> > > > When did a Renault become a Reno?
> > > > When did a Chevrolet become a Chevrolay?
> > > > When did a Volkswagen become a Volkswaggon?
> > > > When did a Saab become a Sob?
> > > > When did a Porche become a Por-shhhhh?
> > > >
> > > > If Chrysler likes to name their cars after clouds, why don't they have one called Cumulo nimbus?
> > > > After all, they have one called Neon. Ain't that a gas!
> > > > Howard
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> > >
> > > I distinctly remember having an argument with my second grade teacher, Mrs. Damschroeder, about whether my parents drove a ChevroLET or a ChevroLAY. I had the spelling, but she had the pronounciation.
> > >
> > > Mou'now her name was a whole different story'sie
> >
> > I had a teacher whose name was Pendelton. She had a highpitched voice so we called her Penedlingting. Not to her face. That was first grade!
> > Howard
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> So what did the kids call you?

The first year I taught, I was 24. Before the year was over, they were calling me "Old Man Murrill." Seventh graders aren't as clever as they think.
Howard