Tales of the Guido

[mylittledemon]

I was in 8th grade, in Math class (musta' been late 1992 or early 93). The class had just finished taking a test. When all the tests were handed in, we had about 10 minutes left... so the class played SCRABBLE. Whoever spelled a word first "won"... and I think it was for extra credit pts on the test or something to that effect.

Well... I won. I raised my hand. I'll never forget the frown on Mrs. Holt's face.

She said, "That is NOT a word." and then proceeded to award me no extra credit pts, and continue on with the game. I said, "Umm... well it IS a word. I've seen it, or heard it somewhere. I even spelled it right."... She said "It's not a word, that doesn't count."

Frustrated, I left class feeling as if I'd done something wrong.

So what was the word? Guido. That's right. Guido. It's a f**king word, madam.

True story.