STAMPS

Many of you may have noticed my recent absence on the blog. Though most of you may not have. In any case, I’ve been on a bit of a travel bender the past month so free time has been scarce. While I feel like I have much to relate from my recent trips, I don’t have the energy this evening. Instead I’ll share a recent conversation that I had with my colleague, Taylor.

ME: “So, how do you reward your students for good work?”
TAYLOR: “Sometimes I give them mushroom stamps. They seem to like getting those.”
ME: “Ha. Gross. But seriously, I need some ideas.”
TAYLOR: “No, really, I give them a mushroom stamp if they answer a question or win at Bingo.”
ME: “Right. Funny. But for real.”
TAYLOR: “What do you mean? I usually give them a stamp on their special stamp card. It’s a stamp that looks like a mushroom.”
ME: “Oh. I thought you meant the other kind of mushroom stamp.”
TAYLOR: “What other kind?”
ME: “Look it up.”
TAYLOR: “… Good lord!”

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