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.
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That joke reminds me of when I went to High school. This (Co-Ed) school was called Wellington High, it had to have a new name as too many girls were getting pregnant, So the name was changed, and girls were banned from going down into the basements, and lower sports ground. It was the school where all the rocker boys went, and other rough class. Our class known a Technical 3 and so on as the years went by, had 40 boys and 2-3 girls in it, the girls loved it by the way. Wee we never learnt anything, teachers just refusing to come to our class at times, until the 5th form, when the assistant headmaster took over as our maths teacher. He was an ex boxer, and was about as wide as he was high (slight exaggeration) complete with a flat nose, and for the first time we learnt some maths. True story
-- Edited by iana on Saturday 30th of December 2017 11:52:00 AM
I can tell that it was an old joke though because male teachers have not worn ties since I was a boy..
Again another "sign of the times" - Being neat and tidy, even in patched trousers, when we owned one pair of shoes (most probably hand-me-downs from and elder cousin), but they were polished to a mirror shine.
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I can tell that it was an old joke though because male teachers have not worn ties since I was a boy..
Again another "sign of the times" - Being neat and tidy, even in patched trousers, when we owned one pair of shoes (most probably hand-me-downs from and elder cousin), but they were polished to a mirror shine.
Yes, I agree.
My son went to a primary school in Adeaide and one of his teachers came to school in bib and brace overalls (designer clothing) a t shirt underneath and his hair went down to his waist at the back and was tied in a pony tail.
I wasnt a popular fellow when I asked him "what sort of an example was he attempting to set"?
The headmaster agreed with me but could not do anything about it apparently.
-- Edited by Dickodownunder on Saturday 30th of December 2017 12:45:49 PM
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I have heard or read that one before but still good. Like the others. back when I went to high school it was ties, gloves, stockings, berets for us girls and blazers and I didn't go to a private school and it was in Queensland and no air con. Except for the PE teacher it was ties for all other male teachers. Memories.
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.
