Monday 16 August 2010

The Funeral Tie


Just got the news from French. He got his old job back: teaching high-school. He'll be back at HHS this September. His resume and experience is just what they needed. French is teaching one section of guitar, media, metal-shop, gym and two English classes.

He said: "I'm the filler inner".

French had been bowling with the superintendent. They became good buds. Their team was called the "Tap-Benders". French is now back in the board.

Since he was last in the classroom he's sleeved his left arm in tattoos. He never wears long sleeves so that'll create some controversy with the PTA.

He has a solution. French keeps an old tie in his garage. We came back from a friend's funeral back in 2007 and he got out of the car and he took it off and hung it on a nail before going inside. Over the last three years it has got a little beat up and cob-webby. He calls it his "funeral tie'. French never wore it teaching before.

French rubbed it down with a swiffer and said: "this touch of class will make up for my tats".

4 comments:

Fisheye Lens said...

Luckily, French isn't too classy to rip into a 24 of Wildcat!

Square Corner said...

French would be my kind of teacher. Colourful. But he'd make sure you learn.

Anonymous said...

French is alright. Think he'll be able to keep his mind on the chalk and talk at the ol' Fast Times at Cleavage High?

Sonny Jim.

hp

JB said...

I thought I was the French at HHS... can't wait to meet this lad!