Do they still put those paper bands around cigars? You know; the ones we used to give our girlfriend in the fifth grade; explaining to her she should wear it as a ring to show that she liked you. “Like” being a word for love, because when you’re ten, you don’t say that word to a girl. Blech! Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged fifth grade
Bubblegum Cigars
July 29, 2011 at 8:15 am · Filed under Crazy stuff, Dark Side, Mostly fiction ·Tagged author, bubble gum cigars, Charles L. Mashburn, cigar bands, cigars, fifth grade, story, writer
Stay In Your Seat!
June 21, 2011 at 2:18 pm · Filed under Bad Stuff, Crazy stuff, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged author, board of education, Charles L. Mashburn, children, discipline, family, fifth grade, first day of fifth grade, first day of school, good old days, Mr. Powell, Pennies From Heaven, playing, stay in your seat, story, swats, writer
I wrote a poem, A Striking Example, based on the story you are about to read. It’s a painful tale about my first day of fifth grade in Mr. Powell’s class; a day that began with me having a very painful tail.
It was common knowledge that Mr. Powell was a feared and respected teacher and those of us who’d drawn him as our fifth grade teacher knew full well we would have to toe the line or suffer the consequences, via his “board” of education. Read the rest of this entry »
Stay In Your Seat!
May 4, 2011 at 10:08 am · Filed under Bad Stuff, Crazy stuff, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged author, board of education, Charles L. Mashburn, children, discipline, family, fifth grade, first day of fifth grade, first day of school, good old days, Mr. Powell, Pennies From Heaven, playing, stay in your seat, story, swats, writer
I wrote a poem, A Striking Example, based on the story you are about to read. It’s a painful tale about my first day of fifth grade in Mr. Powell’s class; a day that began with me having a very painful tail.
It was common knowledge that Mr. Powell was a feared and respected teacher and those of us who’d drawn him as our fifth grade teacher knew full well we would have to toe the line or suffer the consequences, via his “board” of education. Read the rest of this entry »
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