Our children are abandoning spelling skills in favor of a very dubious system known as auto correct:
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Courtesy of funny.com:
1. They’re always ringing the bell before I get there.
2. I saw a sign that read “School Ahead. Go Slow.”, so I did.
3. My watch was set to Tokyo time.4. I had to feed my pet piranha.
5. My alarm clock kept going off while I was asleep.
6. Sorry–usually my punctuation skills are excellent.
7. I was dreaming about a basketball ball game, and it went into overtime.
8. I’m on time–everyone else is early.
9. I told you if I wasn’t here, you should go ahead and start without me.
10. What? I thought this place was open until three thirty!
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I found this particular sign very amusing:
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Interesting idea. Hope it works:
A CASH-strapped US high school hopes to raise money from a wealthy benefactor by auctioning itself on eBay.
Officials at The Learning Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, are seeking bids starting around $US600,000 ($548,000) to offset steep budget cuts.
The eBay listing describes the public alternative school for at-risk teens as “pre-owned” and “slightly used.”
The winner won’t own the school, which is located near Philadelphia. But he or she will get a naming opportunity, a free large pizza and the satisfaction of “delivering an education to a group of kids who could really use it”.
If a bidder is found it will be the first time someone buys a school in return for a free pizza.
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