POP TARTS: More evil than we first believed!!!

cmcollins001
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A 7-year-old Anne Arundel County boy was suspended Friday for chewing his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun and saying, “bang, bang”— an offense that the school described as a threat to other students, according to his family.
The pastry “gun” was a rectangular strawberry-filled bar, akin to a Pop-Tart, that the second-grader had tried to nibble into the shape of a mountain, but then found it looked more like a gun, said his father, William “B.J.” Welch. -- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/03/05/pop-tart-gun-suspension-seriously-folks/

Of course, after this heinous incident, the school felt it was necessary to send a letter home to the parents of the traumatized students offering counselling to those who needed it. http://reason.com/blog/2013/03/05/school-offers-counseling-to-kids-trouble

Keep those Pop Tarts out of the hands of children!!! Only responsible adults can be trusted with a Pop Tart...let alone the second one in the package!!!
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  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Wtf....? That's.....just.....wtf?
  • Momf3boys
    Momf3boys Posts: 1,637 Member
    This happened in my area...it's ridiculous. Kids aren't even allowed to be kids anymore...it's ridiculous.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Totally agree with the topic title...if by "evil", you actually mean, "awesome".

    I caught my 11- and 8-year-olds singing Bohemian Rhapsody this morning before school and gave them a stern lecture about the appropriateness of song lyrics.*



    (*Okay, that's a lie. I joined in and sang along with them.)
  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
    Well it is Maryland. That explains a lot.
  • Rum_Runner
    Rum_Runner Posts: 617 Member
    WTFever
  • dirtnap63
    dirtnap63 Posts: 1,387 Member
    No thread in the history of threads ever needed a WTF gif more than this one. Unfortunately I don't have one.
  • parys1
    parys1 Posts: 2,072 Member
    That's it. We can never visit the states again. My son makes guns out of Lego.:frown:
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
    Wow, I'm just glad nobody got hurt!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    You've got to be kidding me. A poptart. A POPTART!

    Wait is that two words? Blasphemy.
  • Sballard418
    Sballard418 Posts: 153 Member
    The only threat pop tarts pose is to our calories.....delicious little suckers....
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    Totally agree with the topic title...if by "evil", you actually mean, "awesome".

    I caught my 11- and 8-year-olds singing Bohemian Rhapsody this morning before school and gave them a stern lecture about the appropriateness of song lyrics.*



    (*Okay, that's a lie. I joined in and sang along with them.)

    ^^LOL, my kids love queen. My 2 year old asks for Killer Queen all the time!
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Hey, that kid was just wrong!

    That's not a gun, it's a stealth bomber . . .

    tumblr_inline_mj1rwhe3vR1qz4rgp_zps647e8c74.jpg
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    Oh and as for the poptarts....WTF!!! Its a freaking breakfast pastry! Its not like you could actually shoot someone with it and hurt them; you might get some filling on them but that would be yummy!
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Totally agree with the topic title...if by "evil", you actually mean, "awesome".

    I caught my 11- and 8-year-olds singing Bohemian Rhapsody this morning before school and gave them a stern lecture about the appropriateness of song lyrics.*



    (*Okay, that's a lie. I joined in and sang along with them.)


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  • Momf3boys
    Momf3boys Posts: 1,637 Member
    Well it is Maryland. That explains a lot.

    Hey...watch it!!! :tongue:
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Crap! I just bought 4 boxes last night. I guess I better take 'em back, since I live in MD.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Well, we can't let this kind of reckless abandon go unchecked...before you know it, the court documents will include something like this:

    Exhibit R:

    6a00d8341d019153ef017c373c5472970b-320wi
  • NutellaAddict
    NutellaAddict Posts: 1,258 Member
    Did he have A CCP for that Pop Tart?
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Hey, that kid was just wrong!

    That's not a gun, it's a stealth bomber . . .

    tumblr_inline_mj1rwhe3vR1qz4rgp_zps647e8c74.jpg



    Looks like a hockey skate, to me. Kid got a game misconduct.
  • bluefrog_2001
    bluefrog_2001 Posts: 138 Member
    Hey, that kid was just wrong!

    That's not a gun, it's a stealth bomber . . .

    tumblr_inline_mj1rwhe3vR1qz4rgp_zps647e8c74.jpg

    Looks more like the outline of Idaho, if you tilt your head to the right to view it.
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    Well it is Maryland. That explains a lot.

    Hey...watch it!!! :tongue:

    Actually I am SHOCKED this didn't happen in Northern Virginia.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Security camera at school catches him in action:

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  • tandroes
    tandroes Posts: 163 Member
    Hey, that kid was just wrong!

    That's not a gun, it's a stealth bomber . . .

    tumblr_inline_mj1rwhe3vR1qz4rgp_zps647e8c74.jpg

    Looks more like the outline of Idaho, if you tilt your head to the right to view it.

    that's what i was thinking...
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Lol!
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
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  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    50 years ago people were teaching their 7 year olds how to use hunting rifles and now all we're doing is teaching them how to be whiny, victimized, mini-adults. So sad.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Hey, that kid was just wrong!

    That's not a gun, it's a stealth bomber . . .

    tumblr_inline_mj1rwhe3vR1qz4rgp_zps647e8c74.jpg

    Looks more like the outline of Idaho, if you tilt your head to the right to view it.

    that's what i was thinking...

    Wait, stealth bombers are disguised as Idaho?! Gee, so that's how it works . . .
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    Was it a pop tart handgun? Or a pop tart AR15? Because AR15 pop tarts should be banned and suspension for having such a weapon should be enforced. Limit the making of them to 10 strawberries. Anything above that is dangerous.
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
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    A 7-year-old Anne Arundel County boy was suspended Friday for chewing his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun and saying, “bang, bang”— an offense that the school described as a threat to other students, according to his family.
    The pastry “gun” was a rectangular strawberry-filled bar, akin to a Pop-Tart, that the second-grader had tried to nibble into the shape of a mountain, but then found it looked more like a gun, said his father, William “B.J.” Welch. -- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/03/05/pop-tart-gun-suspension-seriously-folks/
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  • CupcakesAndRazorblades
    CupcakesAndRazorblades Posts: 227 Member
    The rules that schools have no are just plain ridiculous. They have really taken things too far. Here they have the "no sweets" rule but THEN have fundraisers at local fast food and ice cream shops. It's only ok if they are pimpin' your kids out to make a buck for the school. In my opinion we all must endure a little pain/sadness/sorrow in our lives to be able to appreciate the beauty of happiness, the way things are so delicately handled anymore will surely lead to an interesting future, indeed.

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