Two of the superlatives categories in the 2005 Boynton Beach High yearbook. Robert Richards, 19, whose mother demanded the recall, is shown at right with girlfriend Melissa Finley. They have since broken up but remain close friends.
Posted on 05/18/2005 7:14:38 AM PDT by Cagey
Two of the superlatives categories in the 2005 Boynton Beach High yearbook. Robert Richards, 19, whose mother demanded the recall, is shown at right with girlfriend Melissa Finley. They have since broken up but remain close friends.
I say whip it....whip it good....
Darn funny!
I'm sure a recall of these books will be entirely successful. All of the students will eagerly comply and turn in the offending books forthwith.
"I don't want this to be the memory any student has of my son,"
No...instead they'll have the memory of his mother causing them to have to wait a year to get their yearbook that they've already paid for.
I can see the lady's point. That's pretty tasteless.
Looks more like a belt than a leash if it makes any difference. I bet her dad is proud.
Makes me wonder about Melissa's mother's thoughts.
This is exquisitely awful...but it is sort of funny.
I would hate to be in the shoes of the yearbook adviser. Right about now, I'd say that would be like being at the wrong end of a bowling alley all day.
But then, Boynton Beach is not the headquarters for Mensa.
Once again, another crackerjack story coming out of the Sunshine State.
Uh . . . I woudn't be so sure . . .
You are not in charge anymore.
You're the one with the whip, Mommy.
I don't find this funny at all. Our society is going down faster than I can even fathom. It just gets worse and worse. This is the crap they put in yearbooks now???? Why don't they just shown them donning their S&M outfits or start showing notches for how many hookups they've had?
Back when I was in school, we had faculty advisory committees for almost everything, so that newspapers, yearbooks, etc, stayed within the bounds of good taste. Guessing the faculty nowadays is as lacking in taste as their little charges.
The kid is an adult. The mom is a meddling menace. I would be real pissed off if I couldn't get my yearbook in time to get is signed by my lifelong friends because of this meddling racist witch.
I think you may be over-reacting just a tad. You've never heard the phrase hen-pecked? same idea, just a new phrase.
...Abu Gharayb????
Actually, if the kid is still in high school and isn't 18, legally, she's still in charge.
Yearbook superlatives have gotten out of control. In an attempt to be funny they've become pretty vulgar and crass. You can't just be most likely to succeed anymore. Too boring.
I can see what the mother is offended about - Anyone who is not familiar with the "couple" could, theoretically, jump to a very wrong conclusion.
The sad thing - the mother is completely ignoring the fact that the photo was completely acceptable to the "couple" in question. Yes, someone might should have thought about the possible misinterpretation possible with such a picture - but it's done. Unless the mother wants to PAY for the recall and reprint (no small price tag!), then I think it's a little too late.
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