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theoldwolf ([personal profile] theoldwolf) wrote2009-11-15 04:43 pm
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What the Meep?

(Newser) – A Massachusetts principal has banned an unlikely word from school grounds: meep. The nonsensical word—it's from the character Beaker on The Muppet Show—has for inexplicable reasons gone viral. Meep was such an epidemic at Danvers High—where students were using Facebook to plan a mass meeping—that principal Thomas Murray sent out an automated call to parents warning of immediate suspension to any student who uttered it. "It has nothing to do with the word," Murray tells the Salem News. "It has to do with the conduct of the students. We wouldn't just ban a word just to ban a word."

There's hope yet. If I can just get "hqiz" on the national stage...

[identity profile] kusanagi-sama.livejournal.com 2009-11-16 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
LOL... that is just plain... stupid. Why on earth would the principle care about what the kids are doing on facebook?

[identity profile] fearciuil.livejournal.com 2009-11-16 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
Because they were using Facebook to plan to disrupt classes.
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[personal profile] carlfoxmarten 2009-11-16 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
What? No Beaker outfits? ;)

[identity profile] deckardcanine.livejournal.com 2009-11-16 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I usually hear Beaker's sound as just "Mee."

[identity profile] alaskawolf.livejournal.com 2009-11-16 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
the elementary schools here have banned the word Pimp :P