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welivetotreadonkings

(134 posts)
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 07:54 AM Apr 2019

Knew a kid who was suspended in high school...

He would sneak up behind girls and smell their hair. He did it a few times thinking it was funny. He was suspended for a week, and quickly grew out of it. He thought he was being a goofball but realized it was not cool. He was about 15 when he learned this.

You guys, this shouldn't be controversial... It was strange behavior then, it's strange behavior now. Nobody said anything about crime or assault, but it is, without a doubt, strange. Add a dynamic of a position of authority and it's even dicier.

That's all.

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Knew a kid who was suspended in high school... (Original Post) welivetotreadonkings Apr 2019 OP
How were his writing skills? NurseJackie Apr 2019 #1
Meh BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #2
ok I was so excited that may be a word I didn't know... jcgoldie Apr 2019 #3
dys is a prefix that can be used with many descriptive nouns BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #9
How is 'abnormal circumstance' relevant to the object LanternWaste Apr 2019 #10
Abnormal is just one of the meanings of dys BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #15
No. nt cwydro Apr 2019 #16
Not intended to be a metaphor. welivetotreadonkings Apr 2019 #18
We all knew a kid like that - one way or another. MineralMan Apr 2019 #4
Wow... I should have thought he would not be allowed to breathe in class. Maybe be required to wear hlthe2b Apr 2019 #5
Oh please. ucrdem Apr 2019 #6
Cool story bro. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #7
Cool story bro. Tipperary Apr 2019 #8
My sister's friend's brother's uncle's second cousin's twin sister's step-son's half brother's best LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #11
I'm glad we don't have someone going around sniffing children's hair. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #12
He's literally on film smelling children's hair lol welivetotreadonkings Apr 2019 #17
Who? NT WeekiWater Apr 2019 #19
That was a rightwing site Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #20
Maybe that kid could come out namahage Apr 2019 #13
I see What you did there ! treestar Apr 2019 #22
I agree that it's weird. Luciferous Apr 2019 #14
Cool story treestar Apr 2019 #21
 

BlueFlorida

(1,532 posts)
2. Meh
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 08:06 AM
Apr 2019

wrong metaphor, out of context and dyscircumstantial.

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jcgoldie

(12,046 posts)
3. ok I was so excited that may be a word I didn't know...
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 08:13 AM
Apr 2019

... and it turns out its not I agree with your meh response to the op though.

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BlueFlorida

(1,532 posts)
9. dys is a prefix that can be used with many descriptive nouns
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 08:55 AM
Apr 2019

and not all of them are words but they are accurate.

dys-functional

dys-circumstantial

dys means bad or abnormal.

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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
10. How is 'abnormal circumstance' relevant to the object
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 12:25 PM
Apr 2019

How is 'abnormal circumstance' relevant to the object (taking into account valency)?

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BlueFlorida

(1,532 posts)
15. Abnormal is just one of the meanings of dys
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:38 PM
Apr 2019

The circumstance of a 15 year old boy randomly hugging girls is not the same as a political leader doing it to supporters, friends and colleagues in a public function.

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18. Not intended to be a metaphor.
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 07:41 AM
Apr 2019

Just saying smelling women's hair without their consent is strange. Apparently DU disagrees.

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MineralMan

(150,898 posts)
4. We all knew a kid like that - one way or another.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 08:21 AM
Apr 2019

Thanks for sharing your story. Really. It's a cool story.

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hlthe2b

(113,257 posts)
5. Wow... I should have thought he would not be allowed to breathe in class. Maybe be required to wear
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 08:23 AM
Apr 2019

a gas mask. At the very minimum.

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ucrdem

(15,720 posts)
6. Oh please.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 08:29 AM
Apr 2019

There were commercials for years modeling this very behavior. Even a shampoo called "Geeyourhairsmellsgreat". I can see it would be annoying by today's standards but a week's suspension, hard to believe.

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LongtimeAZDem

(4,516 posts)
11. My sister's friend's brother's uncle's second cousin's twin sister's step-son's half brother's best
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 12:32 PM
Apr 2019

friend knew a guy that did something inappropriate.

So, Biden bad.

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WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)
12. I'm glad we don't have someone going around sniffing children's hair.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 12:52 PM
Apr 2019

I’m even more glad that “That’s all.”

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17. He's literally on film smelling children's hair lol
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 07:39 AM
Apr 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
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namahage

(1,160 posts)
13. Maybe that kid could come out
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:18 PM
Apr 2019

and say how smelling girls' hair is not COOL.
Many might benefit from him telling his STORY.

What say you? Think he'd be able to BROadcast his experience to the voting public?

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treestar

(82,383 posts)
21. Cool story
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 02:12 PM
Apr 2019

I don’t believe Biden did any such thing. Flores had four years to exaggerate this in her mind to a point where she likely believes it.

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