# My History teacher is an...an...well I'm too made to think of an insult worthy enough **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 20, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-history-teacher-is-an-an-well-im-too-made-to-think-of-an-insult-worthy-enough/176335 "2003-05-20T13:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-history-teacher-is-an-an-well-im-too-made-to-think-of-an-insult-worthy-enough/176335/81 "2003-05-24T22:49:40Z")
I said stand up to the teacher who clearly treated TGO wrong, I never said get into an all out screaming match. My sister is a teacher, I have a massive amount of respect for her, and for the teachers who deserve it. This one, clearly does not if what TGO says is true. Please dont mix up my words. ---
**Author:** ![mmm.forbidden\_doughnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@mmm.forbidden\_doughnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmm.forbidden_doughnut)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-history-teacher-is-an-an-well-im-too-made-to-think-of-an-insult-worthy-enough/176335/82 "2003-05-24T22:57:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Teelo \* > \*\*Yeah, teachers _can_ suck. > > This one time, I got into a raised tone-of-voice argument with a certain teacher across the classroom over \*\* weather or not to wear and I.D. card around my neck.\*\* > > I had the card, and showed him. But that wasn’t good enough. > Needed a freaking lanyard. > \*\* We have this issue at my school and it’s really not fair to hold it against the teacher for doing his job (i.e. enforcing school or disctrict policies). Do you have an ID and lanyard policy at your school? Were you in violation of that policy? Don’t get pissy with someone who is just doing his job. Do you get pissy with the cop who pulls you over for speeding? As much as I hate being in that position, teachers are sometimes the “cops” and it doesn’t do any good to bitch at them any more than it does to bitch at the cop who pulls you over. ---
**Author:** ![mmm.forbidden\_doughnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@mmm.forbidden\_doughnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmm.forbidden_doughnut)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-history-teacher-is-an-an-well-im-too-made-to-think-of-an-insult-worthy-enough/176335/83 "2003-05-24T23:03:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Great One \* > \*\* However, when we got the tests back, I found that he had changed the answer to the industrialized China question and that I had received points for it. Was he trying to pacify me? Was he being nice (I’d rather deserve the grade because I was right than get it for whining)? Did he change his mind after all and decide that the question was unfair? > P.S.–(do I put too many parentheses in my writing?):smack: \*\* Maybe it’s too late in the year to give a shit so he just let you have it. P.S. Your writing is a little overly-parenthetical but you use them correctly so I’ll let it go… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-history-teacher-is-an-an-well-im-too-made-to-think-of-an-insult-worthy-enough/176335/84 "2003-05-25T03:37:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Evil Captor \* > **This argument (or whatever it is) is used repeatedly by the uninformed – they think it makes them sound tough and realistic. Allow me to crush it:** It is not an “argument,” it is “a statement of fact.” Learn the difference, and you’ll avoid ridiculous, embarassing posts like your last one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-history-teacher-is-an-an-well-im-too-made-to-think-of-an-insult-worthy-enough/176335.md?page=4)