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I haven't been inside a classroom in decades, nor had kids, so I will plead guilty to being clueless here on some stuff. I think it is the part that a parent is not allowed to designate at least a portion of the supplies for their own child, with the remainder going to the general supply to help out kids who are themselves on the public assistance roll that bugs me. I also agree, that is not a child's fault, ever. I think my friend (and I) would have less of a problem with this if it were a matter of okay, your kid will need an estimated X-# of disinfectant wipes (any brand, NOT requiri

Apparently the Poop Word censors out to "Cheese." So if I say I had a grilled cheese sandwich, y'all might assume I'm eating out of the litter box. Well you know that Cobb County's always trying to show us up.

Well I haven't started any trouble all day, so it's my turn. Unless you count how I can't tell Cleveland from Cincinnati.

Okay, I can see how certain items are needed, but it's the whole REQUIRED aspect to this as opposed to donations, along with the "do not mark individual items in your child's name." That part just kills me. But name brands? I don't buy them unless they're affordable and legitimately better than generic brands.

A friend of mine who lives in Cobb County posted a list of supplies that her child's public kindergarten is requiring parents to buy. Granted I'm not a parent, but to me this seems pretty ridiculous. And apparently this is required for the parents, not just a pretty-please donations list. Add all this stuff up, especially if brand names are required, and it looks like it can really add up. Notice the sentence near the end of this (I cropped off the specific school's name." "Please do not label individual items with your child's name." Excuse me? So a parent has to buy all thi

I have friends from Ohio, you're right. Cool folks. Maybe I should have typed "Washington DC" in the title instead. Nobody would have blinked.

Okay, I'm going to report my own thread here. Once again, my sincere apologies to anyone offended, purely a brain fart.

If I report my own thread, can I get it pulled? I'm genuinely sorry, I meant Cleveland, for some reason Cincinnati popped up in my head instead.

My apologies, let me go try to edit that. Dang it, I can't figure out how to correct the title. Help

This is going on right now. http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/26/justice/ohio-castro/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Looks like he's taking a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. Hopefully this means life without parole. These young women now won't have to deal with testifying in front of that monster. I hope they can move forward with their lives, and this SOB suffers miserably behind bars. Just a question, if anyone knows: When there is a criminal case involving personal physical harm against someone, does the victim have any rights or say-so if a plea deal is offered? What about the trial

<Knows all the lyrics to "King Tut."

Add me to The Royal Stork Dorks Club too.

Phooey, I just heard they're not announcing the baby's name today.

Oh for God's sake. Get over it. How arrogant of you to judge someone else's interest in The Royals just because you personally aren't interested in them. Who is looking down on whom, then? I don't care a thing about NFL football players but I don't put someone else down because they may be a big fan. Reality shows stars? What have they done? Nothing of merit. But I don't care if other people like them. It's just not my thing. Nor do I aspire to be a Royal, or a celebrity of any sort. Just because people like the Royals doesn't make us un-American or approve of inequality. And I can damn well a

Yes, of course we all believe in all people created equal. And besides, Americans have their royalty too, they're just entertainers or sports figures. Interest in the Royals is being taken way, way too seriously by some people. It's lighthearted fun, and nothing more.

I've seen "Kong" suggested on Twitter. Hey...it's a K-name.....

Honestly, if the baby had been a girl, and they named her Diana, I probably would have cried for a week. I just loved Princess Diana. she would be very proud of her sons. I really like Kate, she's so beautiful and seems like a genuinely nice person.

If the baby had been a girl, I was hoping for the name Diana. Now that it's a boy, I hope they can fit in the name Spencer somewhere for him, to pay homage to William's beautiful mother.

Or you could boil everything and serve warm beer.

I wish they'd hurry up and have that baby, I have to leave the house in an hour.

Y'alls Pissin' Matches don't bother me that much. I just scroll down. But when one Troll is allowed to monopolize a message board with not one, not two, but sometimes 5 or 6 babbling, drunken, inane and asinine threads, often the same subject, under the guise of freedom of speech, then my line gets drawn. And it's not just me who openly finds this person to be a detriment to this board, it's many of you. Yet it continues to be allowed, in spite of the protests of many. It's like letting one kid disrupt the whole class. It's not a simple matter of disagreeing with someone's viewpoint, and thing

Great to hear

They should take the land and build a yogurt factory. Now there's a money maker.

Screw it then. I'll just go turn on all the faucets and air-condition the whole neighborhood.