Thursday, March 31, 2011

Some Oldies But Goodies...


TEACHER:  Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA:    Here it  is.
TEACHER:  Correct.  Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS:    Maria.

JENN, GERMANY
March 31, Thursday


TEACHER:    George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree,
but also admitted it.  Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS:        Because George still had the axe in his hand.

BECKY, PHILADELPHIA
3.31.11

TEACHER:  Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD:    H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER:  What are you talking about?
DONALD:    Yesterday you said it's H to O.


CAROLINE, ENGLAND
31st March

TEACHER:    Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking
when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD:    A teacher.


EMILY, JAPAN
3.31

TEACHER:   Millie, give me a sentence starting with '  I.  '
MILLIE:     I  is..
TEACHER:   No, Millie..... Always say, 'I  am.'
MILLIE:   All right...  'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'


KATIE, INDONESIA
3.31.2011

TEACHER:    Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN:    Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

LOLA, UTAH
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TEACHER:  John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN:     You told me to do it without using tables.

MAY, GERMANY
31.03

TEACHER:  Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE:    Me!


RIKAKO, JAPAN
3.31 TODAY

TEACHER:    Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON:   No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.


SARAH, GEORGIA
3.31

TEACHER:    Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN:     K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'.
TEACHER:    No, that's wrong.
GLENN:  Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.


WANDA, MONTREAL
3.31.2011

TEACHER:  Clyde, your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same
as your brother's.   Did you copy his?
CLYDE:   No, sir. It's the same dog.

BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG
3.31

The many rewards of being a teacher... gems like these!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Per gallon... {a little persepective.}

Diet Snapple {16 oz }$1.29 ... $10.32 per gallon

Becky, Philadelphia
3.30.11

Lipton Ice Tea {16 oz} $1.19 ...........$9.52 per gallon

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong
3.30

Gatorade {20 oz} $1.59 ...... $10.17 per gallon

Sarah, Georgia
3.30

Ocean Spray {16 oz}  $1.25 .......... $10.00 per gallon

Rikako, Japan
3.30 TODAY

Brake Fluid {12 oz} $3.15 ...... $33.60 per gallon

May, Germany
30.03

Vick's Nyquil {6 oz} $8.35.... $178.13 per gallon

Maddy, NYC/New Jersey
3/30/11

Pepto Bismol {4 oz} $3.85 ....$123.20 per gallon

Lola, Utah
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Whiteout {7 oz} $1.39 ....... . $25.42 per gallon

Caroline, England
30th March

Scope {1.5 oz} $0.99 ......$84.48 per gallon

Emily, Japan
3.30

And the REAL KICKER is ....

Jennifer, Germany
March 30, Wednesday

Evian water {9 oz}  $1.49...... $21.19 per gallon!

Kat, Australia
3.28.11

Why are printers so cheap?
{Because the getcha in the door, and GOUGE you on the ink!!}

Printer Ink ......$5,200 a gal. 
{Five thousand two hundred dollars! Yikes!}

Happy Wednesday!

Monday, March 28, 2011

Proverbs {as told by first graders}

A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest:

As you shall make your bed so shall you... mess it up.
Becky, Philadelphia
3.29.11

Better to be safe than... punch a 5th grader.

Strike while the... bug is close.
Wanda, Canada
3.29.2011

It's always darkest before... daylight savings time.

Never underestimate the power of... termites.
Buckeroomama, Hong Kong
3.29

You can lead a horse to water but... how?

Don't bite the hand that... looks dirty.

No news is... impossible.
Caroline, England
29th March

A miss is as good as a... Mr.

You can't teach an old dog new... math.
Sonya, Netherlands
25.3

If you lie down with the dogs, you'll... stink in the morning. 


Emily, Japan
3.29

Love all, trust... me.

Lola, Utah
march 28

The pen is mightier than the... pigs.

An idle mind is... the best way to relax.
Isabel, Malaysia
March 21

Where there's smoke, there's... pollution.

Happy the bride who... gets all the presents!

A penny saved is... not much.
Jen, Germany
March 29, Around the World Tuesday!

Two's company, three's... the Musketeers.

Don't put off tomorrow what... you put on to go to bed.

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and... you have to blow your nose.
Maddy, New Jersey
3/28/11

None are so blind as... Helen Keller.

Children should be seen and not... spanked or grounded.

If at first you don't succeed... get new batteries.
Rikako, Japan
3.29 TODAY

You get out of something what you... see pictured on the box.

When the blind leadeth the blind... get out of the way.

There is no fool like... Aunt Eddie. 
Sarah, Atlanta
3.29





Found here.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Why wait for the weekend....

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong
3.25
Sonya, The Netherlands
25.3
Lola, Utah
march 25
Becky, Philadelphia
3.25.11
Jen, Philippines
25 March
Sarah, Georgia
3.25
Wanda, Canada
3.25.2011
Jennifer, Germany
March 25
Rikako, Japan
3.25 TODAY
Katie, Indonesia
3.25.2011
Emily, Japan
3.25

...to have fun?!

Enjoy everyday as much you do the weekends!!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A Light Exists in Spring

A light exists in spring
Not present on the year

Sonya, The Netherlands
24.3
Lola, Utah
March 24
At any other period.
When March is scarcely here

Becky, Philadelphia
3.24.11
Jen, Philippines
24 March
A color stands abroad
On solitary hills

Isabel, Malaysia
March 24
Sarah, Georgia
3.24
That science cannot overtake,
But human nature feels.

Caroline, England
24/3
Wanda, Montreal
3.24.2011
It waits upon the lawn;
It shows the furthest tree

Jennifer, Germany
March 24
Rikako, Japan
3.24 TODAY
Upon the furthest slope we know;
It almost speaks to me.

Katie, Indonesia
3.34.2011
Then, as horizons step,
Or noons report away,

May, Germany
24.03
Without the formula of sound,
It passes, and we stay:

Emily, Japan
3.24
A quality of loss
Affecting our content,

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong
3.24
As trade had suddenly encroached
Upon a sacrament.
Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC 
3/24/11
Poem by Emily Dickinson