One of the kids today kept taking her shoes off in class, so Ms. Z reprimanded her, "I've already told you three times. You always have to wear your shoes."
Another kid piped up, "But not if there's a fire!"
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This reminded me of something my high school Latin teacher once said. She was always giving us what we called Life Lessons with Weydling. One day, the topic was airport safety. She lectured us and even pulled up the TSA website to read us the traveling safety tips. She was adamant about the importance of wearing sturdy shoes to the airport in case there was an emergency and you had to climb over the seats to get to the plane exit. You'd need the sturdy shoes to step over all the panicking suckers in sandals and heels.
When we didn't take her seriously, she made one final comment:
"Fine. Don't come crying to me when you have to run through the airport on bloody stumps."
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I'd like to emphasize that it's when--not if--when we have to run through the airport on bloody stumps.
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