Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Top 10...

The students got to choose what this Top 10 list was about. Here are some of the responses I received:

Top 10 Ways to Enjoy Fall Break
by: Micah Shirran

1. Go on vacation.
2. Play in the leaves.
3. Play games.
4. Sleep late.
5. Make a scrapbook.
6. Go shopping.
7. Hang out with friends.
8. Play with a pet.
9. Go to the park.
10. Most importantly, HAVE FUN!


The Top 10 Things I Hate About Pickles
By: Mary Alice Broucek

1. The smell- it is just gross!
2. The touch- they're all slimy!
3. The color, green- like the color of sick people's faces!
4. The size- they're too many sizes!
5. The peel- it's hard to chew!
6. The seeds- they stick in people's teeth!
7. The sound- you can hear people chew them!
8. The texture- unlike anything meant to be eaten!
9. The appearance- they're all knobby and rough looking!
10. The taste- I have never tasted one, and I never will!


The Top 10 Ways To Know If You Are An SOR Fan
By: Dakota Narramore

10. All of our laundry goes into the same load, GREEN.
9. You have a hard time picking out which SOR shirt to wear.
8. Your dad takes your mom to the football game and buys her a hotdog for their anniversary.
7. You go to watch a football game in spite of a tornado warning.
6. You want to beat Kingston like a dog every time you play them.
5. The words Rockwood, Harriman, Coalfield, and Greenback make you a little sick to your stomach.
4. You have a license that says, "I'd rather be SOR."
3. When you hear the SOR chant, it brings tears to your eyes and gets you all choked up.
2. You want to beat Kingston like a dog every time you play them.


AND, the number one way to tell if you are a true SOR fan:
1. You cut yourself, and you bleed green!


Top 10 Reasons the Tennessee Titans Stink This Year
by: Drake Romines


10. Everytime a Titan cornerback goes to defend a wideout, a butterfly goes by and distracts him.
9. When the quarterback says "Break" in the huddle, all the guys think they have the next play off.
8. the team thinks X's and O's stand for hugs and kisses.
7. The Titans thought Peyton Manning was only coming to sell them a Sony TV, not actually play football.
6. It's been rainy this season and the ball is slippery when Tennessee has it.
5. The guys figured Chris Johnson could just do everything.
4. The team liked when Coach Fisher had a gray beard and wanted to help bring it back.
3. Wearing all the throwback gear, they think they are still the Oilers, and the Oilers lost a lot, too.
2. The defensive line is starting to look like a work exchange program from a nursing home.
1. Kerry Collins IS on work exchange from a nursing home!


Top 10 Reasons For Not Turning In Homework
By: Jason Reynolds


10. I forgot it at home.
9. My sister colored on it.
8. I left it at a relative's house.
7. I lost it.
6. I forgot to do it.
5. It must have gotten stolen.
4. It flew out of the window.
3. Aliens have taken it.
2. Monsters under the bed took it.
And finally,
1. The dog has eaten it.


Top 10 Things You Shouldn't Have to 
Say to Your Children, But Do.
By: Cheyenne Cowell


10. Stop hitting your brother with a hotdog.
9. Don't toss the cat around, she doesn't like doing flips near as much as you do.
8. Could you put some clothes on? Our guests aren't expecting a naked baby.
7. Don't put make-up on your brother, even if you think it makes him look pretty.
6. No, you can't pick your brother's nose, even if it needs it.
5. You can't ride the dog.
4. You can't write on the couch, car, or your brother.
3. You can't baptize the cat.
2. Stop eating the dog food, even though you think it tastes good.
1. No, you can't have chocolate for breakfast, besides, you had it yesterday!


Top 10 List of Pranks To Pull on Your Parents
By: Colby Fowler


1. Show up to your wedding with a date. (Just make sure to inform your new groom/bride-to-be that this is a prank on your parents, not on him/her!)
2. When you leave for the first time with your new driver's license in your parents' car, call a policeman and invite him to your house.
3. When no one is looking, put a rubber band around the sprayer at the kitchen sink. When they turn on the water, watch the show!
4. Leave a phone message asking them to call Ella Phant at 637-5331. When they return the call. they will hear, "Hello, Knoxville Zoo, may I help you?" If they are not quick enough, they will say, "May I speak to Ella Phant?" (Get it?!)
5. Sneak into their bedroom and set their alarm clock for 4:00 a.m.
6. Put a few drops of food coloring in the milk carton.
7. Throw a pie of Cool Whip in their face.
8. Pop out from behind doors to scare them.
9. Put a fake mouse in their bed.
10. Make prank calls from relatives' homes.

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