Twenty Names by Michael Moore

[HarveyDarkey]

Excerpted from Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life by Michael Moore

"Moore, YOUR SHIRTTAIL is out!"

It was the voice of Mr. Ryan, the assistant principal for discipline at my high school, and he was right on my back. Not figuratively. He was literally on it.

"Turn around!"

I did as I was told.

"You know the rules. Shirts are to be tucked in."

I tucked it in.

"Bend over."

He was carrying "The Paddle," a shortened version of a cricket bat, but with holes drilled in it to get maximum velocity.

"C’mon, this is not right," I protested. "It’s a shirt!"

"Bend over. Don’t make me tell you again."

I did as I was told. And as I was bending over, I marked the date on my mental calendar as being the last time I would ever do what I was told to do again.


http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/twenty-names

[chknltl]

1. Read the entire story...coolest thing i've read all week

Here is my kick and a strong recommend!

[limpyhobbler]

2. very cool.

might actually buy the book.

[Frank Cannon]

6. The book is excellent.

By turns, very sad and laugh-out-loud hilarious. It's his best book ever. A loving look back at what it meant to be an American in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

So hurry up and buy it already.

[Lugnut]

3. K&R

Click on the link and read.

[midnight]

4. K&R

[Brenda88]

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[Major Hogwash]

7. If Michael would have had an older brother, he would have known better than to argue . . .

. . . with the assistant principal.
My older brother warned me about all the real dick teachers and assistant principals at high school.

[Blue_Tires]

8. major kick!