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There was one teacher I didn't like very much, my Biology teacher, so I prepared my Dad's old "rattlesnake eggs" joke and sat it on his desk before class began.  He was always bugging us to bring in "specimens".  He always leaned his chair back and put his feet on the desk while teaching.  He was in the middle of it when he noticed the envelope marked "rattlesnake eggs" and leaned over and picked it up  When he started opening it, it went off and he jumped so hard he and the chair went over backward.  When he got up off of the floor, he was so mad that I never did confess to him it was my doing.

posted by TAPS. on August 24, 2022 at 3:15 PM | link to this | reply

That was a really cruel nickname to give Dad and a poor example from a teacher. Good for Dad getting even, I am sure the detention was worth it. 

posted by Kabu on August 24, 2022 at 11:06 AM | link to this | reply

Good afternoon

That is a pretty horrible nickname, especially coming from an educator. That teacher needed to be put in his place.

posted by Sherri_G on August 24, 2022 at 10:34 AM | link to this | reply

Good Morning

FSI, I really don't believe that it would be tolerated by a teacher at this point in time to call a student Fat Man.  I'm sorry your Dad got detention but I think on this one particular occasion the teacher deserved it.  I can just see the beads falling on the ground and the teacher picking up hot beads.  That would have been an awesome video.  Then your Dad could have replayed it for his friends.  Sometimes people get what they deserve.

posted by Goldiec on August 24, 2022 at 7:39 AM | link to this | reply