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How about we play, "Never have I ever"?
Never have I ever attended a middle or high school
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How about we play, "Never have I ever"?
Never have I ever attended a middle or high school
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Texas Democrat leaves Republicans speechless when he uses the Bible against them
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Matthew 6:5 about praying in secret. Also some references to faith without works is dead and to feed the hungry and clothe the naked in reference to why there is a proposal to put the commandments in classrooms but not to do what Jesus actually calls Christians to do.
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Do Sign Languages have puns?
I read a book last year (Song for a Whale) about a Deaf girl who would play a game with her grandfather where they would create a story together while using the same hand shape all throughout. So maybe they would make a fist, or ann open palm, or a “y” shape and then the story was created using signs that used that hand shape. If you couldn’t continue the story with the same hand shape you lost. Not exactly a pun but I thought it was interesting.
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Bubble Wrap!
My husband recently broke his foot (second time in 5 years). While at the doctor they discovered he has an extra bone in some parts of his leg, then they’re looking at things on the x-ray and asking if all these various parts hurt because apparently his leg is all kinds of fucked up from high school sports.
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People aged quickly back in the 1970s
The trade-off was that they wanted Alan Rickman for Snape. So that meant Lily and James needed to be older too. Since we only see them in a few flashbacks I don’t think it’s that big of a deal that they’re older than written.
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space, the final frontier
NASA has already sent out emails to their teams and contractors about what implications this can have on their departments. Shit’s bad.
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Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group
Do EZ-Pass next. I’m tired of getting charged $35 every time my account dips below the $5 threshold or whatever it is.
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The path to enlightenment starts with anger...
When our daycare was closed for bad weather we did not get any discounts in tuition. But the teachers did not get paid because they did not work. Our money just lined somebody’s pocket at the top for services we didn’t receive.
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If you've ever interacted with someone who speaks a different language, what is the funniest misunderstanding you've had?
I was in a sign language class (ASL) around Halloween and the instructor asked if we had ever encountered a ghost. We thought he signed tornado so we signed about times we were near tornadoes while he’s looking on with disbelief and shock and awe about all of our supernatural encounters. We had a good laugh when we figured out the confusion.
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'Ridiculous': Doctor charges for surgery after pulling splinter from toddler's hand
Can I sue for malpractice if my general practitioner is practicing “surgery” while not being a surgeon then?
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California lawmaker to introduce bill to remove artificial dyes from foods served in school
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I looked this up a little while ago because a student had a note in their file that they are to avoid red 40 due to behavioral changes. I think what I gathered is that there is maybe some evidence but nothing has been researched thoroughly to make any real determination. Here’s the conclusion of a study: “ Conclusions: A restriction diet benefits some children with ADHD. Effects of food colors were notable were but susceptible to publication bias or were derived from small, nongeneralizable samples. Renewed investigation of diet and ADHD is warranted.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22176942/
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A Message from Scholastic on U.S. Book Fairs | Scholastic Media Room
I just had this conversation with my scholastic rep in August. I told her to bring the books. I would much rather have books that represent all my students even if I anger a white mom or two. The books were mostly black and Hispanic characters and a few LGBTQ+ books. I cannot fathom telling a student that they don’t get to read or buy a book that has characters that represent them and their culture because somebody else doesn’t “agree” with it. Fuck man, let the kids read.
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How the fuck do I find out where and when all these protests and rallies are happening?
This has some. I don’t think 50501 is on there but there’s a range of events. My teacher’s union posted on here and then I found a few more.
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Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales
Fuck Trumpkin.
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Master Kids rule
There’s a buzzfeed show called “I draw, you cook” where kids draw something and 2 chefs try to create it. Then the kids judge which is better.
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US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills
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Considering the article states that she didn’t have enough money to have a funeral for the fetus, I don’t think she had the means to raise a child. It’s impossible to “get around to” doing something that isn’t offered easily and affordably. I don’t think giving her child abortion pills when she was over 20 weeks pregnant was her first choice, I think it was a move of desperation.
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Teacher faces termination after calling in sick for 2 days to attend a concert in Nashville, district says
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Teachers don’t have vacation days. They get 10 sick days per year. They get 3 personal days. It’s very possible the only leave she had were sick days.
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I've never managed to spell that right
“Necessary” I’m fine with. “Unnecessarily” is impossible for me though. Can’t even get close enough for autocorrect, needed to use the microphone…
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These queer farmers and ranchers are boycotting Tractor Supply and want you to join them
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The one near us has a self serve dog wash. I can take my dogs and use their water, their shampoo, their towels, their dryers, and not have my bathroom covered in dog hair for $10.