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After a month, I don't mind googling. It's not the first line from a song I never heard of. "Punky's Dilemma" by Simon and Garfunkel. I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John... George

"Let's not shoot the crazy end-of-the-world machine just yet." "It fell victim to one of the classic blunders; never go up against an Australian when DEATH is on the line!" George

Put enough of the song down, and even I get it. "You've Got to Change Your Evil Ways" by Santana. George

My wife has done a lot of substitute teaching. She began working on her certification to teach full-time, but the liberal bias of the curriculum made her cringe. She's now happy to do the occasional sub jub. If you don't expect to be there tomorrow, you don't have to take a lot of crap! George More likely, it's what the NEA wants. George

No statute of limitations. Sometimes these threads just get forgotten for a while. George

Matilda was right with "Banacek." Assuming that her next line is a clue, I would guess "The Cisco Kid." (How old ARE we, anyway?) George

No. Take a careful look at Matilda's first post. George

Yeah. What they said. George

Sounds familiar, but I can't place it... George

Matilda clearly knows the answer, but let's see if someone else gets it (since she seems to be dodging). I might point out that all the qoutes above actually begin with the phrase "There's an old Polish proverb which says..." George

I got booted before I'd ever heard of Waydale or Greasespot. My wife (fiancee at the time) chose to leave with me. I think she was actually looking for a way out, anyway. I'm glad you "got better"! ;) George

The government caused the problem by changing teaching standards so that students pupils are no longer required to learn anything. They have to be passed regardless of achievement, because God forbid we should hurt their feelings. States, like Texas, with so-called achievement tests, continually dumb them down, and then the teachers only prep kids for those tests. (I'm generalizing here, of course; there ARE teachers who try to instill a love for learning, but the political deck is stacked against them.) The courts (which are part of the government) encourage this behavior. I haven't read the "College grad sues school" thread, but it doesn't surprise me in the least. As for suing the parents of unruly kids, it's not what I would really like to see. But if people are no longer afraid of parents and teachers, at least they're still afraid of LAWYERS! George

"Just because a dress is red satin doesn't mean it comes off easily." "Even a thousand szloty note can't tapdance." "When your sleigh is being chased by wolves, throw them a raisin cookie, but don't stop to bake a cake." George

There have always been troublemakers in school, but when I was growing up, they usually got straightened out pretty quickly. Of course, I spent several years in Catholic schools. But even at the pulic high school I attended, children were respectful. If a teacher had to discipline you (in ANY way), your parents ALSO disciplined you. Frankly, I think the only recourse teachers have these days (and I haven't heard about anyone trying it, but it makes sense to me) would be to sue the parents of unruly children, saying that the children provide a hostile work environment. Better a pre-emptive strike like that than to have some parent sue because the teacher sent the kid to detention and "lowered his self-esteem." <_< George

I was going to guess "Laugh-In" until the Wrongway Peachfuzz line. I'm not sure of the exact title, but it must be a "Rocky and Bullwinkle" something. George

If a teacher corrects a child, he gets sued. If a parent corrects a child, CPS is called. Our present laws enforce this nonsense. That kind of crap never happened when I was a child, and you know what? Kids weren't unruly (at least not to the extent we see today). So, sure, let the kids run riot, then clamp down with excessive laws. George

I don't think I ever met him personally, but we did exchange correspondence. I sent him a letter about my concerns that "Uncle Harry Day" was too much like a Catholic Holy Day. He responded politely, attempting to assuage my concerns without admitting any wrong doctrine or practice. I doubt it's coincidental, however, that after that the day was renamed "Burn the Chaff Day." George

Since I have no idea how permissive British society had become, I have no real response to these articles. In America, we've made it almost impossible for teachers and parents to correct unruly children. I could see backlash like this happening here, too. It would be just another case of the government taking away individual freedoms to correct a problem that it caused in the first place. George

Hey, young man! The tropics have been awfully quiet this summer. What have you been up to? :B) How are the wife and baby? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! George

This episode is, in my mind, tied with "Spock's Brain" as the worst OS episode ever. And, the worst Star Trek movie, "The Final Frontier," was an extended version of it (pointy-eared guy uses mind control to hijack the Enterprise to find God). George

I couldn't have said it better. Season 3 had some real stinkers, though I enjoyed episodes that featured Scotty. You're up, Hiway! George

Foul tip. Right series, right season, wrong episode. This might make it a bit more obvious: "I didn't think Mister Scott would go for the brainy type." "I don't think he's even noticed she has a brain." "When a man of Scotty's years falls in love, the loneliness of his life is suddenly revealed. His heart once throbbed to the sound of the ship's engines; now, all he can see is the woman." "Scott here." "Scotty, where have you been? Where are you?" "In the Sickbay." "Are you sick?" "Oh, no. I was just checking on the lass. She's going to be fine now. There's nothing wrong with her." "Well, I'm relieved to hear your prognosis, Mister Scott. Is the doctor there with you, or will I find him in Engineering?" "All right, now. What's all this talk of dying? They've called a turn on us 3 out of 4 times. Well, that's a better average than anyone deserves. It's our turn, now. We'll fight them. So let's not hear anything more about dying." "Well, this is an Enterprise first. Dr. McCoy, Mr. Spock and Engineer Scott are all in complete agreement. Can I stand the strain?" George

Hmmm. I'm sure I watched the landing with my Dad in the afternoon, but I could have sworn it was on a weekday after summer school. In retrospect, it seems unlikely that Dad would have taken the day off to watch the landing, so Sunday it was! George

Funny, when I saw "That Was the Week That Was," all I could think of was the short-lived TV show. No wonder I couldn't think of it as a movie line. George

It was the summer between eighth grade and high school. I was taking Algebra I that summer so I could take Geometry in the fall. Classes were in the morning. I came home and watched it that afternoon with my Dad. (North Chicago suburbs -- I don't recall it being ESPECIALLY hot.) George