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malthaussen

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5. Hell, I brought a pistol to school in '72.

Reply to seaotter (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 02:38 PM

Sep 2015

Loaded with blanks, I was going to use it in the school play. One of my classmates ratted me out to the principal, but all he did was take possession of it until the play began.

Try that now, and I'd be in jail.

-- Mal

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7 Kids Not Named Mohamed Who Brought Homemade Clocks to School And Didn't Get Arrested [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2015 OP

We made these in Jr. High woodshop. 1974 seaotter Sep 2015 #1

Those were the days! (nt) enough Sep 2015 #3

How times have changed Egnever Sep 2015 #4

Hell, I brought a pistol to school in '72. malthaussen Sep 2015 #5

I brought an SKS to show and tell, fresh from Viet Nam. snort Sep 2015 #14

Thanks for this Hissyspit malaise Sep 2015 #2

America has always been a dysfunctional nation... Human101948 Sep 2015 #18

And English teachers should stick to their principals and predicates Demeter Sep 2015 #19

Demeter, be generous...it was a circuit board... Human101948 Sep 2015 #20

Nothing is concealed in a circuit board...it's all hanging right out there Demeter Sep 2015 #21

He could have packed C4 in those little transistor thingeys... Human101948 Sep 2015 #22

Yeah, but he could have had homemade plutonium in those cans!!!1! kentauros Sep 2015 #23

Another Big Difference erpowers Sep 2015 #6

God forbid that any school child show initiative or intellectual curiosity. yardwork Sep 2015 #12

cool story, bro KG Sep 2015 #15

Yeah, totally reasonable that a kid should be arrested for showing initiative gollygee Sep 2015 #25

Ah, I see now. He brought his clock in on a non-clock day TubbersUK Sep 2015 #26

Had No Reason To Bring It To School erpowers Sep 2015 #29

K&R yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #7

Texas? Makes sense. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #8

+1 nt Javaman Sep 2015 #10

I don't know, mountain grammy Sep 2015 #9

ernie's folly skippercollector Sep 2015 #11

this child's beautiful mind and creativity is damaged for life. NT bonniebgood Sep 2015 #13

kid made a decorative wall clock in wood shop...hangs on the wall dembotoz Sep 2015 #16

That is terrible ut oh Sep 2015 #17

The Stupid is the largest river in Texas L. Coyote Sep 2015 #27

No no...I have been informed here by a fellow DUer that the school did the right thing. Rex Sep 2015 #24

......... steve2470 Sep 2015 #28