Thursday, August 7, 2008

Fun on the Web Aug 7 '08 Now & Then

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school,
pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun
rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's
shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to
show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called,
Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or
gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized
students and teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight
after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and
Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests
Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both
expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts
other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good
paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits
still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin.
Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets
extra money from state because Jeffrey has a
disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's
car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up
normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful
businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy
removed to foster care and joins a gang. State
psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers
being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some
aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the
smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for
drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English,
goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper
articles appear nationally explaining that teaching
English as a requirement for graduation is racist.
ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school
system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned
from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway
but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he
cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers
from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint
bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007- BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny
charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates
parents, siblings removed from home, computers
confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list
and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess
and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher,
Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes
on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator
and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

This should hit everyone to show how stupid we have
become! And if we do not wake up and take our country
back - WE will not have a country , nor a society to grow
old in or for our children to grow up in Think about it !

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