It was 6th period and we were in the library. The fire alarm went off and we began to file out of the room. We headed to the track around the football field to avoid any possible fiery fury in the buildings. Fortunately, it was just a drill. My 6th period talks a lot. A lot. And so, it was no surprise that when I went to take role (to make sure all my students were there and still alive) they refused to stop talking. Even after all the other students were quiet, one continued to talk. And that's how all of this Wall Worthy madness began...
John: (mutters what I'm sure was some typical non-sense)
Me: "John! Shut up! Stop talking!"
Sarah M.: "That's incapable!"
(Awkward pause)
Me: "That doesn't even make any sense."
"That's incapable." Every once in a while, our brains can't decide between two words or phrases and we combine the two. That's exactly what happened here. She couldn't decide whether to say "He's incapable" or "That's impossible," so her brain compromised and she said "That's incapable." The problem is, "That's incapable" doesn't make any sense, so one of her fellow students printed the conversation out onto paper and taped it to my classroom wall for all to see and enjoy.
And that's how it all began.


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