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Friday, April 23, 2010

CANE

For Friday Flash 55



NO PAIN, ONLY GAIN

Waiting was a game the teacher played
Patiently, with one eye on the time
Once all the pupils had arrived, he’d take
The register, but woe betide. The crime
Of being late, incurred his ire; his wrath,
And not a single student chose that path.
Intimidated by his bamboo cane,
Education, no pain; only gain.

29 comments:

  1. Yeah, I don't miss the whole corporal-punishment-in-school thing. At all.

    Pretty sure I incurred somebody's ire on more than one occasion, if the scars on my knuckles are telling the truth.

    Well done, Stan!

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  2. yeah, a bamboo cane might have encourage me more than the in school detention...nice 55.

    mine is up!

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  3. Kids' being aware of the alternative can make a huge difference. No alternative, no good behavior, I sometimes think. Thanks for making me think.

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  4. Hey Stan...
    Excellent 55!
    I got 40 swats at one time in Jr. High.
    Go Figure!
    Thanks for visiting, thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End...G

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  5. So glad School's out for Summer!

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  6. Excellent! I could have used that cane when I was teaching.

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  7. Thanks to:
    Titanium; Plenty of stick at school - not too much carrot...
    Brian; We used to run competitions to see who could get most detentions.
    Sandy; Encouragement works too.
    G-Man; Delivered by a sadist... or to a masochist...?
    Changnoi; But have you done yor homework...?
    Mama Zen; As a deterrent, it can have its uses.

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  8. Ugh, the horrors of capital punishment. Glad I missed those school days, though detention was a pain. (Sorry for the pun.) Great 55 :)

    My 55 is The Pages of Every Book

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  9. Thanks Peter; Some of my teachers looked like executioners...

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  10. Ouch. Once had a teacher who waited outside the bathroom door with the paddle for the unsuspecting 5-yr old (me) who forgot to ask permission. Singing in the bathroom without a care in the world. I remember it clearly. This brought it back. No pain indeed. Good one!!!

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  11. Thanks Yvonne; The best days of our lives...

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  12. okay I will be good promise

    happy 55

    mine is at http://moondustwriter.com

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  13. Thanks Leslie; Go to the top of the class!

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  14. horrible teacher! is it discipline or abuse. hmm, hard to place. I'm glad it's school holidays for my son. great one!
    have a good weekend.

    mine is up too.

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  15. I remember corporal punishment when I was at school. Not much fun.

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  16. Scary stuff. I am a teacher, without the cane... :) Nice 55 though, very well written.
    /Jo.

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  17. Thanks to:
    Kristine; Holidays for mine too.
    Anthony; It was generally a good time for me, but there was always that threat...
    Jarnebrand; I think modern teacers can do their job without it.

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  18. We had a raffle and you selected your punishment - ranged from the hairy walloper(hair brush!) to the board ruler( the six foot ones)etc. See if you can spot the lyrics in my 55 words

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  19. i missed the wrath of the cane. mine came in the form of verbal humiliation.

    nice post, and an adorable family picture!!

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  20. The worst was parochial school. Those nuns wielded a mean ruler!

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  21. My pain came from the wrath of my parents if I didn't perform up to their expectations! Nicely done Stan.

    Find mine here:

    Friday Flash 55 ~ Posthumously Yours

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  22. I never went to a school where there was corporal punishment. Just the thought of being grounded or other penalties my parents might impose kept me pretty much on the straight and narrow.

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  23. Bamboo cane welts - ouch. Fine 55. My 55 is up. You can find it HERE.

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  24. Thanks to:
    John;
    Jessie;
    Jingle;
    Pattiken;
    Chef;
    RNSANE;
    Monkey Man;

    Thank you all for visiting and commenting.

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  25. I really do not believe in caning..oh well...
    Lovely 55!
    Mine is here
    hugs
    shakira

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  26. Thanks Shakira; Me neither... but I can take a bit of stick... ;)

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  27. I was a casuality of the paddle...but i turned out only partly scarred. :D Hitting 55!

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  28. Thanks Lulda; I managed to dodge it, but I didn't get away with everything.

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