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Things on my nerves this week
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Senior



Joined: 31 Jan 2010

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The mechanical pencils are just as bad. You need to change the lead every 5 minutes, and it seems to take 15 mins just to do that.
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NYC_Gal



Joined: 08 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

seoulsucker wrote:
To the tune of "Poker Face" Can't touch my, can't touch my, no he can't touch my peeeencil caaaaaaaase!


LMAO

This will be stuck in my head all weekend.
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NYC_Gal



Joined: 08 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Senior wrote:
pangaea wrote:
Senior wrote:

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I would add exacto knives to the list. What use do they have for them? Except injuring themselves? I have at least one nasty cut a month in my school. That's just in my class! What about the 50 other classes they have a week?!


I have one kid who tries to sharpen his pencil with one of those. Not only is it annoying, it makes me cringe because I know all it will take is one slip and he could slice halfway through his finger.


That is precisely why they carry them. The man who introduces the little 10c self contained sharpener to Korea, will make a killing.


They have sharpeners (though not with the little bubble to catch the filings) at the the underground shopping center at my train station. I bought some as prizes for the kids with the most stickers or stamps.
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NYC_Gal



Joined: 08 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They're not really exacto knives. They're box cutters. Exacto knives are more like scalpels. I used to use them in one of my design classes.
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Caffeinated



Joined: 11 Feb 2010

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Gr4 boy who likes to crotch punch and told EVERYONE in school he pulled my pants down to my knees when all he did was get a peek of my underwear. The homeroom teacher saw him do it and had him sit up front.

The Gr3 girl who may be in special ed and is on the verge of puberty and is much more touchier than usual lately.

Missing out on the school dinner Tuesday night because no one told me about it til lunchtime and I already had a dentist's appointment.

Being told that I need to make a lesson plan for today at 3:30 yesterday. My crankiness this morning made my displeasure clear to the teacher responsible.

On a happier note, got 3 candies and a pen from random kids today, and the evaluation from the Korean moms I taught English to for the past three months was all aces, along with a box of chocolates from a cougar-wannabe.
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Steelrails



Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Underwaterbob wrote:
I'll see your pencil cases and raise you a first grader I have dubbed "The Crotch Puncher".


What are you talking about, that's not annoying, that's hilarious.




For me.
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Kaypea



Joined: 09 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, the kids are getting more disgusting today.

One wrote, "*beep* in valva" on a laminated sheet (we were playing a quiz game). Later, the same kid wrote "I want to have sex with you." Very interesting, considering this kid is 1st year of the low level class (middle school).

On the good side...

Some anonymous angel left a piece of gum (in the wrapper, fresh and tasty) on the doorknob to the English Zone Smile So I could chew gum all morning (not setting a good example because the kids aren't allowed, but hey... being the boss has its benefits)
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