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Heard Any Good Ones: Part 2
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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 244243" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><strong>This is the message that the Pacific Palisades High School(California)</strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone </span></span></strong></p><p><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">answering machine. This is the actual answering machine message for the </span></span></strong></strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">school.</span></span></strong></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students</span></span></strong></strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">and parents to be responsible for their children's absences and missing</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">homework. The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">their children's failing grades changed to passing grades - even </span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">though those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did </span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">not complete enough schoolwork to pass their classes.</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The outgoing message:</span></span></strong></strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">"Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">school. In order to assist you in connecting to the right staff </span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">member,please listen to all the options before making a selection:</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1</span></span></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To make excuses for why your child did not do his work- Press 2</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To complain about what we do - Press 3</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To swear at staff members - Press 4</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in </span></span></strong></strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press 5</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">If you want us to raise your child - Press 6</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone -Press 7</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To request another teacher, for the third time this year -Press 8</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To complain about bus transportation - Press 9</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To complain about school lunches - Press 0</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">If you realize this is the real world and your child must be</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work,</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">homework and that it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack </span></span></strong></strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">If you want this in Spanish, you must be in the wrong country.</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 244243, member: 1246"] [B]This is the message that the Pacific Palisades High School(California) [FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone [/FONT][/FONT][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]answering machine. This is the actual answering machine message for the [/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]school.[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][B][B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]and parents to be responsible for their children's absences and missing[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]homework. The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]their children's failing grades changed to passing grades - even [/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]though those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did [/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]not complete enough schoolwork to pass their classes.[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]The outgoing message:[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][B][B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]"Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]school. In order to assist you in connecting to the right staff [/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]member,please listen to all the options before making a selection:[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][B][B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To make excuses for why your child did not do his work- Press 2[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To complain about what we do - Press 3[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To swear at staff members - Press 4[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To ask why you didn't get information that was already enclosed in [/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you - Press 5[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]If you want us to raise your child - Press 6[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone -Press 7[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To request another teacher, for the third time this year -Press 8[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To complain about bus transportation - Press 9[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]To complain about school lunches - Press 0[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]If you realize this is the real world and your child must be[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]accountable and responsible for his/her own behavior, class work,[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]homework and that it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack [/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]of effort: Hang up and have a nice day![/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma]If you want this in Spanish, you must be in the wrong country.[/FONT][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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