Pet Peeves

[azurbanclucker]

Products & stuff I really miss!

The big metal slides are gone too, as are merry go rounds. Why? We grew up with them & lived through childhood!

My posterior whimpers in fear remembering big metal slides. In the desert. In July.

 

[Isadora]

My posterior whimpers in fear remembering big metal slides. In the desert. In July.

Toasted buns, anyone?

 

[azurbanclucker]

Toasted buns, anyone?

Blackened hams.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

My posterior whimpers in fear remembering big metal slides. In the desert. In July.

Another form of exfoliation...sear a few layers off

 

[azurbanclucker]

Another form of exfoliation...sear a few layers off

Your folks ever say "I'll paddle you so hard you can't sit down for a week!"? They never followed through, but my friends and I KNEW EXACTLY what that felt like...

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Your folks ever say "I'll paddle you so hard you can't sit down for a week!"? They never followed through, but my friends and I KNEW EXACTLY what that felt like...

Darn right we did...& we had respect because of it. I went to a Catholic grade & high school...you never messed with a nun, especially one that carried a yardstick!

The 1 nun that didn't walk so well had perfect aim with the chalkboard eraser... Those little things may seem light, and not look like much, But when 1 is Airborne then makes a sudden contact with the side of your head, You'll swear you've just met up with A pitcher from a pro baseball team.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Darn right we did...& we had respect because of it. I went to a Catholic grade & high school...you never messed with a nun, especially one that carried a yardstick!

My best friend, with which I share a brain and call my brother, went to Catholic school on St. Thomas growing up. He wasn't really the conformist type and still has scars on his hands from the metal edged ruler the nuns used when he'd act up.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

My best friend, with which I share a brain and call my brother, went to Catholic school on St. Thomas growing up. He wasn't really the conformist type and still has scars on his hands from the metal edged ruler the nuns used when he'd act up.

I remember those metal edges! It's how we could basically basically cut paper without scissors. Yikes, a pointy metal edge, That hurts!

Funny thing is, the stupid stuff we got in trouble for back then...throwing water balloons down from 3rd story to the teacher's parking lot (who's bright idea was it to water balloon a teacher...duh!)
Taking shoes off to run then slide down the waxed hallway to the next class (naturally plowing into other students on the way)
Hide all the chalk
Hide the erasers
Make ceiling spitball traps in the bathroom (wet a wad of toilet paper in the sink, throw it up to stick on the ceiling over the toilet, yup the next victim gets a wet wad fall onto their head...funny how no one ever looks up)
Put Vaseline on teacher's desk drawer handles
Rubber snake or frog sitting in the water fountain
Fart cushions on chairs
Whole class throwing paper airplanes when teacher looks down

We did nice things too, though, always brought flowers & veggies from our gardens or carried stuff & opened doors for them. When some of those teacher's left, we'd have a goodbye party & cry.

 

[Isadora]

He wasn't really the conformist type and still has scars on his hands from the metal edged ruler the nuns used when he'd act up.

That makes me sad.

 

[DukesDucks]

Seasonal pet peeve - people who keep posting adorable duckling pics. My Muscovy ducks are laying 7 eggs a day. 3 of the females are definitely going broody. The females in my flock have always shared nesting responsibilities.
I don need more ducks! Don't need that cuteness overload. or do I?