Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for April 17, 2010

It was a ‘gotcha’, Nerwin.

You worry too much Nerwin.

Ha! I hope Nerwin learned a lesson beyond not paying attention to rumors!

How about hanging you on a desert island by your thumbs with a lollipop hanging just out of reach? How’s that for a rumor?

Nah. Don’t listen to that one, either.

Hmmmm – desert island – hanging by thumbs –

All very good ideas, but that lollipop torture sounds horrid! That Principal may be on to something!

(don’t think it’s torture? watch when it gets stuck in his hair!)

Well that sure looks painless to me.

Yes, but you need to pay more attention to your teacher.

Kids (even troll kids) are supposed to pay attention?

If I only knew .

Sometimes paying attention costs too much. I’m for day dreaming once in a while. But I rarely pay attention to rumors.

When I started Jr Hi School, the rumor was that the Asst Principal had a paddling machine in his office. I found out that the Asst Principal was the paddling machine.

If it wasn’t for rumor what would they fill daytime TV with. Why’d I say daytime?

davidf42, In our jr. high (1959-1960), the principal was the paddling machine. The recipients would assume the position with head against a very large steel safe. The machine would then administer the appropriate number of swats. Double hit there!

Valium lollipop?

I didn’t know Nerwin has knees!

In second grade our very strict teacher had a paddle with HOLES in it……..so the meat would go through… (Thank you Richard Pryor)

“The Belt was nine feet long, eight feet wide, and it had hooks in it that would rip the meat off of ya if it ever hit ya…”

Bill Cosby

Look! Nerwin has Calvin’s beanie!!

Nerwin learned something today: whenever he wants a lollipop, all he has to do is have fun in class!

I remember that skit and love it, JP Steve!