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Human101948

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18. America has always been a dysfunctional nation...

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 04:25 PM

Sep 2015

Slavery, Jim Crow, Japanese internment, No Irish Need Apply, the Jewish Banking Conspiracy, the only good injun is a dead injun.

Racism and xenophobia have been a hallmark of this nation from day one.

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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