tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post3096771353479461528..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: Fairly Fraudulent FairDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-6892757021699162192015-05-01T13:35:51.005-06:002015-05-01T13:35:51.005-06:00Yikes! I've definitely heard of the paddle. Ou...Yikes! I've definitely heard of the paddle. Our class was witness to someone receiving the strap. Horrifying!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-16936103835389696882015-05-01T13:35:13.467-06:002015-05-01T13:35:13.467-06:00Thank you, Jenny. You and Delores are invited to m...Thank you, Jenny. You and Delores are invited to my next fair. There will be prizes . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-87774254783146750872015-05-01T13:34:51.144-06:002015-05-01T13:34:51.144-06:00I'm the original grasshopper brain. It probabl...I'm the original grasshopper brain. It probably lasted till we hit the hallway outside the principal's office.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-30184061713282470372015-05-01T13:34:13.224-06:002015-05-01T13:34:13.224-06:00Yeah. It surprises me as well!Yeah. It surprises me as well!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-11101390736246371782015-05-01T13:33:49.818-06:002015-05-01T13:33:49.818-06:00Ah-ha! You've sat where I've sat.Ah-ha! You've sat where I've sat.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-68650417448323903882015-05-01T13:33:30.721-06:002015-05-01T13:33:30.721-06:00Ah. Life's lessons. Why couldn't we just r...Ah. Life's lessons. Why couldn't we just read about them in a book?Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-10237232190441708432015-05-01T13:32:59.989-06:002015-05-01T13:32:59.989-06:00Yeah. Follow-through seems to be my short suit . ....Yeah. Follow-through seems to be my short suit . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-32945770829920311262015-04-29T09:27:19.197-06:002015-04-29T09:27:19.197-06:00My American husband had never heard of "the s...My American husband had never heard of "the strap." His school used a paddle - and you know what body part that was intended for. I was fortunate enough never to feel the thick leather of the strap across my palm - but I remember boys in my class crying at the impact. Ouch. Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-37600696884229660762015-04-26T13:21:29.256-06:002015-04-26T13:21:29.256-06:00I agree with Delores, it was a GREAT idea!I agree with Delores, it was a GREAT idea!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-87995335688446957602015-04-26T01:41:28.660-06:002015-04-26T01:41:28.660-06:00Things are dire indeed when 'the strap' se...Things are dire indeed when 'the strap' seems like a better idea than telling your parents. How long did your guilty feeling last?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-78840211976286767062015-04-25T19:40:09.180-06:002015-04-25T19:40:09.180-06:00Are you sure that you've never been in the bac...Are you sure that you've never been in the back of a police car before?Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-33227172719572478352015-04-25T11:34:14.661-06:002015-04-25T11:34:14.661-06:00"His eyes drilled through us..." Oh yea..."His eyes drilled through us..." Oh yeah!Carol Cassarahttp://carolcassara.com/sinatra/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-88425277870081245122015-04-25T10:13:17.447-06:002015-04-25T10:13:17.447-06:00Well told story -- I was right there. Loved it an...Well told story -- I was right there. Loved it and the way you told it. How many of us have tried stunts like that -- the lessons learned are life long.Battered Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084857421183756543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-1786395585358963332015-04-25T09:30:56.567-06:002015-04-25T09:30:56.567-06:00Oh but it was SUCH a good idea. Maybe just, not t...Oh but it was SUCH a good idea. Maybe just, not thought out all that well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com