# Global Domination Step 1: Control the Ports of Entry

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-domination-step-1-control-the-ports-of-entry/594108>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-domination-step-1-control-the-ports-of-entry/594108 "2011-08-26T00:47:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-domination-step-1-control-the-ports-of-entry/594108/1 "2011-08-26T00:47:13Z")

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The Kiddo (otherwise known here now as **Ledzepkid** ) is in 8th grade this year, so they’re doing American History. Today they were discussing the land grabs of the 19th century, and they did an in-class exercise:

Each student was given 2 Post-it notes. At the teacher’s signal they were to go about the classroom and ‘claim’ any two items (first to tag an item got the claim), the idea being that they would race to see who could secure the most advantageous position for themselves. So as most of the kids scrambled for the computer, projector, and other ‘big-ticket’ items…

My kid tagged the door.

And the light switch.

😃

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**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-domination-step-1-control-the-ports-of-entry/594108/2 "2011-08-26T00:51:21Z")

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Wow. Smart kid. Well done.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-domination-step-1-control-the-ports-of-entry/594108/3 "2011-08-26T01:04:57Z")

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Proving **Ledzepkid** is Dope material.  
\*Did anyone claim the teacher?

-D/a

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-domination-step-1-control-the-ports-of-entry/594108/4 "2011-08-26T01:30:11Z")

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> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#):
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> Proving **Ledzepkid** is Dope material.  
> \*Did anyone claim the teacher?
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> -D/a

Yes, he said one of the kids did claim the teacher.