Anyone Saying I Corrupted Students ..... Is Correct ..... [Page One]

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T-shirt Timmy

is a student 

I "corrupted" at 

Jefferson High School

by using the word

hate

on the first day 

of his math class

BUT

he proved to be 

a rock-solid

Algebra 2 student

who spent

extra hours in 

Clarence Williams'

fabled graphic arts

studio

and ultimately

had t-shirts printed

with seven words:

 

I  HATE  MATH

but

I  LOVE  LOGIC

 

This student

actually told me

that he legally changed

his name to

"T-shirt Timmy"

after making

obscene amounts

of money

selling the garments

world-wide

partly enabling

Mr. Oliverio

to retire

at age 55

with a shockingly small

[but monthly]

pension

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Both 

Oliverio and Mr. Williams

are jazz buffs

and Clarence was the first person

to appreciate my thesis

on the difference between

the vocal stylings of

  Ella Fitzgerald + Billie Holiday

+

 Dinah Washington

Listening to the elegant Ella

is like a having a love poem

recited 

for your exclusive pleasure

Listening to Billie

is like having that poem

whispered 

into your ear

The same is true 

for Dinah

but she may have 

a switchblade

in her pocket

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© OLIVERIO ©

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