The Teachers Gift

ArkansasHunter · 01-08-2008, 01:08 PM

THE TEACHER'S GIFT

The florist's son handed his teacher a gift. She shook it overhead and said, "I bet I know what it is -- some flowers." "That's right," the boy said, "but how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said.

The next pupil was the candy store owner's daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is -- a box of candy." "That's right, but how did you know?" asked the girl. "Oh, just a wild guess," said the teacher.

The next gift was a large box from the son of the liquor storeowner. The teacher started to hold it overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and tasted it. Is it wine?" she asked. "No," the boy replied. Puzzled, the teacher repeated the process, touching another drop of the leakage to her tongue.
"Is it champagne?" she asked. "No," the boy replied. The teacher then said, "I give up, what is it?"
The boy replied happily, "It's a Puppy."

nighthawk80 · 01-08-2008, 01:27 PM

That was to funny!!!

Oxford · 01-08-2008, 02:46 PM

As a former teacher, l only got one bottle of wine from a student. But now, after reading this post, I'm wondering if was real wine, or dog made wine?

ArkansasHunter · 01-08-2008, 03:01 PM

Ox what was the strangest gift you ever recieved ?

jmp8927 · 01-08-2008, 03:44 PM

lol!

Oxford · 01-08-2008, 06:09 PM

Wasn't quite a gift..but here's what happened.

Since I had refused to comply with Board of Education's Regulations of the District to live within the county where the school was located, I was violating their "board policy."

So...they asked me to meet with them on a Saturday morning while they met to discuss my fate. I found plenty to do in my school shop and eventually the Board president showed up and asked, "Do you know how to type?"

Of course, I said "yes" so he said, "The board has just now agreed to change their policy of many years and is no longer requiring teachers in our district to follow the old policy. Therefore, come upstairs to the Business Education lab and type up your new contract with a $500 raise."

Now that was in 1963 and $500 was beyond my expectations.

ArkansasHunter · 01-08-2008, 06:12 PM

Oh my goodness that was a nice surprise

Oxford · 01-08-2008, 06:20 PM

I went into that meeting feeling confident about my past year's accomplishments. And...being a "shop" teacher they had even hired me on Saturdays to totally remodel the principal's office, rewire the stage lighting, renovate my shop's lighting system, and resurface all of the cafeteria's table tops.

In addition, I had developed for the first time ever in their district courses in Auto Mechanics...and Welding and had nearly totally renovated the woodworking shops.

I just had a gut feeling they were gonna support my position and not fire me that easily. So... I called their bluff and it worked. From that point on I lived in Lawrence, KS and commuted the 13 miles to Linwood School District.

Seabeescotty · 01-10-2008, 10:03 AM

Gotta go! And I mean for real! You all shook up my bladder! LMAO Scotty

two-70 · 01-10-2008, 11:33 AM

laughing so hard

01-08-2008, 01:08 PM	#1
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,984	The Teachers Gift THE TEACHER'S GIFT The florist's son handed his teacher a gift. She shook it overhead and said, "I bet I know what it is -- some flowers." "That's right," the boy said, "but how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said. The next pupil was the candy store owner's daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is -- a box of candy." "That's right, but how did you know?" asked the girl. "Oh, just a wild guess," said the teacher. The next gift was a large box from the son of the liquor storeowner. The teacher started to hold it overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and tasted it. Is it wine?" she asked. "No," the boy replied. Puzzled, the teacher repeated the process, touching another drop of the leakage to her tongue. "Is it champagne?" she asked. "No," the boy replied. The teacher then said, "I give up, what is it?" The boy replied happily, "It's a Puppy."

01-08-2008, 02:46 PM	#3
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,101 Blog Entries: 4	As a former teacher, l only got one bottle of wine from a student. But now, after reading this post, I'm wondering if was real wine, or dog made wine? __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-08-2008, 03:44 PM	#5
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,211 Images: 17	lol! __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

01-08-2008, 06:09 PM	#6
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,101 Blog Entries: 4	Wasn't quite a gift..but here's what happened. Since I had refused to comply with Board of Education's Regulations of the District to live within the county where the school was located, I was violating their "board policy." So...they asked me to meet with them on a Saturday morning while they met to discuss my fate. I found plenty to do in my school shop and eventually the Board president showed up and asked, "Do you know how to type?" Of course, I said "yes" so he said, "The board has just now agreed to change their policy of many years and is no longer requiring teachers in our district to follow the old policy. Therefore, come upstairs to the Business Education lab and type up your new contract with a $500 raise." Now that was in 1963 and $500 was beyond my expectations. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-08-2008, 06:20 PM	#8
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,101 Blog Entries: 4	I went into that meeting feeling confident about my past year's accomplishments. And...being a "shop" teacher they had even hired me on Saturdays to totally remodel the principal's office, rewire the stage lighting, renovate my shop's lighting system, and resurface all of the cafeteria's table tops. In addition, I had developed for the first time ever in their district courses in Auto Mechanics...and Welding and had nearly totally renovated the woodworking shops. I just had a gut feeling they were gonna support my position and not fire me that easily. So... I called their bluff and it worked. From that point on I lived in Lawrence, KS and commuted the 13 miles to Linwood School District. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-08-2008, 01:27 PM	#2
nighthawk80 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Just south of Central Indiana Posts: 408	That was to funny!!!

01-08-2008, 03:01 PM	#4
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,984	Ox what was the strangest gift you ever recieved ?

01-08-2008, 06:12 PM	#7
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,984	Oh my goodness that was a nice surprise

01-10-2008, 10:03 AM	#9
Seabeescotty The ol' Coot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 4,567 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	Gotta go! And I mean for real! You all shook up my bladder! LMAO Scotty __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

01-10-2008, 11:33 AM	#10
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,783	laughing so hard __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.