Is it possible for an adult to go "pew pew pew" unironically?
Clearly you have never been hit with a blast from my finger guns.
Yes, I am a douchebag.
I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex.
Xander ,'First Date'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Steph L. - May 18, 2010 7:36:30 am PDT #19724 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Zenkitty - May 18, 2010 7:37:21 am PDT #19725 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Is it possible for an adult to go "pew pew pew" unironically?
Perhaps we don't know the same adults...
Typo Boy - May 18, 2010 8:21:12 am PDT #19726 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Even if the context is such that making the gesture is wrong, I still don't think it should be treated the same as an actual gun. In general zero tolerance means zero brains. I don't remember any case where zero tolerance works out well. Take a strong stance against bullying, drugs, sexual harrassment other bad things. But "zero tolerance" always ends with things like suspending two kids who are having a mock fight, expelling a 5 year old who kisses another five year old, suspending a kid for not checking in her tylenol with the nurse.
Kate P. - May 18, 2010 8:22:51 am PDT #19727 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
(MIL in the house)
Stephanie, I was just thinking about you and your MIL's visit this morning, possibly because Mark's mom is coming into town for a visit this weekend. How are you doing?
lisah, I'm so sorry. Frank was lucky to have you to love him all his life and to do right by him at the end.
Nora Deirdre - May 18, 2010 8:27:45 am PDT #19728 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yay! I have internet and cable tv at home!!
lisah, I'm sorry about Frank. Fred, good luck with Max's tests.
Tom's first day at work went well, I think. He doesn't hate it yet, so that's something! Things are going well.
sj - May 18, 2010 8:40:35 am PDT #19729 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay! I have internet and cable tv at home!!
Yay!
Zenkitty - May 18, 2010 8:46:32 am PDT #19730 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I don't think the threat gesture should be treated the same as an actual gun; I think "zero tolerance" as it's usually practiced is idiotic. I do support zero tolerance for threats, but it could become difficult to discern threat from play. I don't know what to do; I'm neither a teacher nor a parent, but kids shouldn't be allowed to do that with impunity. I know that when a teenager or an adult makes that gesture at me, I want to beat the hell out of them. It scares me, and that's why they do it: to scare someone. I don't want little kids growing up to become someone I want to beat the hell out of, because no one made it clear to them that that's not right.
SailAweigh - May 18, 2010 8:52:06 am PDT #19731 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Exactly. I don't think it warrants suspension, kids will often mimic what they see other/older kids doing. But, it's an opportunity to educate the child (and classmates at the same time) and if there are anger issues, to address them.
WindSparrow - May 18, 2010 8:52:42 am PDT #19732 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Totally not on the zero tolerance topic, but are canned green beans supposed to have a metallic taste to them? I usually like green beans, canned or otherwise, but these... I threw them out.
Steph L. - May 18, 2010 8:55:01 am PDT #19733 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You have zero tolerance of metallic green beans!