• Courtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        4 days ago

        A guy in my highschool did that as a joke

        Brought a watermelon in his bag, busted it out at lunch and just stabbed it with a spoon, cracked it open, and started scooping it onto a lunch tray.

        The closest teacher sent him to the office, threw away the watermelon and they tried to give him detention, but I guess a parent called the school and yelled at the principal for being ridiculous.

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          10 days ago

          But you still need a pretty decent knife to cut into it. Which a kindergartner shouldn’t have at school. Or they could bash it on the table till it breaks open I guess. I’m sure the teachers and janitors will love that.

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            10 days ago

            Naturally, pack a big knife with the melon. The teacher will change tune pretty quick if the kid has a knife.

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              10 days ago

              That’s a good point. Never just bring a watermelon to a kindergarten knife fight.

    • zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 days ago

      When I worked in a produce department when I was a teen, there was a brand of watermelon called “Senior Sandia” (Mister Watermelon). So when we got that brand in I’d usually cut out a face on one like a friendly pumpkin and put him on display. Sometimes he’d get a hat n shit if I had one handy. My boss was just confused at these displays until I told pointed out the brand. I was then banned from giving Mister Watermelon the life he deserved.