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DukeAllen
11-28-2012, 10:52am
Gabriel came to the Lord and said, "I have to talk to you. We have some Texans up here who are causing problems. They're swinging on the pearly gates, my horn is missing, barbecue sauce is all over their robes, their dogs are riding in the chariots, and they're wearing baseball caps and cowboy hats instead of their halos. They refuse to keep the stairway to Heaven clean. There are watermelon seeds, spare rib bones, and corn cobs all over the place. Some of them are walking around with just one wing."
The Lord said, "Texans are Texans, Gabriel. Heaven is Home to all my children. If you want to know about real problems, call the Devil."
The Devil answered the phone, "Hello? Damn, hold on a minute." The Devil returned to the phone, "Okay, I'm back. What can I do for you?"
Gabriel replied, "I just want to know what kind of problems you're having down there."
The Devil said, "Hold on again. I need to check on something." After about 5 minutes the Devil returned to the phone and said, "I'm back. Now what was the question?"
Gabriel said, "What kind of problems are you having down there?"
The Devil said, "Man, I don't believe this....Hold on." This time the Devil was gone 15 minutes. The Devil returned and said , "I'm sorry Gabriel, I can't talk right now. Those damn Texans have put out the fire and are trying to install air conditioning."
What the hell is going on in Texas, I hate to pick on the Lone Star State, but Damn... I just read there now making the children in Texas schools carry a card that is encoded with a GPS tracking chip so the school system knows where the kids are at 100% of the time...Parents are all pissed off but the school system doesn't care because its getting big bucks from the government for being the first in the country to try it out.......Can you say "Big Brother Is Watching"........:leaving:..WW
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/25/schools-tracking-devices-causes-controversy/
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 12:14pm
Well seeing that most school faculty members are mostly socialist liberals, with fascist leaning commie agendas, no big surprise.
Here is a perfect example of the new left educational agenda here. My eldest son went to this high school years ago. If he were still there, I would have yanked him out of there in a heart beat. This is the beginning here of "No Child left behind" bullshit. You won't believe what you are reading:sadangel:
Edmonton teacher fired over his no-zero stance on grading
EDMONTON - The teacher at the centre of the no-zero grade controversy was fired Friday afternoon by Edmonton Public Schools.
Lynden Dorval received his termination notice after he attended a hearing Monday with the school district superintendent in which he argued to keep his job.
“I was still hopeful this wouldn’t occur, but I believe the superintendent had made it clear long ago that his mind was made up,” Dorval said Friday. “I tried to steel myself for this outcome but I had some hope it wouldn’t come to this.”
A teacher for 35 years, Dorval was officially suspended from his position as a physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School on May 18. According to the registered letter he received on Friday, his termination is effective Oct. 15.
The three-page letter, from Superintendent of Schools Edgar Schmidt, says Dorval is being terminated for “repeated acts of insubordination, unprofessional conduct, and refusal to obey lawful orders” subsequent to his suspension.
The 61-year-old was suspended for contravening school policy and giving zeros to students who did not turn in assignments. Teachers at Ross Sheppard are ordered by Principal Ron Bradley to note that the work was missed, but not to give students’ zeros.
DukeAllen
11-28-2012, 1:24pm
Looks like my joke was late. Sounds like we're all already in hell, and the devil is a liberal politician.
Frizlefrak
11-28-2012, 1:30pm
The 61-year-old was suspended for contravening school policy and giving zeros to students who did not turn in assignments. Teachers at Ross Sheppard are ordered by Principal Ron Bradley to note that the work was missed, but not to give students’ zeros.
What an absolute load of shit. When the students get out in the real world, what do they think their boss is going to do if they don't do their work???
Looks like it's the same everywhere.
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 1:31pm
Looks like my joke was late. Sounds like we're all already in hell, and the devil is a liberal politician.
Maybe it's Friz trying to piss in the fire:D
My wife is a teacher in Maryland about 20 miles from where we live in West Virginia. She was telling me not long ago that it's impossible for a child to fail school now.If there grades during the year aren't good enough to pass, all they have to do is a end of year "Project". Even if the project sucks and is garbage that has very little effort put into it, they still get passed because they turned in a project... How the hell can they not pass with rules like that in place...And they wonder why the US has fallen to the bottom of the pile when it comes to education..This country is SCREWED!!!..:confused5:...WW
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 1:46pm
Looks like it's the same everywhere.
:iagree:
What an absolute load of shit. When the students get out in the real world, what do they think their boss is going to do if they don't do their work???
I tell you what they'll do, they will end up on our dime. I mean it's getting so bad now, that some of the young kids in hockey leagues keep no score and all get trophies because the retarded parents think it's better for kids never to lose...WTF?? Losing was a great motivator in my books, I hated it, so naturally you would work harder to try to be the winner, but that concept is now fading fast, especially in the work place.:confused5:
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 1:54pm
How the hell can they not pass with rules like that in place...And they wonder why the US has fallen to the bottom of the pile when it comes to education..This country is SCREWED!!!..:confused5:...WW
That's exactly the criteria used here Wayne, "No child left behind" means no student will ever fail. Fu&king crazy. Don't worry, when it comes to education and screwed countries, we're right with you.:yesnod:
DukeAllen
11-28-2012, 1:54pm
Maybe it's Friz trying to piss in the fire:D
Nah not in that case you mentioned, since it was in canuckistan. We all know it's too cold to burn up there:D
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 2:07pm
Nah not in that case you mentioned, since it was in canuckistan. We all know it's too cold to burn up there:D
No way, it's a balmy +5º Fahrenheit here:D
I can't believe there are people stupid enough to come up with all this idiotic crap. Putting GPS on the kids, making it so no child can fail, making it so no child can ever get a zero, not keeping scores at sporting events so no one loses.. It has taken hundreds of years for our ancestors to figure out what works with children and what doesn't.. Our society was finally starting to get things right with the kids up to about 10 or 15 years ago..Now in the last few years they have come up with shit that makes no sense at all and can only cause kids to fail in the real world.. This sounds like someone is trying to destroy the United States from within. Destroying our kids so there's no one competent enough to run this country in the future..Setting these kids up to fail so they need financial help which would drain our countrys resources...Maybe we're being attacked from outside forces and don't even know it..This would be the perfect way to destroy a country, and its citizens not even know its happening....Do I sound paronoid???...Well I am....WW
Frizlefrak
11-28-2012, 2:11pm
No way, it's a balmy +5º Fahrenheit here:D
Hmmmm.....supposed to hit 70 here today. Oh Marrrrcooooooo!!!! Come out and play!!!! :rofl:
Wow....what a nice week coming up. :leaving:
http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/El+Paso+TX+USTX0413:1:US
Frizlefrak
11-28-2012, 2:13pm
IMaybe we're being attacked from outside forces and don't even know it..This would be the perfect way to destroy a country and its citizens not even know its happening....Do I sound paronoid???...Well I am....WW
Well frankly....yes, you do. Unfortunately, I share your sentiments 100%
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 2:22pm
Hmmmm.....supposed to hit 70 here today. Oh Marrrrcooooooo!!!! Come out and play!!!! :rofl:
Wow....what a nice week coming up. :leaving:
5 Day Weather Forecast for El Paso - weather.com (http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/El+Paso+TX+USTX0413:1:US)
Do the letters F.Y. mean anything to you?:leaving::lol:
I can't believe there are people stupid enough to come up with all this idiotic crap.
And even better, we elect our school trustees here. God help us all!
Frizlefrak
11-28-2012, 4:15pm
Do the letters F.Y. mean anything to you?:leaving::lol:
Not a damn thing....should they?? :lol: :lol:
Frizlefrak
11-28-2012, 4:20pm
And even better, we elect our school trustees here. God help us all!
Think yours are bad? Read this.
EPISD cheating scandal: Two Bowie administrators and a counselor on paid leave - El Paso Times (http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_21916381/episd-cheating-scandal-three-bowie-administrators-paid-leave)
School board trustees and administrators have been under pressure from the community and from the Texas Education Agency to take disciplinary action against employees who helped carry out García's cheating scheme. The scheme kicked some students out of school, kept others from enrolling and manipulated grade levels for students to keep them from taking the sophomore test that determines whether a school is meeting federal standards.
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 4:22pm
Not a damn thing....should they?? :lol: :lol:
I would really appreciate it if they did!:D
DukeAllen
11-28-2012, 5:43pm
FY= fondle you? Asking for some dog on cat action? :D
Sweet 90
11-28-2012, 5:57pm
Think yours are bad? Read this.
You know Friz, I would bet my last nickel this won't be the last school board to come under scrutiny. As far as I know here, school boards are almost always self policed unless some blows the whistle on them. Just goes to show, that any where there is a mixture of power and money, corruption will abound. Nothing is safe from it.
DukeAllen
11-28-2012, 6:39pm
Hope their aren't any priests on that school board.:leaving:
Hope their aren't any priests on that school board.:leaving:
...Or Prostitutes....:rofl:...WW
Frizlefrak
11-28-2012, 7:40pm
...Or Prostitutes....:rofl:...WW
Or Ex Altar Boys. :rofl:
Blue 92
12-26-2012, 6:09pm
You know Friz, I would bet my last nickel this won't be the last school board to come under scrutiny. As far as I know here, school boards are almost always self policed unless some blows the whistle on them. Just goes to show, that any where there is a mixture of power and money, corruption will abound. Nothing is safe from it.
It won't be. Here in Ohio there are multiple school districts that modified student records to show they had withdrawn from school and then re-enrolled.
That drops their grades and attendance records from the calculations used for reporting to the State Dept of Education and the Feds and makes the school looks better on paper.
The Superintendent of the Columbus Public Schools has announced her "retirement" at the end of this school year. Her retirement is, of course, completely unrelated to the dummied up data reported by the district.....
SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84
12-26-2012, 8:25pm
The public school system is probably the most corrupt entity of government simply because the 'chillun' are held hostage. No one dares to challenge.
Weakened curriculums, historically sanitized schoolbooks, teaching political correctness, ammoral values enforced, unashamed and unequalled financial waste and financial unaccountability and from the top to the bottom, the universal unchanged solution to all academic woes: 'mo money, 'mo money, 'mo money!
Frizlefrak
12-26-2012, 9:29pm
The public school system is probably the most corrupt entity of government simply because the 'chillun' are held hostage. No one dares to challenge.
Weakened curriculums, historically sanitized schoolbooks, teaching political correctness, ammoral values enforced, unashamed and unequalled financial waste and financial unaccountability and from the top to the bottom, the universal unchanged solution to all academic woes: 'mo money, 'mo money, 'mo money!
That summarized the entire plight of the public school system in one tidy paragraph. Nicely done Ratdude. :cert:
Ya know, for the longest time, I thought it was just El Paso's school system that was corrupt to this extent. The more I read, it seems like a nationwide epidemic.
Sweet 90
12-26-2012, 11:37pm
That summarized the entire plight of the public school system in one tidy paragraph. Nicely done Ratdude. :cert:
Ya know, for the longest time, I thought it was just El Paso's school system that was corrupt to this extent. The more I read, it seems like a nationwide epidemic.
Hell no Friz, you're right, it's an epidemic. Just watch as the whole democratic world rushes blindly into socialism/communism. Everyone is "Entitled" now, "Give Me" is the new mantra of the next generation. Believe me, America is not alone with this problem:confused5:
Taurus
12-27-2012, 12:06am
Hell no Friz, you're right, it's an epidemic. Just watch as the whole democratic world rushes blindly into socialism/communism. Everyone is "Entitled" now, "Give Me" is the new mantra of the next generation. Believe me, America is not alone with this problem:confused5:
Hey, that's our thing.:toetap:
Sweet 90
12-27-2012, 12:18am
Hey, that's our thing.:toetap:
Yeah, I wish Jon
Hell no Friz, you're right, it's an epidemic. Just watch as the whole democratic world rushes blindly into socialism/communism. Everyone is "Entitled" now, "Give Me" is the new mantra of the next generation. Believe me, America is not alone with this problem:confused5:
"Give Me" might be the way there thinking, but there's going to be less to "give" in the near future...I would be willing to bet that in the next few years there will be far less hand outs then in the past, for no other reason then the money won't be there..College grants and scholarships will become almost none existent,( Im seeing this now at the school my daughter just graduated from) and most of the free money handed out by the government in the past for unemployment and welfare will be cut way back..There already seriously talking about cutting back Medicare and Social Security......I don't think most Americans realize just how bad a shape the U.S. is really in.. It won't be a choice of should we, or shouldn't we, cut this program, it's going to be cut for lack of money.,, Like it or not, its going to happen...."Mark my words".......WW
PS....Sorry for the rant....
Frizlefrak
12-27-2012, 10:09am
"It won't be a choice of should we, or shouldn't we, cut this program, it's going to be cut for lack of money.,, Like it or not, its going to happen....
:iagree:
Doesn't matter how badly the libs want entitlements.....when we're $50 trillion in the hole (coming soon), the whole currency is going to collapse. Hyperinflation will follow, with the value of your life savings evaporating to zero in months. Chaos follows.
And we did this to ourselves.
DukeAllen
12-27-2012, 10:22am
:iagree:
Doesn't matter how badly the libs want entitlements.....when we're $50 trillion in the hole (coming soon), the whole currency is going to collapse. Hyperinflation will follow, with the value of your life savings evaporating to zero in months. Chaos follows.
And we did this to ourselves.
Sounds like SOP for Kenyan accounting.:kick:
Sweet 90
12-27-2012, 11:10am
..... It won't be a choice of should we, or shouldn't we, cut this program, it's going to be cut for lack of money.,, Like it or not, its going to happen...."Mark my words".......WW
It's amazing to me just how idiotic governments are. Most business owners can see trouble coming and begin to do what ever they need to do to survive before the shit hits the fan. Governments on the other hand, not only wait to the shit hits the fan, but proceed to continue right through it, seemingly oblivious to what is really happening around them. Power at any cost people, the country be damned.
.....I don't think most Americans realize just how bad a shape the U.S. is really in..
Personally, I do not think the world realizes the impact this will have on the global economy and I for one am very nervous. The man steering your ship right now is quite lost and infact he's drowning:cert:
DukeAllen
12-27-2012, 11:21am
The man steering your ship right now is quite lost and infact he's drowning:cert:
George Soros? He and Barry aren't lost, they're set for life. All the money, drugs, power, and women they'll ever want and no consequences. And to hell with the rest of us.
Frizlefrak
12-27-2012, 11:44am
It's amazing to me just how idiotic governments are. Most business owners can see trouble coming and begin to do what ever they need to do to survive before the shit hits the fan. Governments on the other hand, not only wait to the shit hits the fan, but proceed to continue right through it, seemingly oblivious to what is really happening around them. Power at any cost people, the country be damned.
Personally, I do not think the world realizes the impact this will have on the global economy and I for one am very nervous. The man steering your ship right now is quite lost and infact he's drowning:cert:
Two very valid points. But you see, business owners can't just crank up the printing presses and print themselves FRN's like the govt can. Well, for now anyway. But it's going to come home to roost....and very soon.
And yes, the USA drives the world economy. And if we implode, so does the entire world economy.....which is the only reason things are still going as well as they are. The world could call in our debt any time they want to....but doing so would be financial suicide. It's in everybody's interest to keep the game going as long as possible....but at some point, the debt load will be unsustainable.
Americans own a massive share of their own debt....contrary to popular myth, the Chinese and the Arabs own a relatively small share of it....but in terms of dollars, it's still astronomical. Think of it in these terms....you earn $50K a year. You take home $3000 a month after taxes. You owe $600K on your house, and the payment is eating up 70% of your take home pay. You have $900 a month left over. You have $600 in car payments, $400 a month in groceries, and have a $75K balance on your credit cards at 24% interest....and the interest alone is eating up $500 a month. Utilities and insurance are eating up another $500 a month. You still spend $400 a month on entertainment. To make up the deficit, you keep taking out new credit cards and other lines of credit. You are a microcosm of the USA right now.
Never in my wildest dreams when I was young did I think it would come to this. Yet here we are.
George Soros? He and Barry aren't lost, they're set for life. All the money, drugs, power, and women they'll ever want and no consequences. And to hell with the rest of us.
There is probably more truth to that than any of us wants to admit.
Frizlefrak
12-27-2012, 11:50am
The one thing that is VERY important to remember....we left the gold standard decades ago. Therefore, our debt = our money supply. The more debt there is, the more cash is floating around in circulation. And there more there is of something, the less valuable it becomes....to the point where nobody wants it anymore.
That is the tipping point....when nobody wants it anymore.
Sweet 90
12-27-2012, 12:09pm
But you see, business owners can't just crank up the printing presses and print themselves FRN's like the govt can. Well, for now anyway. But it's going to come home to roost....and very soon.
:iagree:
This is something I could never get my head around. Who in their right mind could possibly think printing more money could ever be a good idea
but at some point, the debt load will be unsustainable.
To make up the deficit, you keep taking out new credit cards and other lines of credit. You are a microcosm of the USA right now.
Never in my wildest dreams when I was young did I think it would come to this. Yet here we are.
There is probably more truth to that than any of us wants to admit.
Dead on Friz, personal debt even here is at an all time high, with no signs of slowing. The big wake up call is coming in the form of a Tsunami people:cert:
: Dead on Friz, personal debt even here is at an all time high, with no signs of slowing. The big wake up call is coming in the form of a Tsunami people:cert:
What I don't get is where did these people get this mentality.. Spend , spend and spend some more.. I grew up knowing that if you want something, you save your money till you have enough to purchase that item,and then you get it, and I have passed this on to my children.. Who the hell were the parents of the children that let them think it's ok to charge until your charge cards are maxed out, and then you get a new card and start again..Where did these kids learn this and why didn't the parents correct this flawed thinking before they left home.. I think alot of parents just let their kids grow up without direction or guidence to do what they wanted , and this is what happened to them..That's the only thing I can think it would be....WW
Sweet 90
12-27-2012, 1:01pm
.. Who the hell were the parents of the children that let them think it's ok to charge until your charge cards are maxed out, and then you get a new card and start again..Where did these kids learn this and why didn't the parents correct this flawed thinking before they left home..
How can you pass on financial knowledge and responsibility to your kids that most of these parents don't know or can even comprehend themselves? ... The short answer.....Somebody else will pay for all of my screw ups, hence the "Why should I give a shit attitude" I'm entitled":D
How can you pass on financial knowledge and responsibility to your kids that most of these parents don't know or can even comprehend themselves? ... The short answer.....Somebody else will pay for all of my screw ups, hence the "Why should I give a shit attitude" I'm entitled":D
These people, with this attitude are in for a rude awakening very shortly...What are they going to do when the government cuts them off, they have no money , no job and no food... This is one good reason to have guns, when these people try to raid my home and take the food and belongings from my family, I'll have a pile of dead "Im entitled" azzholes lying in the front yard...WW
Sweet 90
12-27-2012, 1:17pm
These people, with this attitude are in for a rude awakening very shortly...
Oh Hell yeah:seasix:
..What are they going to do when the government cuts them off, they have no money , no job and no food...
Yep, it's called Anarchy Wayne. Coming soon to a city near you:confused5:
Frizlefrak
12-27-2012, 2:13pm
Unfortunately, anarchy is correct. If the sheeple will fight each other over a video game on Black Friday, how are they going to behave when it's the last loaf of bread on the shelf in the entire city?
That's where the guns come in my friends. When the looting starts (which it won't here) there would be a pile of bodies in my front yard.
I'm debt free. 100%. Everything, including my home, is paid for. None of our stuff is fancy, but it's all ours. We have plenty of cash, investments, and other assets....all the result of living UNDER our means for 25 years. Unemployment doesn't scare me. In fact, nothing does. If we can do it, why can't the Federal Govt?
I know people who are what I call "two paychecks from living in the street". I couldn't do it....I'd be a basket case. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night....a nervous wreck.....and yet they seem oblivious to where they really stand. It almost seems like a form of sociopathy....no regard for consequences, no remorse about anything. 90% of the people out there are what I call "consumabots". I think the govt encourages this so they will have control.
Frizlefrak
12-27-2012, 2:22pm
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Im in the same boat as you Friz, the only bill I have is last months electric bill...My wife insisted that we pay the house off last year, just in case the country went to hell, her thinking is at least we'll have a place to live, smart women.. I have a large fireplace so I can heat my house in the winter, and a well in the backyard for water. I also keep the deer on my property well feed and always hanging around because you never know when I might need them..:rofl:.. I have many guns and plenty of ammo just in case, and I target shoot alot for practice..I wonder how many people have never even considered the fact that things could go real bad, real fast..I hope I never have to initiate my survival plan, but it's better to have one you never use, then to not have one at all.....:seasix:..WW
Frizlefrak
12-27-2012, 5:24pm
..I wonder how many people have never even considered the fact that things could go real bad, real fast
Most. I'm gonna say 98% think nothing can possibly go seriously wrong....that our current paradigm will continue forever.
They may be in for a very rude awakening very soon. And the biggest element of surviving something like that is simply understanding what is happening, why it happened, and accepting your new reality. There will be those who have to go through the 5 steps....they will find themselves challenged.
Maybe I'm a paranoid doomster.....but I think the financial cataclysm that is bearing down on us will make the Great Depression look like a picnic.
$16 trillion dollars. We should be living in a veritable utopia. Where did it all go???
SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84
12-27-2012, 5:32pm
Yep, we're all paid off too. I've been picking up .22 rifles for years now strictly as a bartering tender when cash means nothing. I have about 67k rounds of .22 ammo for the same reason.
The people didn't get us into this mess-politicians did. We gave them the power to keep the ship off the rocks! What did they do? Used that given power to buy votes and more power! Padding their own beds at the expense of the people's treasury! Now we're on majour rocks!
Right now, Obummer and Reid are hammering Johnny Boner and the GOP for not sending a bill to them. But wait-both Obummer and Reid have publicly promised to kill or veto ANY bill that comes from the house! WTF? WTF? W T F?
Those two are the country's biggest liars (remember Reid's ranting about Romney not paying any income tax?).
We've pretty much lost the government to a hostile force that incrementally rotted before our eyes! It may take a very painful housecleaning to reclaim it...
I've been picking up .22 rifles for years now strictly as a bartering tender when cash means nothing. I have about 67k rounds of .22 ammo for the same reason. m it...
Damn bunky, I can see I need to start picking up a few more cases of ammo.. The problem is Obumer is going to restrict the amount of ammo that can be bought by one person. Guess I'll just have to get the whole family to go to the store with me so we can buy a bunch.....WW
Maybe I'm a paranoid doomster.....but I think the financial cataclysm that is bearing down on us will make the Great Depression look like a picnic.
Well, I hope your wrong, but I for one will be as prepared as I can be. There will be alot of unprepared people out there that will have no idea what to do or where to go.....
Friz, One last thing before I go... You ask where did the 16 trillion go? One thing I can't believe is even though the US is going through the worst money crisis we have ever seen, we are still sending billions of dollars to help other counties..Why the hell would we still be sending money to other counties when we are so far in dept that we may never get out. This is the idiotic crap that amazes me..We are actually "borrowing" money to send to other counties..WTF....:D...WW
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SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84
12-27-2012, 8:18pm
Why the hell would we still be sending money to other countries when we are so far in dept that we may never get out. This is the idiotic crap that amazes me..We are actually "borrowing" money to send to other counties..WTF....:D...WW
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:iagree:..... $64 trillion dollar question.....
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