Days 1-5
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the first day of school a bizarre new teacher appeared in the 6th grade at
tcms in thomasville georgia
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she was dressed all in chartreuse from her hair ribbon to her pointed shoes
and she was very ugly
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this bizarre teachers nose stuck way out on her plain face and her chin
pointed at the floor like a witchs chin
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her white hair hung limply down to her hunched shoulders and it looked
greasy
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the teachers spindly arms and legs were so skinny that she looked like a
live walking stick with her long nose as the handle
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Days 6-10 Caught ya’ Sentences
she was in fact the ugliest teacher the students had ever beheld
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this homely repulsive teachers name was mrs obnoxious
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when the 6th grade class at thomas county middle school in thomasville,
georgia took a look at this teacher, they all groaned in utter despair
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how are we going to look at that ugly disgusting visage all year without
throwing up? asked john in a quiet voice
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well ill bet shes mean too tom whispered back. she looks remorseless
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Days 11-15
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mrs obnoxious the new teacher stared at the two boys with an evil look and
said in a rasping voice shut up you nasty boys!
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she continued maliciously your horrible and boorish too
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and the bell rang and the students left the classroom with alacrity
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what are we going to do? asked sarah a girl in the hapless class
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were going to change her proffered alexis another girl
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Days 16-20
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how queried everyone
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wait! suggested brandon lets bide our time for a few days maybe things will
get better
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the next day all the students arrived in class early took their seats and wait
apprehensively for their teacher to arrive
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when the teacher arrived in the classroom she glared malevolently at her
29 students
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she singled out each student called him or her by name and said
something rude to them
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Days 21-25
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john sit up straight like mannerly children she said
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you 2 over their by the window alexis and brandon didn’t your mother’s
ever tell you not to let your mouths hang agape? she continued
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the nasty ugly teacher continued to rail at the class. katie eric and kelli did
you comb your hair today
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i see 3 boys over there who dont look ready to work she remonstrated. i
bet they never do there homework and there names are kevin tyran and joe
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mrs obnoxious the obnoxious teacher sat down at her desk and her eyes
dared anyone to move and she pointed her vermillion-painted fingernail at
an timid girl elizabeth and she frowned evilly
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Days 26-30
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you and ashley and kristen and tim were giggling inanely in the hall this
morning she said meanly
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whats wrong with that blurted out sam and aaron together
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you 2 and your 3 big-mouthed friends devon brooke and brianna need to
learn better manners! the teacher screeched
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and the 5 students cringed in their seats trying to be invisible
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the teacher continued to attack every member of the poor beleaguered
class
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Days 31-35
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she told ashley brooke alexis and sarah that they gossiped to much
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she bellowed at courtney erica kendall and stephanie to inform them that
they were young ladys and should wear skirts and not shorts to school
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then this ruthless teacher growls as sam tim aaron and buzz go to the
board
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when they didn’t move fast enough for her and shuffled there feet as well
she yelled even more
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the day continued to be miserable and the teacher shrieked and the kids
cringed and they couldn’t wait to get home to gripe to their parents
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Days 36 - 40
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none of the childrens parents however were sympathetic
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they told their children that this teacher had a good reputation and that
they would learn a lot
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the children became desperate
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one day after school they held a secret meeting in the rank dingy basement
of the school
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they discussed the problem for a long time but did not find an solution
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Days 41-45
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finally tyler a very shrewd student suggested that the class become as
mean as the teacher
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well maybe that will change her said justin not normally a vindictive
person. we can get even
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ok lets try it agreed the rest of the class with sneers on they’re faces. lets
give the old bat a taste of her own medicine
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the next day the children eagerly arrived at school ready to try out their
plan
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darren began the day by speaking out the minute mrs obnoxious strutted in
the door
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Days 46-50
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i see your wearing chartreuse again today he said bravely, i think its not
subdued enough for a teacher and it distracts us from our work
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the teacher glared at the offending student and sent him to stand in a
corner for the rest of the morning
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then after the language arts book Boring language had been passed out the
teacher hovered over her students to make sure that they didn’t cheat
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abbey speaks up with a tremor in her voice. it isn’t polite to hang over
people when there working
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the teacher blasted abbey with her tongue and sent her to the principals
office
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Days 51-55
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the rest of the day continues about the same-students spoke up to
complain and the teacher chastened them
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all in all she called 20 parents that day sent 5 kids to the principals office
and filled every corner of her room with a pupil
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¶ the desperate brave students continued they’re onslaught for a few more
days until all of them were not only miserable at school but grounded at
home
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they met again in the rank basement of the school to try a new strategy
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this time marrisa another capable student came up with a brilliant idea that
might effect a change in mrs obnoxious
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Days 56-60
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lets kill mrs obnoxious with kindess she suggested. maybe shell respond
in kind
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naaaaaah said everybody at once, shell just be fiendish right back in our
faces because shes just mean
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no she wont argued tyteanna. i read somewhere that if you are always kind
to an unmerciful person like our teacher they might change
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its worth an attempt said josie. does anyone have a better solution before
we go any further
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no our other solution only made the old hag meaner. it didn’t work so good
put in abbey
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Days 61-65
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it didn’t work except that we all got to say something nasty back to her
added kierra
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yes id say it backfired since mrs obnoxious is nastier and more malevolent
than ever said daniel
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we have to dislodge from our minds all mean thoughts about her said
marrisa the pupil who had come up with the “kindness” idea
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the students go home trying to think only the most amiable thoughts about
mrs obnoxious
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they dreamed about all the nice things they would try on their poor
misguided teacher
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Days 66-70
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they banished all nasty thoughts about her from their minds
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the next day all the students arrived at school with smiles on there faces.
they also carried gorgeous flowers in there hands
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before the bell rang they put the flowers in a vase on mrs obnoxious desk
sat in their seats propped up their language books Boring language and
began to work
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good morning mrs obnoxious they chorused as the teacher came into the
room
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when mrs obnoxious gruffly asked for homework everyone even joe and
tyran is prepared
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Days 71-75
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the rest of the day mrs obnoxious was her usual noxious self but the
students acted as if they wore halos
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they called her “Ma’am” and they were so quiet that they could hear the
birds trilling outside
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whenever mrs obnoxious yawped at someone that person smiled very
sweetly and thanked her for her comment
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at lunch kelli and katie gave mrs obnoxious a pretty lunch bag that was
decorated with flowers and filled with delectable goodies
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mrs obnoxious took the lunch suspiciously but she did eat it
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Days 76-80
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the students who were anxious to see if their teacher had liked the lunch
waited for mrs obnoxious outside the teachers lunchroom
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after lunch they solemnly and silently escorted their teacher back to the
classroom
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when the bell rang at the end of the day each of the children stayed to tiptoe up and give mrs obnoxious a buss on her check
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the devious children kept all this up for 3 whole weeks
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after one week the teacher let elizabeth and sarah clasp her hands on the
way back from lunch
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Days 81-85
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next mrs obnoxious actually thanked the children for they’re daily flowers
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by the end of the second week she cracked a smile- just for a second
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all the students gave her a beatific smile
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one day when mrs obnoxious was ill each student wrote her a goodhumored letter telling her how they missed her
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the children blithely planned more nice things they could do
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Days 86-90
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me and my friend ashley will clean her desk for her said kristen merrily
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and me and my friend are going to greet her at the portal of the school
tomorrow morning offered aubrey and give her a hug
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me and my 2 friends will ask her to sit with us at lunch said kevin
magnanimously
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the next day the teacher was better she was the same person except that
she looked different
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she still wore outmoded clothes in bizarre colors but her nose seemed not
so pointed. her smile was radiant, and she hugged the children back when
they greeted her
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Days 91-95 Caught ya’ Sentences
wow weve really changed her! thought all the children simultaneously
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and they certainly had
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from that day on mrs obnoxious was the most congenial teacher in the
school
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me and my classmates have the best teacher ever mused john several
months later
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all the students did good in school that year;
beamed a lot at their teacher
they learned a lot and
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Days 96-101
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mrs obnoxious the teacher who everyone had detested had become the
teacher everyone wanted to hug
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she joined her class for lunch every day baked them cookies and made
them cookies and made there lessons droll instead of boring
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at the end of the year everyone cried and sniveled; they would miss their
favorite teacher mrs obnoxious
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mrs obnoxious too wept and caterwauled the last day of school and she
made the children promise to all visit her over the summer
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this is the best class ive ever had she wailed as she waved farewell to her
beloved students.
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the next august the new group of 6th graders greeted there new teacher mrs
obnoxious with dismay. she looked and acted so mean…
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