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By Noname - 10/03/2009 15:46 - United States

Today, the kids I teach informed me that I had spelled my name incorrectly on the board. I looked at it and assured them that I had spelled it correctly. I'm 22 and a graduate student, they're six and mentally challenged. Guess who was right? FML

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Comments

Mattyknows 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 17:12

Great story; I'd like to have seen the kids reactions, lols at OP I hope! @50 PE teachers are better than others in my opinion - The females are (generally (in my experience)) more attractive and the dudes let me play football all the time. **** yeah.

podrummer9209 0

Wednesday 25 March 2009 3:35

#52 speaking of attractive teachers... Our home ec sub today was the daughter of a teacher at the high school. Dayum. Anyway, wow @ OP... Sorry, but epic fail.

bjay09 0

Wednesday 25 March 2009 10:07

get over urself

thatsux94 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 11:54

Wow, you guys need to stop flaming you don't know her/him and you're bagging on her/him... I think that she/he didn't mean to upset anybody this much.