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Sometimes my eighth graders get rolling on a topic that tickles me. Here's the latest: store names. If there's really truth in advertising, then here's what the following places should sell: WalMart: paint, wallpaper, clocks, pictures, shelves Target: guns, ammo, archery supplies Lowe's:(irony alert) 6' heels, stilts, ladders Food Lion: red meat, whips, chairs Sears: blowtorches, barbecue grills, broilers, branding irons Penneys: copper stuff Waldenbooks: the works of Henry David Thoreau Stein Mart: big beer mugs You get the gist of this, yes? They keep coming up with new ones; it's a brain game. Love my kids. So, yesterday I was confronted with the following teacher dilemma: what does a teacher do with a Goth grrrl princess who refuses to have her school picture taken (even though she needs it for her ID and library card) unless she's allowed to wear her fake fangs? Granted, they were lovely, realistic-looking fangs, one painted gold, not the cheesy plastical Halloween kind. What would you do? |
 
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Consumers!