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THE THINGS THEY SHOW IN SHOW 'N' TELL

Some people remember their times tables. Some remember their science experiment that went awry, or their big report on Nicaragua.

But what my friend Dan remembers about school is the time his kindergarten classmate Tommy pulled a KNIFE on the teacher. For money? Power? More graham crackers with his milk? Noooooo.

He wanted her to let the class finish Show ‘n’ Tell.

Now, there’s an intense individual. Wonder what he’s like all grown up? Gulp.

It seems the class had been rowdy, and their teacher stopped Show ‘n’ Tell in midstream as a punishment. Tommy snapped, because he had something COOL to show, and now here she was, canceling his turn in the spotlight.

So he pulled out the cool thing that he wanted to show and tell about – his brother’s KNIFE – and brandished it with his demands.

My friend says the teacher’s eyes got like saucers. She gingerly inched toward Tommy with her hand outstretched, murmuring something like, “That’s nice, Tommy, everyone has seen it; now put it in my hand, and go see the principal.”

I’m sure the principal did a little show ‘n’ tell of his own, with Tommy’s parents. With the reports coming out about weapons in schools today, maybe they should rename it “show ‘n’ tell ‘n’ frisk.”

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Praise report: Thank You, Jesus, for the happy, healthy birth of a friend’s new granddaughter, Elizabeth, to be called Lizzie. May these days of joy and great change in that family be savored and shared, for Your glory. May Lizzie’s parents lead her to come to love You, and may Lizzie be close to her grandmother all her life and gain from that very special relationship. (Psalm 91:14)