Just Because~I Want to Smile...

Everyone around me is either anxiously waiting for the Seder tonight, or fretting over a possible attack during the night. The "intensity" found me browsing for something--anything--to lighten my mood. This may not be the funniest story ever, but it made me laugh. Hat Tip to JamuBlog

Chag Kasher V'Sameach to one and all (especially the men and women all over the world laying it on the line for us)--yes, I still have a fondness for men in uniform--go figure:

A former Sergeant in the Marine Corps took a new job as a high school teacher. Just before the school year started he injured his back and was required to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. Fortunately, the cast fit under his shirt and wasn't noticeable. On the first day of class, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in the school.

The smart alec punks, having already heard the new teacher was a former Marine, were leery of him and he knew they would be testing his discipline in the classroom. Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, the new teacher opened the window wide and sat down at his desk. When a strong breeze made his tie flap, he picked up a stapler and stapled the tie to his chest.

Dead silence. He had no trouble with discipline the rest of the year.