Signs Your Teacher Is Nuts

Mon., April 17, 2000

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Roxanne Mcpeck, Central Valley

10. Mandatory brownie baking contests judged by your teacher.

9. Homework somehow always involves teacher’s grocery list.

8. Two plus two equals five.

7. You have no conversational skills, but you know all the swear words in Spanish.

6. The new school uniform guidelines were modeled after a Britney Spears’ video.

5. Shows home videos during class.

4. He/she swears leisure suits are still hip.

3. You haven’t touched a classic novel, but your English class is on the third comic book.

2. Your teacher has a cage in the back for the class pet mailman, but no one is allowed to touch it because it’s rabid.

And the No. 1 sign your teacher is nuts is: Two words: Furby toupee.

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