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OT: Heard today my high school English teacher died

  • Those of you who went to Lakeview High School in Battle Creek may well remember "Uncle Glen" (and yes, that's what we called him to his face). Uncle Glen was a legend at the high school, and deservedly so. Everyone who sat through his classes has an "Uncle Glen" story, so when my cousin posted the news on FB, he not only let people know about the death, but passed on his own Uncle Glen anecdote.

    Uncle Glen was a Navy vet, and served in the 1950's. He told my cousin's class that his ship was sent to the Suez Canal during "the crisis." Not only did the US have a substantial naval presence there, other countries did as well, notably the United Kingdom.

    Apparently the British sailors thought it was a fucking hoot to climb up in the rigging or whatever of their ships and holler insults at the Americans to get them going. (Trolling before the Internet, in other words.) Uncle Glen was not the sort to take this kind of thing lying down. He recounted one exchange with a British sailor:

    British sailor: I say -- Eisenhower...is a faggot!!!

    Uncle Glen: THE QUEEN ... IS A WHORE!!!

    Game, set, match, Americans. (Cue "America, Fuck Yeah!" song.)

    God bless, Uncle Glen. Rest in peace.

    SpartanInNH

  • Kind of strange that the Brits were so ungrateful only a decade after we saved their ass.

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    277Gunson

  • 277Gunson said...

    Kind of strange that the Brits were so ungrateful only a decade after we saved their ass.

    Not at all; that's how they roll. They have bad manners and bad teeth.

    spartyon1

  • 277Gunson said...

    Kind of strange that the Brits were so ungrateful only a decade after we saved their ass.

    And to make it worse, they pick on Eisenhower, the guy who liberated Europe. I mean, do we give you bastards shit about Churchill?

    Hell, no -- we go straight for the fuckin' Queen. That's how we roll.

    SpartanInNH

  • I was going to make fun of you for making a post out of that title, but this guy seems like a badass

    RIP tRCMB

    MR Universe19299 ●

  • MR. Universe said...

    I was going to make fun of you for making a post out of that title, but this guy seems like a badass

    Oh, he was the fucking shit. He sat in class one day, lecturing about something (who the hell knows what), and he looked over at a guy, a senior, who was lounging back a little too much at his ease, and happened to be sitting right beneath the American flag. (In those days, the flag was in every classroom.)

    Uncle Glen said, "You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to come over there, and grab that flag."

    The guy suddenly looked a little more attentive, and said, "No, you're not."

    Uncle Glen said, "Yeah, I am. And once I get it, I'm going to use it to wipe my ass."

    The senior started to get a little angry, and told him that no, he was not going to come over and grab the flag.

    Uncle Glen said, "Why not? It's just a piece of fabric."

    The senior said, "Because it represent America. It's my country."

    Uncle Glen pointed at him and looked at the rest of us. "See? It's a symbol. It has meaning beyond its physical existence."

    They just don't make teachers like that any more.

    This post was edited by SpartanInNH on 5/24/2012 at 12:54 AM

    SpartanInNH

  • roflmao An even better story, this one courtesy of my cousin, who had him a few years later:

    I also fondly remember he was trying to get a point across to some dullard and the kid just couldn't get it. Just couldn't understand. Finally Glen SNAPPED. He said, "You know what? Here's what I'm trying to tell you. Are you ready? Are you sure you're ready? LIFE'S a BITCH and THEN you DIE."

    SpartanInNH

  • 277Gunson said...

    Kind of strange that the Brits were so ungrateful only a decade after we saved their ass.

    We don't win that war without them, they don't win it without us. How hard is that for retards to understand. Also keep in mind we sat around on our asses for years while the Germans were using American money to fund a war machine that was pummeling most of Europe into submission. All the while we got to fight a war on European soil and financially benefitted 10 fold for our involvement.

    They certainly owe us a bit of gratitude but without then we'd probably be living in a sea of nuclear fallout as the Russians and Germans would have been nuking the shit out of each other.

    jimmywalker

  • 2 down votes fr calling out the Brits???

    Yes, we don't win without them, but without us, they are FUBAR.

    By the way, your teacher sounds like he was a cool cat.

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    277Gunson

  • 277Gunson said...

    2 down votes fr calling out the Brits???

    Yes, we don't win without them, but without us, they are FUBAR.

    By the way, your teacher sounds like he was a cool cat.

    Oh, he was. I actually posted this because I figured there were other LHS grads out there, and everyone who had Uncle Glen for English has a story to tell, I guarantee you. I want to hear more stories.

    *Sigh* Guess I'm stuck with the limeys, the flag, and the dullard. lol

    SpartanInNH

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