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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=599453019-22112005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Nicely done. The last time I had to dig up Snopes was
when photos of a "24 foot crocodile shot and killed swimming in a
flooded New Orleans street" started making the rounds after Hurricane
Katrina. </FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
elfsea-bounces+glen.d.wilkerson=lmco.com@ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+glen.d.wilkerson=lmco.com@ansteorra.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Greg Shetler<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 22, 2005 1:15
PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Barony of Elfsea'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Elfsea] OT - teacher
humour<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sorry, false urban
legend per snopes.com: <A
href="http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.htm">http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I first saw this one
about two years ago. Here is an excerpt of the text at
snopes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“The putative answering
machine message for Palisades Charter High quoted above was concocted in part as
a reaction to the brouhaha over the school's attendance policy, and in part as a
sardonic expression of all the usual frustrations teachers experience in dealing
with students and parents: fabricated excuses for students' absences and
uncompleted homework, blame that teachers are solely responsible for the
failures of non-achieving students, complaints from parents about not having
received information already sent to them several times, etc. However, the staff
"voted" for the message only in the sense that they agreed with its sentiments
(the circulating version of this piece often omits the introductory line "Too
bad they can't actually use it . . ."); it was not ever actually placed on the
phone answering system at Palisades Charter High. (In fact, Palisades Charter
High phone system doesn't have menu options -- when the office is open a
switchboard operator fields calls, and when the office is closed a recording
invites the caller to leave a voicemail message or press keys to access a
specific extension directly.) “<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Last
updated: 26 December 2002”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
elfsea-bounces+frayduck=comcast.net@ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+frayduck=comcast.net@ansteorra.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B>pcrandal@sbcglobal.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, November 22, 2005
11:12<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
elfsea@ansteorra.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[Elfsea] OT - teacher humour</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(This is
hilarious, no wonder some people<BR>were offended!) This is the message that the
Pacific<BR><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Palisades</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType> (<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>) Staff voted<BR>unanimously to
record on their school telephone<BR>answering machine. This came about because
they<BR>implemented a policy requiring students and parents<BR>to be responsible
for their children's absences and<BR>missing
homework.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The school
and teachers are being sued by<BR>parents who want their children's failing
grades<BR>changed to passing grades even though those children<BR>were absent
15-30 times during the semester and did<BR>not complete enough school work to
pass their<BR>classes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This is the
actual answering machine message<BR>for the school<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"Hello! You
have reached the automated<BR>answering service of your school. In order to
assist<BR>you in connecting the right staff member, please<BR>listen to all your
options before making a<BR>selection<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To lie
about why your child is absent -<BR>Press 1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To make
excuses for why your child did not<BR>do his work- Press
2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To
complain about what we do - Press 3<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To swear
at staff members - Press 4<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To ask why
you didn't get information that<BR>was already enclosed in your newsletter and
several<BR>flyers mailed to you - Press 5<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"If you
want us to raise your child - Press 6<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"If you
want to reach out and touch, slap or<BR>hit someone - Press
7<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To request
another teacher for the third<BR>time this year- Press
8<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To
complain about bus transportation -<BR>Press 9<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"To
complain about school lunches - Press 0<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"If you
realize this is the real world and<BR>your child must be accountable and
responsible for<BR>his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and that<BR>it's
not the teachers' fault for your child's lack<BR>of effort: Hang up and have a
nice day!"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If you can
read this thank a teacher.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If you are
reading it in English thank
a<BR>veteran.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>