western australia

Following instructions to the letter

@JudyEv (382040)

Rockingham, Australia

June 20, 2025 3:44am CST

There isn’t much that can be done about stupid, is there? My husband was bursar/business manager at a school and in charge of anything that didn’t involve actual teaching. Once, a senior student used weed-killer to write ‘F*ck you, Mr Whatever’ on the grassed playing field. It took a few days before the message was visible. Vince immediately asked the grounds manager to organise to have to the offending area cut out and replanted with new turf. The workman assigned to the task very carefully cut around the actual words so that now ‘F*ck you, Mr Whatever was still plainly visible but in nice, new green lawn. Duh! The photo shows the lovely bowling green in our old home town.

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@DaddyEvil (174406)

• United States

20 Jun

I'm sure people found that hilarious! Did Vince laugh in private about it? Edit to add: I'm now wondering if the grounds keeper also disliked Mr. Whatever? Technically, he did the job... and the student could have paid him to keep the message "alive" as long as possible.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

It's made a good story over the years. I think the guy just didn't bother to think too much about it but cut out the letters which, after all, was what he was told to do.

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@DaddyEvil (174406)

• United States

21 Jun

@JudyEv Yeah, it's possible the guy was just dim instead of smart, too.

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@rsa101 (40976)

• Philippines

20 Jun

Oh no—that’s both hilarious and painfully facepalm-worthy! ?? You have to admire the workman’s dedication… just not his grasp of the situation! I can imagine your husband’s reaction—equal parts disbelief and “why me?” moments. Sometimes, all you can do is laugh and shake your head. At least the message was upgraded to premium turf!

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

With some people, you really have to spell out exactly what you want, and even then they're inclined to get it wrong.

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@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

20 Jun

@judyev I wish I’d had the nerve to do that at school, with a plonker to then enhance my handiwork for me!

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

High school kids can be very innovative sometimes! lol

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@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

21 Jun

@JudyEv Worst we ever did was to defenestrate a maths teacher and lock a vicious PE teacher in a sports cupboard.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

@xFiacre Gosh, that was a bit overboard, throwing someone out of a window!

@Marilynda1225 (91079)

• United States

20 Jun

That is just too funny

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

Kids have some great ideas at times - NOT!

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@Mshafeeq (2746)

• Kuwait, Kuwait

20 Jun

That is seriously hilarious ?? Mr. Whatever.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

I didn't want to put the teacher's real name. Most of the students liked him but obviously one didn't.

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@Mshafeeq (2746)

• Kuwait, Kuwait

23 Jun

@JudyEv That's true that's doesn't make the teacher a bad person.

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@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

20 Jun

That is really hilarious. Unbelievable.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

The boys would have thought themselves very clever when they first thought of it.

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@AmbiePam (120738)

• United States

20 Jun

Was he pretending to be stupid? Wow.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

Some people never think past first base. I think he was just one of those. He probably didn't enjoy his work and just did what he was told without thinking too much.

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@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

20 Jun

Crazy! Is that Bocce?Too bad we didn't get to play that up in PA.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

The photo shows lawn bowls. It was lovely out there on a summer's night.

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@Juliaacv (56241)

• Canada

20 Jun

Poor Vince, maybe he should have drawn him a picture.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

That's what he should have done but you wouldn't think it would be necessary. lol

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@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

20 Jun

I hope that Vince could manage to do something before Mr Whatever saw this.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

I guess they got the guy to cut out a big rectangle so the words disappeared. He wasn't the smartest tool in the box, was he?

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@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

20 Jun

That is too funny

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

Of course the kids thought it was hilarious.

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@Deepizzaguy (122151)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

21 Jun

So much for using some decorum in writing messages on a grassed playing field these days.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Jun

Teenage boys don't much care what they say.

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@Deepizzaguy (122151)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

22 Jun

@JudyEv That is true.

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@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

21 Jun

I just knew that was gonna happen!

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

20 Jun

that's hilarious

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

It was a clever idea, if not a very nice one.

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@jstory07 (148730)

• Roseburg, Oregon

21 Jun

That was stupid of him to do that now you can see the message even better.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

So true. I guess they made him cut out a big rectangle so the words couldn't be made out.

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@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

21 Jun

I suppose that was funny; but I've never been big on vandalism.

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@JudyEv (382040)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun

Me neither. The funny part was that the workman cut out the letters instead of cutting out a rectangle so the words would disappear. Vince had to get him sent out to do it again.

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