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electric_blue68

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10. Wow. Terrible! Everyone up here that I knew (I was 10) in NYC was horrified, sad!

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 12:42 AM

Mar 13

When our 5th grade teacher came in to give the announcement that he'd been shot - she was called out of the room to get the news:
I really didn't like her, but, wow, she came back in looking ashened! It was scary!

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Wow. Terrible! Everyone up here that I knew (I was 10) in NYC was horrified, sad! electric_blue68 Mar 13 #10