Post #4051937
2026-07-24 01:59 UTC
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I did a thing in 6th grade.
Remember how I memorized everything my parents played as we were falling asleep? I memorized all of the Tom Lehrer songs on "That was the year that was" which included "The old dope peddler" which I thought was about a guy who wasn't very smart (a dope).
So it came up time for show and tell and I didn't have anything to show so I asked my teacher who was probably in her early 20's (1977 or so) if I could sing a song instead.
I sang "The old dope peddler" in my squeaky 12 year old voice to my peers, word for word, no mistakes.
Obviously I don't remember this clearly but I remember all of the kids in the class not caring at all but my teacher crying. She was smiling but crying and I didn't know why but I'm betting that she still tells that story!
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@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange 2026-07-24 02:03
@mycotropic@beige.party @LPerry2@mastodon.social @larand@appdot.net @Dougfir@m.ai6yr.org @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @W6KME@mastodon.radio @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net @cookiesinheaven@m.ai6yr.org tom lehrer was definitely *not* safe for grade/middle school. :) be prepared. old dope peddler. poisoning pigeons in the park. masochism tango.