#44 Cell phones.

There is a shocking practice going on in our schools today.
It's called, "Texting in school even though it's against the school rules to text in school and that applies here because we're in school, and it's a school rule."
Or, TISETIATSRTTISATAHBWISAIASR for short.
When I see somebody using their cell phone (or iTouch or iPad or IBM server), I think, "Well, heavens to Betsy, that's against the rules. Somebody ought to confiscate that sophisticated piece of equipment that I don't own, and if I can live without it all day, they can live without while they're in school."
Or something like that.
It's probably more like, "Good NIGHT, how imperceptive can you be?! Take the phone away, teacher!!!"
In MY class, NOBODY would get away with having technology.
Not a phone.
Not a watch.
Not a pacemaker.
Well, maybe a pacemaker. But only if it's on the INSIDE of the body. I hope that issue never comes up in class, anyway. I'm not exactly teaching the Senior Center Band, here.
If I saw someone with a phone, I would take it away. Literally. Grab it out of their hands. Even if they're talking on it. I would just take the phone and continue the conversation. If they're texting, I would do the same thing. In between songs, I would pick up all the phones I've confiscated (there will be a lot of them) and just reply with, "Go away. i'm trying to listen to stryper."
Over and over and over.
As soon as word gets out that it's ME doing that, I'll have to change it. Maybe I'll say, "What? that doesn't make any sense, cause what i heard was go into town and get me a smoothie."
Weird.