Reverend Conehead
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I had a good friend in high school named Mark. I had several classes with him, specifically journalism, choir, and Geometry. This was back when the Cold War was in full swing, and we sometimes talked about our dislike of communism.
So in choir, we sang this song named Bye-Bye Blackbird whose lyrics start:
Pack up all my care and woe
Here I go, singing low
Bye-bye blackbird.
So we were singing that song, and Mark sings that last line as:
Bye-bye COMMUNIST
And another bass singer right by us got really upset. He said, "Mark, those aren't the right lyrics. Sing the song properly." Mark was apologetic and sang the song correctly after that, but then when I would see Mark in the halls or other classes, I would say to him, "Bye-bye COMMUNIST!"
It became our inside joke.
Then our choir got invited to sing at this big event with other choirs from all over the state (Hawaii), and it was really a big honor to get invited. To boot, this big shot choir director from Pacific Lutheran University was going to come in as a guest to our school and help us with some of the songs. When our teacher told us that, I said as a wise-guy, "Aaahhh, he's a bum. We're too good for him." At first Mrs. Manion looked annoyed, but then she realized I was joking and was like, "Ha hah, very funny." So then the next day, she mentions to the class that Mr. Harmon would be there next week and Mark says, "We don't need that bum. We're too good for him." And Mrs. Manion rolled her eyes.
So then when we were getting closer to his visit, she said, "We'll be practicing Simple Gifts today so that you'll be ready when Mr. Harmon gets here," and I said, "We don't need that bum. We're too good for him." And Mark says, "Yeah, we don't want him. He's a COMMUNIST!" And everyone laughed. Mrs. Manion looked annoyed, but she could tell we were kidding. She was like, "You and Mark had better behave when he's here."
When he did finally get to our school to help our choir practice, he was a great guy. I did notice Mrs. Manion looking at Mark and me, worried that we would cut up for him, but we didn't.
Then another time for our chapel service when we were coming up on Christmas, people would come up in front of the congregation/assembly and talk about what Christmas meant to us. I came up and pointed out that Santa Claus wears a red suit and then I said, "He's a COMMUNIST!" And everyone laughed. Even our super strict and stern Principal, Mr. Katt, laughed.
Then in journalism class, Mark had been talking about this girl he was interested in and I said, "Aaaahhh, she's a bum. You're too good for her." The girls in the class acted super offended. They were like, "You're awfully full of yourself." But Mark laughed. He understood my warped sense of humor, but they didn't.
Your turn. If you have any stories of crazy stuff you and your friends did in school, do tell. I have plenty more such as the time we put a beer in the Coke machine and a teacher ended up getting it, but that's a story for another day.
So in choir, we sang this song named Bye-Bye Blackbird whose lyrics start:
Pack up all my care and woe
Here I go, singing low
Bye-bye blackbird.
So we were singing that song, and Mark sings that last line as:
Bye-bye COMMUNIST
And another bass singer right by us got really upset. He said, "Mark, those aren't the right lyrics. Sing the song properly." Mark was apologetic and sang the song correctly after that, but then when I would see Mark in the halls or other classes, I would say to him, "Bye-bye COMMUNIST!"
It became our inside joke.
Then our choir got invited to sing at this big event with other choirs from all over the state (Hawaii), and it was really a big honor to get invited. To boot, this big shot choir director from Pacific Lutheran University was going to come in as a guest to our school and help us with some of the songs. When our teacher told us that, I said as a wise-guy, "Aaahhh, he's a bum. We're too good for him." At first Mrs. Manion looked annoyed, but then she realized I was joking and was like, "Ha hah, very funny." So then the next day, she mentions to the class that Mr. Harmon would be there next week and Mark says, "We don't need that bum. We're too good for him." And Mrs. Manion rolled her eyes.
So then when we were getting closer to his visit, she said, "We'll be practicing Simple Gifts today so that you'll be ready when Mr. Harmon gets here," and I said, "We don't need that bum. We're too good for him." And Mark says, "Yeah, we don't want him. He's a COMMUNIST!" And everyone laughed. Mrs. Manion looked annoyed, but she could tell we were kidding. She was like, "You and Mark had better behave when he's here."
When he did finally get to our school to help our choir practice, he was a great guy. I did notice Mrs. Manion looking at Mark and me, worried that we would cut up for him, but we didn't.
Then another time for our chapel service when we were coming up on Christmas, people would come up in front of the congregation/assembly and talk about what Christmas meant to us. I came up and pointed out that Santa Claus wears a red suit and then I said, "He's a COMMUNIST!" And everyone laughed. Even our super strict and stern Principal, Mr. Katt, laughed.
Then in journalism class, Mark had been talking about this girl he was interested in and I said, "Aaaahhh, she's a bum. You're too good for her." The girls in the class acted super offended. They were like, "You're awfully full of yourself." But Mark laughed. He understood my warped sense of humor, but they didn't.
Your turn. If you have any stories of crazy stuff you and your friends did in school, do tell. I have plenty more such as the time we put a beer in the Coke machine and a teacher ended up getting it, but that's a story for another day.
