Sam_2.0
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Aug 1, 2014 13:35:51 GMT -5
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muttleynfelix
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Post by muttleynfelix on Aug 1, 2014 13:44:03 GMT -5
I just saw that and was like OMG. Have we gotten that stupid? Apparently?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Aug 1, 2014 13:47:12 GMT -5
I don't know whether to or You can't fix stupid. A nice Christmas gift for the principal would be a dictionary.
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Post by greeniis10 on Aug 1, 2014 13:48:22 GMT -5
Oh my, that is going to send me into a rant, so let me just stick with saying that I LOVE that Weird Al video! I saw it a while back and have been telling everyone about it. Too funny.
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Sam_2.0
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Aug 1, 2014 13:50:11 GMT -5
I don't know whether to or You can't fix stupid. A nice Christmas gift for the principal would be a dictionary. I know! I am guessing the outcome will be a nice settlement & reinstatement for the teacher, along with the principal being out on his ass. It's one thing to make a stupid mistake, but then to try & defend it like that instead of admitting you were wrong is just hilarious. Hope he's ready to retire since I don't see him getting another job in a similar field any time soon.
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Post by Opti on Aug 1, 2014 13:53:18 GMT -5
I hope the guy has the lawyer money to overturn this.
I didn't remember what a homophone was but I knew it wasn't about homosexuals. All this stupid reactionary branding like Obama phones to denote the long existing affordable telephone program probably made this guy assume there was such a thing as a homophone. A phone for homosexuals.
Poor literate teacher. Is it wrong to wish less stupid people were in positions of power?
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Post by 973beachbum on Aug 1, 2014 13:55:42 GMT -5
My first thought is a link of this sent to the principals college should require them to revoke his diploma. Clearly they made a mistake.
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Post by tskeeter on Aug 1, 2014 14:02:46 GMT -5
Oh, wow! This approaches the ultimate in irony. When I googled the Nomen Global Center, I found that the complete name is the Nomen Global Language Center. And that they tout themselves as "America's English Language School". Nomen is a school that teaches English to people from other countries who don't speak English. Basically, Nomen is an English immersion program. Nomen claims to teach English as a second language by using "qualified and experienced faculty". (Apparently not.) Sounds like this dufus of a principal can't tell a homophone from a homophobe unless he looks in the mirror.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 1, 2014 14:03:58 GMT -5
I would imagine this teacher will be reinstated by the end of the weekend.
Thank goodness the teacher was not involved with the drama club. Imagine the trouble he would have been in if he wrote about thespians.
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Post by imanangel on Aug 1, 2014 14:30:41 GMT -5
Idiocracy is coming closer and closer every day.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Aug 1, 2014 14:35:26 GMT -5
I hope lightening strikes that idiot!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 1, 2014 14:38:14 GMT -5
I hope lightening strikes that idiot! Maybe someone can find a nice big homophone and drill the principal a new one with it.
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Post by greeniis10 on Aug 1, 2014 14:57:08 GMT -5
I hope the guy has the lawyer money to overturn this.
I didn't remember what a homophone was but I knew it wasn't about homosexuals. All this stupid reactionary branding like Obama phones to denote the long existing affordable telephone program probably made this guy assume there was such a thing as a homophone. A phone for homosexuals.
Poor literate teacher. Is it wrong to wish less stupid people were in positions of power? No, it's not. That was my thought exactly! How do people like this graduate college and successfully get through interviews to get these positions?!
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Post by Peace77 on Aug 6, 2014 11:34:51 GMT -5
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Post by The Captain on Aug 6, 2014 11:59:22 GMT -5
If the is the quality of educator we consider principal material, I weep for the future of our children.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 12:17:33 GMT -5
*Posting with one eyebrow raised*
So, I looked up the definition of the word n****rdly and it means stingy. I'm a bit confused about how that definition fits in the context of the post that used the word and what exactly that post was really saying.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 12:19:57 GMT -5
Funny how Proboards replaced some letters with astericks instead of spelling it out
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Sam_2.0
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Aug 6, 2014 12:26:16 GMT -5
There was another post about using that word awhile back, Pink. Maybe that's what he was referencing? It caused all kinds of a ruckus when someone used that word in an article about...who knows what.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Aug 6, 2014 12:30:13 GMT -5
*Posting with one eyebrow raised* So, I looked up the definition of the word n****rdly and it means stingy. I'm a bit confused about how that definition fits in the context of the post that used the word and what exactly that post was really saying. The post was an example of another word that has gotten people into trouble because it sounds like a taboo word, but actually means something quite different and benign. There have been many cases of people getting in trouble for using the word n****rdly and I thought the comparison was apropos to the situation in the OP. The actual sentence that I wrote was just a way of presenting that thought. I didn't craft the sentence to mean I really thought they wouldn't have fired him if he was cheap. Hopefully that is slightly clearer than mud.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Aug 6, 2014 12:35:00 GMT -5
*Posting with one eyebrow raised* So, I looked up the definition of the word n****rdly and it means stingy. I'm a bit confused about how that definition fits in the context of the post that used the word and what exactly that post was really saying. And I guess I can be added to that list of people.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 14:35:11 GMT -5
I finally "got it", but by then I couldn't post. I'm a little slow sometimes unfortunately.
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