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Caz’s Comments: A comic book protest

Written by Lewis 'Caz' Tidrick

Let me say this now: what I’m going to say is nothing against any teachers that I know or anything along those lines. This is simply stating my opinions on some rule that supposedly exists.
So how is it even possible that there is a policy saying that, of all things, comic books are not allowed to be on your desk during class, exists? It’s a rather ridiculous thought! And guess what…It doesn’t exist! Now, I could understand when there are policies about phones, iPods, and the like, but comic books? Why are they so different than, say, Fahrenheit 451? Or Old Man and the Sea? The only difference is the fact that they have images instead of physical descriptions!
You don’t understand my frustration when a teacher tells me that I’m not allowed to have a comic book out when others don’t. So guess what? I looked at the District’s Policies and Procedures and they don’t have any policies even closely touching comic books being out in class. Now you might be able to say, “Oh well it kind of infers the fact that in policy _____ in section ______ sub-article _____,” but if it’s such a big deal, why would it be “kind of inferred” so deeply inside the policies.
So you know what?
Until someone either says that this is a “personal policy” or they can manage to find the policy in question, I think I’ll just keep doing what I’ve been doing.
And it’s not like I’m sitting there all day, every day reading comics. I read during down time when nothing is happening, I just finished my class work, something is being passed out or collected, so on and so forth. It’s just frustrating to know that if it were a novel, no one would care. But since it has Superman or Batman on the cover, they freak out over it.

Jordan McDonald’s Living on the Edge-22 States I Hate–the complete list

Most of us are from Pittsburgh, a big enough city. But what about people who are less fortunate than us? What’s life like for them? Here’s my interpretation….

1. Nebraska – Now, most of us know that Nebraska is where they really should have filmed The Wizard of Oz. But most of us don’t know why. It’s because most states have cities they can be proud of. Notice how I said cities not city. Omaha is the ONLY one in Nebraska’s case. I really don’t think that there’s such a thing as a neighbor in that state, considering the houses are 78 miles apart. I think it’s because of all the corn. Now obviously that’s an exaggeration, but who wants to live like that?

2. Iowa – A state similar to Nebraska, there’s only one city to be proud of, Des Moines. The only difference is the corn between towns has been replaced by stretches of glorious, glorious nothing.

3. Idaho – Nothing like the previous two states. When you’re in Idaho, you’re on your own. There’s literally nothing to do in that entire state.

4. Kansas – I honestly think that Kansas would have been a decent state if those jerks in Missouri wouldn’t have stolen the better, larger half of Kansas City. Wichita isn’t bad, though. What it lost from Kansas City, it compensated for with Wichita.

5.  Oregon – I really think that a lot of these states are one-hit wonders. Portland is the only compliment me, or anyone else can really give to this Pacific Northwest state. I really don’t think the Oregon Trail has changed since the 1840s. It may still be a trail.

6. Wyoming – Coming in with about half the population of Rhode Island (the smallest U.S. state in size), Wyoming is hardly anything to talk about. I mean seriously, just one of New York City’s five boroughs is enough to fill that whole state with people. You can fit more people into Heinz Field than in all of Cheyenne. What a disgrace.

7. Vermont – If you’ve never heard of Vermont, good. Their largest city only fits 42,000 inhabitants, not very impressive, or useful. Why build such a small city? One big city is better than 10 small ones, trust me.

8. New Hampshire – I’ll admit, New Hampshire may be the best state north of Massachusetts. But that isn’t really impressive considering that we’ve already went through 1 of the states that border it (Vermont) and the other one is next on our list.

9. Maine – There isn’t much I can say about Maine other than how cold it gets up there, which is why it’s so under populated.

10. South Dakota – Apart from Mount Rushmore, not much is important about this state. I actually feel sorry for South Dakota because no one cares about it. The amount of nothing that goes on there is almost controversial.

11. North Dakota – Even worse than it’s southern counterpart. Not much happens here, which is a reason why it’s on this list.

12. West Virginia – Sometimes I think this state should have a different name, since it’s eastern sister doesn’t share any of the glory. You have to admit that West Virginia is nothing like the real Virginia. It’s nothing more than a background singer or a reserve quarterback.

13. Connecticut – Over the centuries, Connecticut has had a number of territorial disputes with Upstate New York. The Nutmeg State has taken most of the wins, but that hasn’t shown to be a huge setback on New York’s part.

14. New Jersey – Don’t let the beaches, the night life, and the resemblance to Las Vegas fool you. In reality, there isn’t really anything to do in Atlantic City, the Jersey Shore, or in the entire state.

15. Oklahoma – Our last state. The only reason this state got slammed in the dust bowl is because it’s so underdeveloped.

16. Utah – Besides mountains and Salt Lake City, what do the people in this state have to be proud of? I’ll admit it’s a great tourist state, though.

17. Kentucky – Ohio may just take all the potential glory from this state. You know it’s terrible when there’s nothing I can say about it.

18. Montana – I always hear people say “Montana is so beautiful.” That’s only because there’s so much room to look at the miles and miles of dryness. It couldn’t hurt to add some buildings here and there.

19. Wisconsin – I remember when the Packers won the Super Bowl. That didn’t give this state too much positive light, and from what I’ve seen over the years, cheese hasn’t been getting it done either.

20. Nevada – Every city is in the middle of a desert. It would have been a better idea to merge them all into one city, but then again, it would only be one city in the middle of a desert.

21. Arkansas – Sometimes I think about what would have happened if the South seceded from the Union. Besides visiting state parks there isn’t anything to do in that state. What could people like you or me do in some god-forsaken fly-over state that they’re proud of? To be honest, we never really needed Arkansas anyway, let alone the south. I think that’s what got Abe Lincoln killed: his burning desire to keep the Union as a whole, and look where we are now: stuck with states like Arkansas, and where is he? Exactly….

22. New Mexico –“Ladies and gentlemen if you look out your window to the right you’ll see a very brown surface. That would be the state of New Mexico, otherwise known as Saudi Arabia.”