Friday, October 30, 2009

They've Got Me Pegged

E: "Are you married Mr. A?"
Mr. A: "Well E, that doesn't really have anything to do with line graphs, but no I'm not. See, no ring.
L: "Man, that don't mean nuthin Mr. A. You just take your ring off cause you finna to get your swerve on this weekend and it's easier to do without a ring."
Mr. A: "L, I can honestly say that I'm not 'finna to get my swerve on this weekend.'"

Thursday, October 29, 2009

(We enter Mr. A's classroom as L and B are ready to fight.)
B: "Shut yo dusty ass up son, fo I stab you in your mouth!"
L: "You ain't gonna do nuthin, I'll crack your skull open...Mr. A, will you take me to Walgreens after school so I can get my mama a birthday card?"
Mr. A: "Get out."

Friday, October 23, 2009

A New Take On "Shiloh"

Mr. A: "So what can we infer about what Marty's Ma is saying to Shiloh's owner, Judd.
T: "I can infer that Marty's Ma should have stabbed Judd right in his big, dusty eye...I ain't playin."
Mr. A: "Interesting point T, what strategies did you use to make that inference."
T: "Huh? I'm just saying that guy is triflin and was finna to get stabbed."

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Desperation

L: "Are you calling my Dad right now to tell him I'm having a good day?"
Mr. A: "Well L, considering you just ripped your progress report in half, threw my overhead markers, and then threatened every student in the class, I was kind of leaning a different direction."

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Soul Food

L: "D, you don't like corn bread, meat loaf, or chicken?"
D: "Nah son."
L:"Boy you don't like any black people food. Mr. A's got more soul than you."

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Horrible Liars

Mr. A: "J, are you eating sunflower seeds? You know I don't allow food in here."
J: "How you gonna tell me I'm eating sunflower seeds, I don't even know what a sunflower seed looks like Mr. A. Why you always comin' at me?"
Mr. A: "Well, my first clue was the pile of seeds around you...then I saw the bag of sunflower seeds sticking out of your pocket. So I put two and two together."
J: "They're not mine..."
Mr. A: "Just throw them away...you guys aren't as good at this as you think you are."

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Geographical Geniuses Part 3

S: "How you gonna tell me South America is south of us, man that's scandalous Mr. A."
Mr. A: "Yep S, Magellan and NASA do have a tendency to be scandalous."