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Our New Almost Vice Principal

She introduced herself to the staff as their new vice-principal. It was not the truth, Not quite a lie yet either. In truth, she had Warned the principal She was after his job. The principal did not get to choose His own staff, and human resources Had hired and sent him this maladroit interloper in July. He knew her quite well by the Time the rest of the staff arrived In August. She was rapidly labelled an unwelcome fussbudget. In hours the staff knew to stay away from her in droves, not listening to her ravings or keen suggestions for improvement on their inept performances. Her most confident area, of course was self-confidence. She had it in oodles and arches, And she displayed it With the skill of a clumsy peacock, holding an exceptionally casual bull horn. The last they heard her about her, she had complained to HR that her frustration level was through the roof, they were boobs, and she was leaving. A little celebration good-bye party was held in her honor two weeks after she left at the principal's house. Now who forgot to invite her?

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Date: 10/12/2018 10:42:00 AM
"a clumsy peacock, holding an exceptionally casual bull horn." Now there's an image that cracked me up! You know you're in a real pit whenever you're not invited to your own goodbye party. An enjoyable read.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/12/2018 3:05:00 PM
The ending was figured out rather quickly, as I always ask myself "what if?"
Date: 10/12/2018 10:24:00 AM
Bwahahaha! ;D I'm SURE it was an oversight...
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/12/2018 3:04:00 PM
You know us, of course it was.

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