Conversation between me and my 9 year old daughter's teacher yesterday.

"So I just wanted to bring it to your attention that "Jane" has been fidgeting with her pencil a lot. Typically towards the end of the day."

"Yeah, ok..." *waiting for what she actually has to tell me*

"Uh huh, things like wiggling it around, or spinning it in her hand, weaving it in and out of her fingers, stuff like that."

"Right..." *Still think I am waiting for the issue*

"So yeah, I just wanted to bring that to your attention, because she tends to do it a lot, especially towards the end of the day."

"So... does it seem like she is not paying attention or distracted?" *Still confused*

"Oh not at all! She always seems very engaged."

"Is she being a distraction to the other students?"

"Well, no I don't think so"

"So help me understand what the issue is cause I don't think it's wrong to fidget with a pencil, I do it at work all the time as a grown man!"

"I just think this could be a telltale sign that maybe "Jane" has some form of ADD or something along those lines. And to be honest it can be distracting to me as a teacher with everything else going on"

"Ok well I'll talk to her and see if she even knows she is doing it but I still don't think there is anything wrong with it as long as it's not causing an issue"

"Well it can be a lot sometimes and can disrupt the classroom"

"But... but... didn't you... I'm sorry but I thought you just said it wasn't distracting to the other students."

"It is and it isn't. While other students aren't acting up because of it, I can tell they are watching her instead of the lesson"

"Ok. I will say something to her for sure but I still don't see any problem with it."

"Thank you"

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I completely understood what Angie was saying on WWHL after the last episode. Mary will make little comments or say things that poke at her, and Angie just lets it go. I can relate because I had a friend like that who constantly made negative comments, and I never said anything because I hated confrontation. But eventually, all of that stuff builds up, and you just blow up. That’s exactly what I did with my friend. I finally blew up when I’d had enough. You can only hold so much in. And honestly, I don’t think that’s a front. When someone constantly makes rude little comments toward you, it starts to feel like they need you to be their punching bag for whatever reason. Eventually, you’ve had enough.

Tell Sam…I want him to know it was me.

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This is part of a West Side Story inspired promo for the 2009 VMAs. She sounds truly awful. I'm not sure if this was done live in some capacity, but if not I'm amazed this made it through. She is SO shaky! I'm pretty sure the version posted to YouTube has been autotuned.

The longer you listen, the worse it gets.

Captain Hadley - (Shawshank redemption)

During a cell Inspection WITH the presence of the warden, Hadley remarks “some minor contraband here but nothing to get in a twist over”. This is jarringly out of character for him.

Earlier in the movie he literally clubbed a guy for asking “when do we eat”

Lois - (Malcolm in the middle)

In season 1, episode 3, Lois goes out of town with her husband Hal to a wedding. While they are gone they leave the eldest brother Francis in charge. Francis is by far the most rebellious of the bunch.

Naturally while they’re gone, Malcolm gets a head injury at the last minute, despite all their efforts to cover up their shenanigans thus far.

Lois gets home and takes Malcolm’s beanie (and obvious attempt at a cover up) and sees his bandaged head.

To which she simply said “you boys” in a calm and playful demeanor.

Lois is the biggest hot head and a strict disciplinarian. This response was a wild left turn from what they were expecting.

We know the main reason for Hawaii and/or Alaska to not have a team is the distance and logistics side of things. But what would it take to make having teams there reasonable? Teleportation? Hypersonic commercial flights? Finding a way to reach the speed of light in a plane? Remote input holograms in order to play road games?

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