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Emma Snaith
Nov 17, 2018

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What did you get in trouble for at school? Unless you were ridiculously well-behaved, undoubtedly you will have got on the teacher’s bad side at one time or another.
From hoarding illicit Pokémon cards and Tamagotchis to disrupting circle time, we can all recall at least one time when we got in trouble.
Twitter user @anygafs started a thread asking people to share the dumbest things they got punished for. It will send you right back to detention.
what's the stupidest thing u ever got in trouble for at school ? mine was the time i got put on time out and wasnt… https://t.co/CFzCgbZfGz— aoife g (@aoife g) 1542143170
Here are some of the best.
1. Reading is strictly forbidden
@cricketcrocker @TamlynRogers @_notorious_bng @anygafs I got in trouble for reading books that where “too advanced… https://t.co/kdPzApEmIa— LigerTigon (@LigerTigon) 1542296259
2. Worth it?
@anygafs My teacher told me to stop playing that devil worshipping game (magic the gathering) on lunch, so the next… https://t.co/YSUuwKotNc— Lee Greatorex (@Lee Greatorex) 1542239652
3. Too real
I got in big trouble in first grade for doing an anatomically correct drawing of Dalmatian puppies nursing from the… https://t.co/BgmLin9uxQ— ALB (@ALB) 1542245594
4. Emo angst
in middle school they called our school officer on me and then threatened to call the real police bc i wouldn't cha… https://t.co/FAEUC8owXJ— Lee C. A. @ ECCC (@Lee C. A. @ ECCC) 1542232305
5. Shoe envy
6. A lucky coincidence
@anygafs I once, innocently, poured a bottle of water out a window. By some utter misfortune I poured it all EXACTL… https://t.co/GqxP5DOo39— Locky (@Locky) 1542240841
7. Being a good friend
8. Ginsberg would be proud
@anygafs Choosing "Howl" as my poem for forced poetry presentations. It was an act of protest bc my BFF whose jaw w… https://t.co/59Ru0mI5a7— Lorca Damon (@Lorca Damon) 1542243874
9.What's your flavour?
I once got in trouble for comparing religion to takeout, said that Christianity was like pizza and Catholicism, Pro… https://t.co/UmlrwCbY32— Orlagh (@Orlagh) 1542209514
10. Vicious circle of detentions
@anygafs I got a detention for getting too many detentions.— Dan Worrall (@Dan Worrall) 1542213203
H/T: SomeCards
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