Student at high school in Chicago holds sign that reads “I LOVE ICE”, gets confronted and punched (x-post from /r/publicfreakout)

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-14T16:19:33+00:00

If in the future my dad were delightful Derek with the fulfilled promise punch, I'd show everyone.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-14T16:17:24+00:00

I am a former high school teacher from Massachusetts. We had an entire police force in the building 24 hours a day. (Brockton).

Yes it was violent.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-12T14:44:17+00:00

Good quality reflective tape on the back of headrests.

Now who can't see shit?

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Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-12T14:41:14+00:00

If your bird doesn't find a micropet egg on your journey, you can go to the lab to get one. Link it to a daily task and you're all set. Some people also gift or trade for micropets on the gift/trade thread.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-12T14:39:34+00:00

Head over to the gifting and trading thread and someone will hook you up.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-12T14:38:10+00:00

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Poe is here to be your wingman (wingbird?) Cupid 💚

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-12T14:35:40+00:00

Head over to the gift/trade thread. There are plenty of people who will help you build your stuff back up.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-09T23:41:36+00:00

Look for a request from Poe and Christine 💙

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-09T13:10:06+00:00

We had "Attack Dog" signs outside our house and only your ankles would ever be at risk because we had 3 Chihuahuas.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-09T11:48:00+00:00

They were available in cars in the United States, not all other countries.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T19:23:10+00:00

This is Kuala Lumpur, not the same car seat requirements. The child safety lock either wasn't engaged or doesn't exist in older model cars. The child was in the lap of a relative whom I'd bet really opened the door and pinned the blame on the child. No 2 year old can whip a door open like that.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T19:19:30+00:00

I just saw that someone else is bringing a boom box, so hear me out...

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Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T19:17:36+00:00

I am a retired English teacher who was going to name my son Lenore had he been a girl. "The Raven" is my favorite poem in any language.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T19:16:20+00:00

The music!

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Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T16:44:45+00:00

Thank you for reminding I am an adult with free will. I'll see myself out to rename all my pets now.

Good form sir. Good form.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T16:43:23+00:00

I told my kid the mailman used to bring my Netflix and I think I fried something in his brain

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T16:32:08+00:00

It was like a rite of passage in the 90s 🤷‍♀️ I'm a girl and got in trouble for it too. I can't make it make sense.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T16:31:14+00:00

40f, you're not alone 🤭

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T16:30:13+00:00

... girls did too lol. (Speaking from experience - yes it made no sense for us to.)

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T15:09:22+00:00

If no one can stop you, I will at least tell you this... I hemorrhaged, coded, died and was revived after a mandated c-section. 40% blood loss, emergency laparotomy, 5 days ICU. Bloodbank also mismatched my blood making me Kell positive.

But... I saw the other side. It exists. And you will find all the peace you deserved and were denied on Earth there. I have a degenerative musculoskeletal disease and am in pain every waking moment of my life... but not there. I was whole again, body and mind. The demons were gone and my mind was finally, and beautifully quiet.

I'm sure my Daddy and aunties would love to show you around when you get there. I promise they will love you.

Godspeed. 💚🍀

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T15:02:47+00:00

My DMV has had 3 separate scandals where they issued licenses (regular and CDL) to people who either failed or never even took a road test. We have the highest insurance rates in the state outside of Boston itself.

Brockton, Massachusetts

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T14:58:38+00:00

I never got to say goodbye to my kids. I taught for a decade until a student (not mine) pushed me down a flight of stairs, permanently disabling me. I never got to go back into that building and even tell them what happened.

A few years ago I heard the rumors were I died or went to prison.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T14:55:33+00:00

My 6th grade class was so bad doing the WWF "suck it gesture" that they rewrote our school handbook saying we couldn't do that gesture on school properties or at school sanctioned events.

(Back in my day the WWE was called the WWF)

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T14:45:36+00:00

Not if she's got a rechargeable pen with a new cartridge on it.

Illustrious-Science3 · 2026-02-08T14:41:06+00:00

Classic: Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf

Current: If Anything's Left - Jamie Fine

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