Grandpa Explains the Grading Scale

Grandpa’s barn held many secrets
We were cautioned to never open the boxes out there
We figured there were skulls and bodies in them.
When we were six we opened some

Found report cards but did not understand the A’s and B’s.
We were graded with S’s and G’s at the time. 
Took them to Grandpa who explained them this way.
A for awful, B for Bad, C for Correct, D for danged Good and F for fine.

Grandma had been an awful student!
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Wolf Avatar
August 9, 2022 at 5:24 PM
G for Glorious. H for Hilarious. I for Incredible...
Krutsinger Avatar
August 9, 2022 at 7:34 PM
My dad really did this to us.
Rodrigues Avatar
August 9, 2022 at 3:20 PM
LOL! You made me remember how mom said she brought her report card home and her dad tore it up. Whyyyyy?
Krutsinger Avatar
August 9, 2022 at 7:34 PM
No kidding!
Hankins Avatar
August 9, 2022 at 8:37 AM
This is so cute. I guess I was an awful, bad student, then, and I never wanted to be just fine!
Krutsinger Avatar
August 9, 2022 at 7:34 PM
I guess not.
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