theherd123 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 This is quite Americanised but still funny all the same. HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER? 1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line. 2. You get a secret thrill out of laminating something. 3. You walk into a store and hear the words "It's Ms/Mr. _________" and know you have been spotted. 4. You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another. 5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes. 6. You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and prep period. 7. You start saving other people's trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom. 8. You believe the teachers' lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine. 9. You want to slap the next person who says "Must be nice to work 7 to 3 and have summers off." 10. You believe chocolate is a food group. 11. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside. 12. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today." 13. You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public. 14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin. 15. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form. 16. You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children. 17. You can't pass the school supply aisle without getting at least five items! 18. You ask your friends if the left hand turn he just made was a "good choice or a bad choice." 19. You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils 20. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer and finally, 21. You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 21 makes the most sense of all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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moochoo Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I'm not a teacher but hugely identify with number 3!!! I can't walk through Birmingham city centre on a Saturday without being stopped at least 3 times with, " Aren't you the lady from the hospital?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkleeeeee Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 and i have done no 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 aerial ritalin....I want some of that - it could make my afternoons so much better. Why does monday come too soon?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 oh yes, totally and spot on (could no22 be that you print off stuff like this and stick it to the staffroom wall ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I don't understand No. 9 at all I'll just leave your pink trug by the gate on Saturday Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 No. 4 bought back a funny memory for me. There used to be this fab lecturer at work. He'd been there for 40 years and retired recently. He was loved by both staff and students alike. A real inspiration of a man. Anyway - he was born and bred Irish and with it came a very dry sense of humour and always a raw honesty. We were both taking a First Year fashion class, and Des as always was making the class laugh and relaxing them into their first experience of study's at uni. He was asking questions & students were putting their hands up to answer. One of them, an afro-caribbean lad, finished off his answer by calling Des, 'Dad', to which Des replied, 'Well, that would be a b****y miracle boy' It was hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 I don't understand No. 9 at all I'll just leave your pink trug by the gate on Saturday Emma Good idea me thinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 No 2 and No 17 for me. I have my own laminator, comb binder, thermal binder and 2 types of guillotines. Oh actually I have 2 laminators. These are all in my study at home! Stationery excites me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Im not a teacher, but have been a teaching assistant, number 1 rings a bell just started a new job in a nursery, working with pre-school, only been there 5 weeeks, and I know them already without looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 No 2 and No 17 for me. I have my own laminator, comb binder, thermal binder and 2 types of guillotines. Oh actually I have 2 laminators. These are all in my study at home! Stationery excites me. I am not a teacher but, sadly, sationery excites me too!!! I have a thing about yellow highlighters and one of my little brothers bought me one as a joke for my birthday a few years ago!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 No 2 and No 17 for me. I have my own laminator, comb binder, thermal binder and 2 types of guillotines. Oh actually I have 2 laminators. These are all in my study at home! Stationery excites me. I am not a teacher but, sadly, sationery excites me too!!! I have a thing about yellow highlighters and one of my little brothers bought me one as a joke for my birthday a few years ago!! Girls....you need to get out more! I must admit though, when I was at school, several centuries ago, I used to love the feeling at the start of the academic year of having everything all shiny and new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I love stationery as well -I squirrel it away and am reluctant to use it Staples is one of the few shops I enjoy visiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
