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hlthe2b

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14. I have had that too from the incredibly mature Parkland kids and those I know attend the best schools where I am...

Reply to NNadir (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 02:50 PM

Dec 28

It is not those kids and all the others undoubtedly encouraged by well-educated family members who concern me.

It is those who are at the other extreme and who are going to be left behind even more over these next four years.

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My Sister-in-law, who's into mysticism (which I'm obviously not) gave me a t-shirt for Christmas I absolutely love. [View all] NNadir Dec 28 OP

I like it! QED Dec 28 #1

I'm not sure how to interpret the phrase "cat origami" -- cats folding paper ? people folding cats out of paper ? eppur_se_muova Dec 28 #27

People folding - QED Dec 28 #28

Well, that seemed like the safest guess -- but still, a book of origami for cats might be interesting. eppur_se_muova Dec 28 #31

I love it! SheltieLover Dec 28 #2

Insanely cool. Permanut Dec 28 #3

I want! I'm so jealous! Love it! Solly Mack Dec 28 #4

Very nice! 👍😻 littlemissmartypants Dec 28 #5

That's a shirt I would definitely wear, if I wore t-shirts! GoneOffShore Dec 28 #6

No, it was in a gift bag. NNadir Dec 28 #7

My joke was lame and playing off Schrodingers theory. GoneOffShore Dec 28 #10

No, your joke was clever, and unfortunately, my attention was such that I didn't get it. NNadir Dec 28 #12

Schrodinger's Joke BaronChocula Dec 28 #21

or not. erronis Dec 28 #23

So, how many people under the age of 20 (or maybe even under 30) ask you what it means? hlthe2b Dec 28 #8

Two years ago, when we were visiting my son where he's in graduate school, I wore the Periodic Table shirt... NNadir Dec 28 #11

I have had that too from the incredibly mature Parkland kids and those I know attend the best schools where I am... hlthe2b Dec 28 #14

There have always been two extremes in education. My father had an 8th grade education, dropped out to support... NNadir Dec 28 #20

The most important thing that any of us can learn FakeNoose Dec 28 #22

One of my friends found a periodic table shower curtain for her niyad Dec 28 #18

A fun joke: arrange the elements in the order of Tom Lehrer's song so you can sing it in the shower ! nt eppur_se_muova Dec 28 #29

I looked Schrdinger's cat....Warning: quantum mechanics surfered Dec 28 #9

The Big Bang Theory Dear_Prudence Dec 28 #13

My daughter gave me a tee shirt that reads: rsdsharp Dec 28 #15

That's a winner. NNadir Dec 28 #16

Absolutely LOVE IT!!! niyad Dec 28 #17

Wonderful! Grumpy Old Woman Dec 28 #19

Tsk. It looks half dead. Girard442 Dec 28 #24

!!! Right now it's neither and both, unless you look at it. NNadir Dec 28 #25

until a measurement is made Norrrm Dec 28 #26

LOL! Imagine what the scientists thought when they observed such strange behavior! nt Trueblue Texan Dec 28 #33

I WANT ONE! GiqueCee Dec 28 #30

Love this... Trueblue Texan Dec 28 #32

I want one! Faux pas Monday #34