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Brickbat: One Day Early

Charles Oliver | 9.5.2012 6:00 AM

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Several students showed up a day early for the start of school in Pennsylvania's Monessen City School District. Officials say parents may have been confused by wrong dates posted on some of the district's four different websites.

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  1. Fist of Etiquette   13 years ago

    This isn't exactly a top shelf brickbat. Just saying.

    The brats should be going to school all year anyway. We have to keep up with the Japanese. Or Chinese. Whichever Orientals are threatening our educational supremacy these days.

    1. Ted S.   13 years ago

      Nowadays, the rage seems to be saying the Finns have the best education system.

  2. Heartless Bastard   13 years ago

    They were just looking for a good place to have sex.

  3. Bee Tagger   13 years ago

    Ah, the Mon Valley. That's Joe Montana, Stan Musial, and Ken Griffey Sr. territory.

  4. Brian from Texas   13 years ago

    Just havin' soom pizza, learnin' about Cuba, Mr. Hand.....huh, huh, huh....

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