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November 19th, 2005
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| Chief Engineer  | Post; SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINESCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE (This is hilarious; no wonder some people were offended!) This is the message that the Pacific Palisades High School (California) Staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine. This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be responsible for their children's absences and missing homework. The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want their children's failing grades changed to passing grades even though those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough school work to pass their classes. This is the actual answering machine message for the school: "Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting the right staff member, please listen to all your options before making a selection: "To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1 "To make excuses for why your child did not do his work- Press 2 "To complain about what we do - Press 3 "To swear at staff members - Press 4 "To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press 5 "If you want us to raise your child - Press 6 "If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone - Press 7 "To request another teacher for the third time this year- Press 8 "To complain about bus transportation - Press 9 "To complain about school lunches - Press 0 "If you realize this is the real world and your child must be accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, classwork, homework, and that it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!" If you can read this thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English thank a Veteran. 
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November 19th, 2005
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| Milforum's Bouncer | Hear hear!! Damn good stuff bruv, funny but then again not.  
__________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |
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November 20th, 2005
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| Can you hear me now?  | Heh!
__________________ Why should I have to "Press 1 for English?" --Every American |
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November 20th, 2005
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| Cadet Moderator   | Very nice.
__________________ 'Truth. Duty. Valour. Blow out you bugles over the rich dead There's none of these so lonely and poor of old But dying has made us rarer gifts than gold' Inscription on the top of the Memorial Arch at RMC Kingston |
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November 20th, 2005
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| I LOVE THE ARMY!!!!!!  | Good one!
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November 21st, 2005
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| Canuckus Maximus  | funny stuff
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November 28th, 2007
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November 28th, 2007
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Great post. Too bad some years are really like this.
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November 28th, 2007
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| Spam King | *presses 9* Hello, I have to get up at 6:00 Each morning to board a bus that doesn't get to school on time. Would you put some money in bussing as compared to that fancy digital sign in front of the administrative offices?
__________________ When did "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" become "Give up your liberties or we're all gonna die?" |
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November 29th, 2007
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| Forum Brat | Priceless.
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