{"id":2422,"date":"2011-10-08T20:54:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-09T01:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2020-07-25T18:58:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:58:56","slug":"please-buy-some-crap-help-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=2422","title":{"rendered":"Please Buy Some Crap, Help Education!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ironic?<\/p>\n<p>Just minutes after posting my article, &#8220;<a title=\"Bring Your Own Technology article\" href=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=2397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BYOD (Bring your own device) &#8211; Worst Idea of the 21st Century?<\/a>,&#8221; I received an email message from my nephew saying that he needs to raise $1,300 for the high school orchestra trip next spring.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, he would like me to <a title=\"Help my nephew by buying some crap\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashleyfarmsinc.com%2Fshopping%2Fstore%2Fbrochures.php%3FsID%3Dvth0603&amp;h=CAQA4e68qAQAWUyIrD5htbSFFq-hJuz2mgT8vMEhOwHQ-ZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy some crap<\/a> I don&#8217;t need so the crap-selling company can make a whole bunch of profit off the backs of school children. Ironically, the school has yet to tell the kids where they will be going. <em><a title=\"Send a kid on a band trip\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashleyfarmsinc.com%2Fshopping%2Fstore%2Fbrochures.php%3FsID%3Dvth0603&amp;h=CAQA4e68qAQAWUyIrD5htbSFFq-hJuz2mgT8vMEhOwHQ-ZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sell crap first<\/a>, ask questions later!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you need <a title=\"Send a kid on a band trip\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashleyfarmsinc.com%2Fshopping%2Fstore%2Fbrochures.php%3FsID%3Dvth0603&amp;h=CAQA4e68qAQAWUyIrD5htbSFFq-hJuz2mgT8vMEhOwHQ-ZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some useless crap<\/a> or are just feeling generous, my nephew and I humbly thank you. His student ID = vth8435 if you need it.<\/p>\n<p>With much gratitude,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Garys-first-name-only-Signature.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2423\" title=\"Gary's first name only Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Garys-first-name-only-Signature-150x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>D.U.G.<br \/>\nDoctor Uncle Gary<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"encrypted\" value=\"-----BEGIN PKCS7-----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-----END PKCS7-----\" \/><input type=\"image\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Help send my nephew Mathew on his band trip via PayPal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ironic? 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