tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post8553230476594577905..comments2023-04-30T10:29:40.119-04:00Comments on DaddyBear's Den: Play Stupid GamesDaddyBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-28512009737034885832012-03-22T20:24:09.861-04:002012-03-22T20:24:09.861-04:00I'm with you, DaddyBear. There's PC run a...I'm with you, DaddyBear. There's PC run amok, then there is being an idiot and jerk. These morons fell firmly in the latter categories.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-81791294636543447252012-03-21T21:23:39.062-04:002012-03-21T21:23:39.062-04:00Geez, what marching bands did YOU participate in? ...Geez, what marching bands did YOU participate in? Certainly not any I've been in. The only part I'd agree with even a little bit would be with the "students harassing each other" part...and it's less of outright harassment and more of just background hostility from people in my section, which is something I've had to deal with all my life anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-55415853141645847102012-03-21T12:36:01.361-04:002012-03-21T12:36:01.361-04:00The punishment is appropriate, but it likely doesn...The punishment is appropriate, but it likely doesn't go far enough. I used to be in the marching band, and unless things have changed drastically these little dullards did not think this one up all by themselves; they had help as well as inspiration and it might easily have come from the Director. My hope is that this will provide an example to the rest of the band and they'll change their conduct accordingly.<br /><br />All that said, marching bands tend to be abusive organizations. Directors scream bloody abuse at the students to try and get them to perform better; students harass each other and the entire environment turns toxic. I know of more than one student who has informed the Director to shove their scholarship where the sun don't shine because the scholarship included mandatory participation in the marching band. I believe the thought is <i>if I wanted to march I'd join the Marines.</i>Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.com