People seem to get nostalgic about a lot of things they weren't so crazy about the first time around.

8. "Thank goodness for these evaluations. They keep me focused."

7. "I can't BELIEVE I get paid for this!"

6. "Here class... just put all your gym shoes in this box next to my desk."

5. "I bet all the people in our administration really miss teaching."

4. "Gosh, the bathroom smells so fresh and clean!"

3. "It must be true... the school news said so."

2. "I think the discipline around here is just a LITTLE too strict!"

1. "It's Friday already!!!"

Is there such a thing as a rhetorical answer?

My wife never quite got the hang of the 24-hour military clock. One day she called the base orderly room to speak with me. The person who answered told her to call me at the extension in the band rehearsal hall.

"He can be reached at 4700, Ma'am," the soldier advised.

With a sigh of exasperation, my wife responded, "And just what time is that?"