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13. When my elder daughter had her first week of school in the USA

Reply to Takket (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 24, 2017, 02:03 PM

Nov 2017

She was 16, and asked me about the odd chanting ritual they did every morning.

I asked her what in the world she meant. It was a public school, and they weren't supposed to be doing anything religious, much less chanting like Buddhist monks. I asked he what they were chanting. She said they mostly just mumbled, and she couldn't make most of it out, but she said it sounded like it started with "I spread the peaches."

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The National Anthem is Important says Trump [View all] Angry Dragon Nov 2017 OP

He has to sing it, on key, once through, first DFW Nov 2017 #1

Bingo! blue neen Nov 2017 #2

how can he remember when he never knew them?? Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #4

Excellent point! blue neen Nov 2017 #6

And what are the odds he can hit all the notes on key? DFW Nov 2017 #9

Never, in a million years could Trump hit those notes. blue neen Nov 2017 #10

Or he'd complain that Francis Scott Key was working for Hillary and it was his fault DFW Nov 2017 #14

good addition Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #3

all the verses too 0rganism Nov 2017 #15

And it has to be far from the East Wing, too DFW Nov 2017 #16

...and in the original 1814 scoring: SeattleVet Nov 2017 #19

Is it a waltz? LeftInTX Nov 2017 #21

Yes, it is in ('waltz') time. SeattleVet Nov 2017 #23

All four verses? hedda_foil Nov 2017 #20

You never know gratuitous Nov 2017 #5

doing that would set off a first amendment firestorm... Takket Nov 2017 #7

No that is not my point Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #11

When my elder daughter had her first week of school in the USA DFW Nov 2017 #13

"I spread the peaches." mumble, mumble mumble unied states a merca. hedda_foil Nov 2017 #22

I had forgotten to tell her about that DFW Nov 2017 #24

how about sporting events drop the NA. why militarize our sports? spanone Nov 2017 #8

Also a good addition Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #12

Will everyone in those office's be required to say the "pledge of allegiance" as well? dubyadiprecession Nov 2017 #17

only if they are a republican because we do not know about them Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #18