What am I allowed to talk about here?

[Baca Loco]

Originally posted by JoseDominguez
Let's stop dissing people's spelling ability, literacy is pretty weak right now.
Not surprising really 'cos I'm a teacher. What did they expect?

Nobody dissed anybody, however, if you're responsible for the sad state of educational affairs--shame on you. Now go and give your students a big hug.
And as for you dear, sweet Irish lads--perhaps you can buy a sense of humo(u)r down at the corner store.

 

[weedave]

I took your advice and went to buy a sense of humour but they were sold out. Dude said he'll be getting some new ones in sometime next week.

 

[chunk]

lets forget about it
and i will let u bump me up some stars


chunk

 

[Baca Loco]

Dave--make sure you hold out for a brand new sense of humour. Once they've passed their expiration date they are almost useless.

Chunk--nice try but would you really value your stars as much if they were given to you? You know you wouldn't.

 

[chunk]

i would value them as i sign of
respect to you


chunk
yes i am licking up lmao

 

[JoseDominguez]

You've got to be careful with a new sense of humor, avoid DOT as they don't seem to work over here.

Hmmmmm, hugging pupils? did you go to an all boy Catholic school then?

 

[dmd121]

humour at stores

no need to buy humour at the corner shop since we're all born with plenty, it just seems to dilute when it crosses the pond

having spent plenty time in the states it appears everyone is very happy to publicise their irish connections where possible. i spent half of last week in NYC listening to random people telling me how irish they were, and none of those were particularly stupid in the slightest, apart from the historical bs they came out with.

in the US if someone had a comment about someone's grammar and from that abused their e.g. hispanic or african origin then you would be tainted with the racism thing, and quite rightly.

i know this is not pb related but i do have a beef about generalisations without substance...every lingo has grammatical issues, country of origin has nothing to do with it

 

[Baca Loco]

Originally posted by JoseDominguez
You've got to be careful with a new sense of humor, avoid DOT as they don't seem to work over here.

Hmmmmm, hugging pupils? did you go to an all boy Catholic school then?

No, but since you've already "confessed" to not teaching your pupils to read or write particularly well-- I figured you were more concerned with their fragile little self-esteems. Hence the hugs.

Originally posted by some guyi know this is not pb related but i do have a beef about generalisations without substance...every lingo has grammatical issues, country of origin has nothing to do with it

Now if I'd said y'all were perpetual drunks you might have a case but as it is all I did was chide Chunk on his failure to make a reasonable effort to express himself. And I made a joke. You don't like it, fine. Life is hard and if you want to carry some chip around on your shoulder from a forum remark be my guest.

Oppressor of White People Everywhere

 

[Piper]

Ok have closed this thread as it is NOW way off topic.

Sorry but that is life!


Piper

 

[duffistuta]

No you haven't...