Levity and Brevity
While grading a paper today, I read this sentence:
The man had an undecided testicle.
I was dying to write, "So, the testicle didn't know whether it was going to 'hang out' or 'stay in'?"
I am proud to say, I managed to restrain myself.
The man had an undecided testicle.
I was dying to write, "So, the testicle didn't know whether it was going to 'hang out' or 'stay in'?"
I am proud to say, I managed to restrain myself.
Labels: Kids Today, Tales from the Trenches
posted by Teacher lady | 12:09 AM
8 Comments:
I suppose a testicle can't have too many decisions to make, eh?
"Should I order takeout or cook something myself tonight?"
What I'm having trouble with is trying to figure out what this sentence should have said. He had an undescended testicle? An underloved, undervalued, unliked testicle? Perhaps the testicle should visit a counselor and not take its problems to your class. Hmmmm.
Ever since I read this I haven't been able to get The Clash's "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" out of my head.
I guess we know why the pollsters have trouble counting undecideds now.
I HATE a testicle that can't make up its damn mind!I mean, is it part of the male reproductive system, or not?
Bahahah!
Sorry, but I wouldn't have been able to restrain myself.
Thankyou for the giggle. Reading about other teachers and their work always cheers me up.
Aly
As a member of the sex that has those (testicles) I must say that they don't make a whole heap of decisions. I mean, here and there I'll give them the opportunity to speak their minds, but generally they know what they want. I can't say they've ever been stuck on something. They're not made to be fence-sitters.
Imagine the possibilities. If only some decisions were easier...
Well, you know...
Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't.
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