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[djvink]

I've gone through my share of funny things in the course of marking my students work but from a Kindergartner's book report this takes the cake:

The student states they read "Sesame Street: Mother Goose"..."It is about thirty five songs for children. Some of them are my favorites lke 'Rain, rain, go away", 'Jack and Jill' and 'I love little *beep*'. I sang song with my mom....

My favorite sentence is I love little *beep*. Her coat is so warm."

Myself and fellow co-workers split at the sides reading it. I decided to find the said book where we have the original song...

I love little *beep*,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her,
She'll do me no harm.
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But *beep* and I
Very gently will play.
he shall sit by my side,
And I'll give her some food;
And *beep* will love me
Because I am good.

I know there are posts like this from the past but please share your experiences at the funny things your kids have produced.

[Draz]

That's a traditional nursery rhyme. You haven't heard it before?

[djvink]

Can't say I have. Where does it originate from? If it was created a long time ago I could understand. But, if its been in the last few decades the creators should have known its reference to *beep* could be construed as something else.

[Girlygirl]

That's a good one. True...it's a nursery rhyme.

Here's a perfect example of how languages evolve. We all know a p***y is cat (kitten) but these days it can be something else.

[Draz]

[cruisemonkey]

[Horangi Munshin]

Not from kids but...

I shared my food poisoning stories. I related my bakery sandwich induced vomit right outside the deokbokki stand story.

A teacher related a college story of how he put his fingers down his very drunk friend's throat to make him feel better. Then back at his house he had to take all of his friend's clothes off (rain maybe). I asked for an end to the story. So he finished by saying. "My friend could stand up because of me."

I found it hard not to laugh.

[ChinaBoy]

[Bibbitybop]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I saw one in a Korean English textbook that went something like:

Jimmy has balls.
Jimmy two balls.
Jimmy's balls are blue.
Jimmy has blue balls.

That had to be written by a foreigner taking the piss.

[Horangi Munshin]

I have a book somewhere in the house I bought with a bunch of other books off a foreigner who was leaving Korea.

A small storybook called "The Little Rooster" or something like that was a laugh. It has a fox that is after the rooster. "I want that rooster." "I want to eat the rooster" etc.

I've never used it in class.