spends the first 20 minutes of conversation rehashing the same story she told two days ago...and apparently I'm the only one who remembers it because everyone laughs at the same punchline of whatever funny part of the story she is telling and gives the same "mmm hmms" at the same parts of the story that's supposed to be sad or concerning.

The worst part is when they look over at me typing away at my computer and starts to feel sorry for me because I look so sad all by myself and then they try to include me by asking "how was your weekend" or "how are your kids" or "have you ever had that happen to you?".  Man, I don't want to talk to you.  If I did, I would be sitting at the same table with you old ladies.

Thank God for Hornsports.

My wife has been a teacher for the better part of 30 years now and I know your story to be true because I have to sit and listen to many of the stories at dinner. Lucky for you, you can put your head down and pound away on Hornsports. Try doing it at the dinner table when it's just you and your wife - not so easy without getting hit upside the head. 

 

[joeywa]

I'm going to go a different direction here. 

You have a smoker.  Fire it up this weekend and smoke a brisket. 

Take it to work.  Give them some. 

If they're busy eating tasty brisket, it's hard from them to chit chat about things that you don't care about. 

And you'll be their hero.  B)

 

[echeese]

You could always share you movie critiques with them. . . 

 

[streettopeschel]

You could always share you movie critiques with them. . . 

they're already having hot flashes. no need antagonizing them further.

 

[Lukus Alderman]

I'm going to go a different direction here.

You have a smoker. Fire it up this weekend and smoke a brisket.

Take it to work. Give them some.

If they're busy eating tasty brisket, it's hard from them to chit chat about things that you don't care about.

And you'll be their hero. B)

I've got two briskest and three pork butts in the freezer ready to be smoked.

The only problem about smoking them this weekend is that I've got a birthday party for a six year old to-be all day on Saturday and church all day Sunday. I've got to postpone for a week.

Regardless of that, I won't be sharing my spoils with those ladies.

 

[joeywa]

I've got two briskest and three pork butts in the freezer ready to be smoked.

The only problem about smoking them this weekend is that I've got a birthday party for a six year old to-be all day on Saturday and church all day Sunday. I've got to postpone for a week.

Regardless of that, I won't be sharing my spoils with those ladies.

I give you a gift and you show up my pitcher? RUN DUMMY!!

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

You are a saint Lukus!

 

[BudreauReye]

Hey, SFlonghorngirl!  Will you support our "Insults:  Real or Imagined" banner initiative?

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

Hey, SFlonghorngirl! Will you support our "Insults: Real or Imagined" banner initiative?

For fun and games, sure! Could produce quite a chuckle.

 

[Lukus Alderman]

I give you a gift and you show up my pitcher? RUN DUMMY!!

Bull Durham?

 

[joeywa]

I give you a gift and you show up my pitcher? RUN DUMMY!!

Bull Durham?

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

I give you a gift and you show up my pitcher? RUN DUMMY!!

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