The Stupid Gift Swap Craze
Well, we won't call it a "craze" yet, but I can imagine a few years from now one being held at the White House. When there's a new President with a battery charged working brain.
As I've mentioned before, the Stupid Gift Swap has been a family tradition since the day, several years ago, my sister Julie said "Hey! Let's have a STUPID Gift Swap!" And we all thought the idea was just stupid enough to work.
Last year, I mentioned this family tradition to my Advanced Placement (smart) students, and THEY insisted on having one on the day before we got out for Christmas vacation (Yes folks...your tax dollars are being spent wisely).
But trying to define a "Stupid Gift" isn't easy.
1. It can't be anything PURPOSEFULLY Stupid.
2. Anything sex related is not an acceptable Stupid Gift.
3. It's a "visual..." If you see an item and say "What the Hell is THAT?" or "That's REALLY Stupid," then it qualifies.
That was all of the guidance I could give them.
They they did a pretty good job (given their lack of experience in the art of Stupid Gift Swap shopping) and it was a fun...ummm, I mean valid educational experience.
Now my NEW crop of AP (smart) kids caught wind of our Educationally Sound Stupid Gift Swap day and want to have one of their own. Meanwhile, the old batch of students (smart kids travel in packs) are bugging their NEW teacher for another Stupid Gift Swap day.
NEW TEACHER: (To me) "Okay, what's up with this Stupid Gift Swap? And how do I find a Stupid Gift?" (those naive new teachers....)
ME: (Refer to guidelines above)
Hopefully there's enough Stupid Gifts around for everyone and we won't experience another "PlayStation 3" disaster.
But it really doesn't matter-I'll STILL get the best one.
As I've mentioned before, the Stupid Gift Swap has been a family tradition since the day, several years ago, my sister Julie said "Hey! Let's have a STUPID Gift Swap!" And we all thought the idea was just stupid enough to work.
Last year, I mentioned this family tradition to my Advanced Placement (smart) students, and THEY insisted on having one on the day before we got out for Christmas vacation (Yes folks...your tax dollars are being spent wisely).
But trying to define a "Stupid Gift" isn't easy.
1. It can't be anything PURPOSEFULLY Stupid.
2. Anything sex related is not an acceptable Stupid Gift.
3. It's a "visual..." If you see an item and say "What the Hell is THAT?" or "That's REALLY Stupid," then it qualifies.
That was all of the guidance I could give them.
They they did a pretty good job (given their lack of experience in the art of Stupid Gift Swap shopping) and it was a fun...ummm, I mean valid educational experience.
Now my NEW crop of AP (smart) kids caught wind of our Educationally Sound Stupid Gift Swap day and want to have one of their own. Meanwhile, the old batch of students (smart kids travel in packs) are bugging their NEW teacher for another Stupid Gift Swap day.
NEW TEACHER: (To me) "Okay, what's up with this Stupid Gift Swap? And how do I find a Stupid Gift?" (those naive new teachers....)
ME: (Refer to guidelines above)
Hopefully there's enough Stupid Gifts around for everyone and we won't experience another "PlayStation 3" disaster.
But it really doesn't matter-I'll STILL get the best one.
posted by Bemisdown at 4:32 PM
13 Comments:
I'm in !
Lemon Pledge
Speaking of really stupid...I just nearly asked you what it was.
Excuse me for a minute while I go and bang my head on the wall.
::crash,crash,crash::
Okay, I'm better now.
Cake, stop beating yourself up so!
Dear Stupid:
But it's so easy!
Sincerely,
StupidCake
Did you just call me stupid???
Stupid is as stupid does!
Hey Really Stupid, she was talking to me, Stupid!
Oh, nevermind.
(Now I feel really, really stupid.)
I'm stupid enough to not care what stupidness you're not talking (writing) about.
(I win the stupid award, or gift in this case!)
I've got my REAL Stupid Gift. Now I have to find my "auxilliary" Stupid Gift for school...
This is getting pretty darn stupid-can't take the pressure.
Anunomess,
And I have purchased several there.
I'll certainly be be there tomorrow.
Is there some sort of award for Most Uses of the Word Stupid on a Blog? Maybe Time magazine would give us a (stupid) award or something...
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