Hi, it’s Saturday, so a little humor is in
order. I recently stumbled across
this amusing little article
comparing scenarios taking place
in the 1950s and now. The list is
American-centric, but everyone will
enjoy it I am sure.



Scenario 1

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting
before school, pulls into school
parking lot with shotgun in gun
rack.

1957: Vice Principal comes over,
looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his
car and gets his shotgun to show
Jack.

2007: School goes into lock down,
FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail
and never sees his truck or gun
again. Counselors called in for
traumatized students and
teachers.

Scenario 2


Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into
a fistfight after school.

1957: Crowd gathers. Mark wins.
Johnny and Mark shake hands and
end up buddies.

2007: Police called, SWAT team
arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charge them with assault, both
expelled even though Johnny
started it.

Scenario 3


Scenario:
Jeffrey won’t be still in
class, disrupts other students.

1957: Jeffrey sent to office and
given a good paddling by the
Principal. Returns to class, sits still
and does not disrupt class again.

2007: Jeffrey given huge doses of
Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested
for ADD. School gets extra money
from state because Jeffrey has a
disability.

Scenario 4


Scenario:
Billy breaks a window in
his neighbor’s car and his Dad
gives him a whipping with his belt.

1957: Billy is more careful next
time, grows up normal, goes to
college, and becomes a successful
businessman.

2007: Billy’s dad is arrested for
child abuse. Billy removed to foster
care and joins a gang. State
psychologist tells Billy’s sister that
she remembers being abused
herself and their dad goes to
prison. Billy’s mom has affair with
psychologist.

Scenario 5


Scenario:

Mark gets a headache
and takes some aspirin to school.

1957: Mark shares aspirin with
Principal out on the smoking dock.

2007: Police called, Mark expelled
from school for drug violations. Car
searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario 6


Scenario:
Pedro fails high school
English.

1957: Pedro goes to summer school,
passes English, goes to college.

2007: Pedro’s cause is taken up by
state. Newspaper articles appear
nationally explaining that teaching
English as a requirement for
graduation is racist. ACLU files
class action lawsuit against state
school system and Pedro’s English
teacher. English banned from core
curriculum. Pedro given diploma
anyway but ends up mowing lawns
for a living because he cannot
speak English.

Scenario 7


Scenario: Johnny takes apart
leftover firecrackers from 4th of
July, puts them in a model airplane
paint bottle, blows up a red ant
bed.

1957: Ants die.

2007: BATF, Homeland Security, FBI
called. Johnny charged with
domestic terrorism, FBI investigates
parents, siblings removed from
home, computers confiscated,
Johnny’s Dad goes on a terror
watch list and is never allowed to
fly again.

Scenario 8


Scenario: Johnny falls while
running during recess and scrapes
his knee. He is found crying by his
teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to
comfort him.

1957: In a short time, Johnny feels
better and goes on playing.

2007: Mary is accused of being a
sexual predator and loses her job.
She faces 3 years in State Prison.
Johnny undergoes 5 years of
therapy. Johnny’s parents sue the
school for negligence and the
teacher for emotional trauma and
win both cases. Mary, jobless and
indebted, commits suicide by
jumping off of a tall building.
When she lands, she hits a car and
also damages a potted pot. The
car’s owner and the plant’s owner
sue Mary’s estate for destruction of
property. They both win.