A former Sergeant in the Marine Corps took a new job as a

high school teacher.

Just before the school year started, he injured his back.

He was required to wear a plaster cast around the upper part

of his body. Fortunately, the cast fit under his shirt and

wasn't noticeable.

On the first day of class, he found himself assigned to the

toughest students in the school. The smart-aleck punks,

having already heard the new teacher was a former Marine,

were leery of him and he knew they would be testing his

discipline in the classroom.

Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, the new teacher

opened the window wide and sat down at his desk. When a

strong breeze made his tie flap, he picked up a stapler and

stapled the tie to his chest.

Dead silence.....

The rest of the year went very smoothly.