Busy at the Smoke House?

Wife is home shortly, Qing Prime rib steaks for Supper.
- bixll

I'm up north for 3 days, I brought a couple of ribeyes, poor dog.

Best steak on the planet, and even the dog gets a rib bone.
- bobbyisno1

My favourite by far.

I'm up north for 3 days, I brought a couple of ribeyes, poor dog.
- bobbyisno1

LOL, He'll be fine.

OK, Max, I'll explain it to you:

In the state of Florida, you have a lot of ignoramuses who were brainwashed by Ronald Reagan into thinking that the government was the enemy of the people, and that less taxes meant greater prosperity.

Despite the fact that every single franking economist without a pre-determined agenda will tell you this is false, the myth persists.

So Florida schools have less resources (i.e., money) to expand programs and deal with special needs kids. No educators want them in regular classrooms, but they literally have nowhere else to put them (as they don't have social workers in schools, special needs classes, etc.).

"Why not expel the 6, 7, 8 year olds?" you ask?

Well, great idea Max. And then what happens?

You can send them to another school, I guess, but that's actually making the problem worse.

"Make the parents home school the kid!" Yeah, that's an even dumber idea.

As a society, not having the kid in a classroom is a ticking time bomb.

The easy solution is to raise taxes, so that schools have the resources they need.

But Florida, so that isn't happening.

Your move, Max.
- Atomic Wedgie

Get them to special schools where there special needs can be attended properly - but rest of the kids of the class should not suffer from a bad mannered kids.
And there is a difference between 'special kids' and kids that didn't receive any education from their parents and have 0 manners.
We should try to help the kids with difficulties for sure - but let's make sure the other kids receive proper attention as well.
Again - charter schools do much much better with kids that were tagged 'special needs' kids by US public schools - just because there is a whole system and subsidized service industry created around this - including a bonus system for referrals.
Kids that don't know how to properly behave and have a bad influence on quality of education of other kids should be taken out of the group for sure.

Fun fact:

Kamala Harris went to Westmount High School in Montreal.

Other famous grads:

Leonard Cohen
Art Ross
Stockwell Day

https://www.thestar.com/n...ign-for-us-president.html
- Atomic Wedgie

Never knew that.

Get them to special schools where there special needs can be attended properly - but rest of the kids of the class should not suffer from a bad mannered kids.
And there is a difference between 'special kids' and kids that didn't receive any education from their parents and have 0 manners.
We should try to help the kids with difficulties for sure - but let's make sure the other kids receive proper attention as well.
Again - charter schools do much much better with kids that were tagged 'special needs' kids by US public schools - just because there is a whole system and subsidized service industry created around this - including a bonus system for referrals.
Kids that don't know how to properly behave and have a bad influence on quality of education of other kids should be taken out of the group for sure.
- MaximusAurelius

Yep, that's exactly what should be done...
Put them at the back of the bus.
Lets start this crap all over again.

Yep, that's exactly what should be done...
Put them at the back of the bus.
Lets start this crap all over again.
- bobbyisno1

I thought about responding but you just can’t reason with people like that.

It’s tough knowing there are people out there with the mindset he has.

Makes me pretty angry actually.

In a remarkable coincidence, I look 20 lbs. heavier than average.
- Atomic Wedgie

but I think you aren't 4" taller than average

I thought about responding but you just can’t reason with people like that.

It’s tough knowing there are people out there with the mindset he has.

Makes me pretty angry actually.
- Santo_44

Drink some more soy milkshakes.
90percent of kids should suffer because of bad parents of 10percent of the rest - that's your world view.

I thought about responding but you just can’t reason with people like that.

It’s tough knowing there are people out there with the mindset he has.

Makes me pretty angry actually.
- Santo_44

I thought this guy doesn't deserve a response, and stupid me did it anyway.
And do you know what? He never deserves a response.
Somehow he always gets one.

Drink some more soy milkshakes.
90percent of kids should suffer because of bad parents of 10percent of the rest - that's your world view.
- MaximusAurelius

Something very wrong with you.

Fantastic goal by Dube.

Except every team is franked. 19 teams this year had less than $2M in cap space.

And at the end of the day, I'd rather be a team with no cap space but money and creativity to make it less of a problem than be a team with no cap space and/or huge pressures to reduce payroll.
- Atomic Wedgie

Not to mention, the Leafs have no horrendous contracts. There is a pretty good chance they could move anyone on their roster without having to throw in a sweetener.

Something very wrong with you.
- bobbyisno1

So it's ok for 8y old kids to hit their teachers?

I actually have that hat (not exactly, but similar).
- Atomic Wedgie

It's a nice hat. Probably the hat I'll get next. I've got a St. Pats toque already.

I'm up north for 3 days, I brought a couple of ribeyes, poor dog.
- bobbyisno1

That for me is the best cut of steak ...especially in the form of a Tomahawk.

So it's ok for 8y old kids to hit their teachers?
- MaximusAurelius

Is it the 8 year olds fault that they're hitting teachers? Usually not unless there's a condition such as autism involved.

To me you want to give that 8 year old every opportunity to turn it around and be successful. For many kids school is an escape from home life. If that little person is going to be a member of society for 60+ years then you may as well help them be a productive one.

8 (frank)ing years old.

So it's ok for 8y old kids to hit their teachers?
- MaximusAurelius

Let me ask you this, have you ever been hit by an 8 year old?
What did he sneak up in the dark?
Yes that was sarcasm, but an adult should be able to diffuse that situation, pretty sure I could and have done with people a lot older than 8.

Get them to special schools where there special needs can be attended properly - but rest of the kids of the class should not suffer from a bad mannered kids.
And there is a difference between 'special kids' and kids that didn't receive any education from their parents and have 0 manners.
We should try to help the kids with difficulties for sure - but let's make sure the other kids receive proper attention as well.
Again - charter schools do much much better with kids that were tagged 'special needs' kids by US public schools - just because there is a whole system and subsidized service industry created around this - including a bonus system for referrals.
Kids that don't know how to properly behave and have a bad influence on quality of education of other kids should be taken out of the group for sure.
- MaximusAurelius

I don't even know where to begin with this.

Just go away. Take Kaptaan with you.

Fantastic goal by Dube.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Can't believe the great Roope got left in his dust as he blazed in for the goal.

That for me is the best cut of steak ...especially in the form of a Tomahawk.
- The Law

Hate to be a nitpicker but a tomahawk has the bone.
Its also way to big of a steak for me.

TB-CBJ double OT now. Pretty much all Tampa last 10 minutes. Korpisalo keeping them in the game.

TB-CBJ double OT now. Pretty much all Tampa last 10 minutes. Korpisalo keeping them in the game.
- gergeswillems

Do you have a link?

Columbus is closer to playoff shape and used to meaningful games. Tampa is going to get stronger as the series goes on.

Do you have a link?
- bobbyisno1

No. I'm watching it on the sportsnet app.