What a Difference 50 Years Makes-

Fubar

Look my ass glows!
Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

1957 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to
His car and gets his 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.

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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight, after school.

1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.

2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.

2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.

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. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's Mom has affair with psychologist.

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Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school.

1957 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car Searched for drugs and weapons.

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Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.

1957 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.

2007 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies The ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.

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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1957: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

2007: State Democratic Party takes up Pedro’s cause. 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 can't speak English.

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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 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, and Johnny’s Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

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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.
 

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
mv_princess said:
i'm not sure it's suppose to be funny, but I laughed.


Im hoping you laughed for the same reason I did, because the statements of 2007 are ridiculous and sadly true, whereas the things from 1957 are also true and sadly gone.
 

mv_princess

mv = margaritaville
baileydog said:
Im hoping you laughed for the same reason I did, because the statements of 2007 are ridiculous and sadly true, whereas the things from 1957 are also true and sadly gone.
Yeah, and that one about the firecracker killed me. But to think that the FBI would show up to a seven year olds door step, just makes me giggle.
 

rack'm

Jaded
mv_princess said:
Yeah, and that one about the firecracker killed me. But to think that the FBI would show up to a seven year olds door step, just makes me giggle.


A 5 year old was expelled for holding up a wooden block and saying, "it's a bomb"

:duh:
 

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
mv_princess said:
Yeah, and that one about the firecracker killed me. But to think that the FBI would show up to a seven year olds door step, just makes me giggle.


I remember as a kid the one thing every 10 year old wanted was a chemistry kit so they could make things that blow up. Do they even sell them any more
 

mv_princess

mv = margaritaville
baileydog said:
I remember as a kid the one thing every 10 year old wanted was a chemistry kit so they could make things that blow up. Do they even sell them any more
I don't think so...The things you used to play with...like "Lawn darts" because those were safe
 

ashliekay711

New Member
the sad part is that its true... kids back then actually had to work to get stuff and they got punished when they did something that was actually wrong not for doing somethin all kids do... kids now get punished for doing things kids do and a lot of times when tey do something wrong its blamed on the parents or the school board, heaven forbid he's actually a bad child and takes the blame for what he did
 

jazz lady

~*~ Rara Avis ~*~
PREMO Member
baileydog said:
I remember as a kid the one thing every 10 year old wanted was a chemistry kit so they could make things that blow up. Do they even sell them any more

Oh yeah. Pick your poison.

I remember having one when I was a kid. Maybe that's why I'm so fascinated by MythBusters and blowing stuff up. :boom: :lmao:
 

rack'm

Jaded
baileydog said:
I remember as a kid the one thing every 10 year old wanted was a chemistry kit so they could make things that blow up. Do they even sell them any more


Growing up on the farm, we used to blow up stumps with everyday house hold stuff. :bubble:
 

mrweb

Iron City
rack'm said:
Growing up on the farm, we used to blow up stumps with everyday house hold stuff. :bubble:

We used to go to the dump and blow the doors off of washing machines with M-80s. Old guy that ran the dump just told us to be careful.

I got into a fight in 9th grade in basketball practice. Coach said "Take it outside." We did (of course coach was a 5 times golden gloves boxer, who was going to not do what we were told, if not he would have given you a punch in the are, darn those hurt!) I got pinned on the ground but only after breaking my opponent's nose. Ended up good friends for the remainder of High School.
 

Sweet 16

^^8^^
mv_princess said:
I don't think so...The things you used to play with...like "Lawn darts" because those were safe

Ah, lawn darts. Ya know, we were always taught to stand back -- and never in front of -- the person throwing them. And you know what? We listened to our parents because we knew they could be dangerous and no one I knew was ever injured by them. But I guess we were just "lucky".
 

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
Sweet 16 said:
Ah, lawn darts. Ya know, we were always taught to stand back -- and never in front of -- the person throwing them. And you know what? We listened to our parents because we knew they could be dangerous and no one I knew was ever injured by them. But I guess we were just "lucky".


OMG, how could your parents be so neglegtful? Maybe you should sue them on the grounds that you could of been hurt. And who are you kidding, no one listens to their parents. :lalala: :sarcasm:
 
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