School Story:
For some scandalous reason of inequity of the school merit system (not to be disclosed), myself, Joe Hayek and Tom Shaw were quarantined in a room on the third floor with some other undeserving souls who were being similarly mistreated for meaningless infractions of injustice. This room was overlooking the courtyard. Beneath was one of our favorite sisters of the cloth. She had just finished admonishing us for leaning out the window and talking to the more fortunate free and spirited souls down below who were heckling us because of our misfortune of being detained after school was over. Spontaneously, we came up with the bright idea to fake one of us falling out of the window to see what reaction it might bring from the unsuspecting beloved sister. Of course I was the obvious choice given that I weighed 145 lbs, Tom was around 170 lbs, and Joe "slightly" more. Without hesitation, and with full confidence in my class brothers, I tightened my belt and got up onto the window sill as Tom tightened his grip on one leg and Joe the other. And then the free fall started and there I was hanging upside down outside along the wall, and screaming out for someone to help me. The Good sister shrieked and began to run into the building for help. The crowd below clapped and yelled with appreciation (and no doubt applauded our dumbounded ingorance). My trusted brothers pulled me back in, nearly pulling my trousers off of me in the process. But for us, our pride was restored, our honor defended, and a mockery was made of our detention. Mission accomplished. Future excursions to this third floor den of indignity resulted in the three of us being kept up front and away from windows.
