November 13, 2009

Principal Bans Meep


There are many words you are not supposed to say in school, but I bet you didn't know "meep" was one of them! But that's just the situation at a New England high School where a Principal bans meep, after students apparently made a plan to disrupt the school with this magical nonsense word.

The word "meep", best known as the entire vocabulary of Beeker from the Muppet Show, was allegedly spread around Facebook in a plan to disrupt the school assembly. And when students continued wielding their "meep" weapon over the principal's protestation, the principal saw no choice but to leave a message on all the parents' answering machines, warning against future usage of "meep." One would have to imagine that getting the principal to do that was the greatest victory of all for the students. Game, set and match!

Principal Bans Meep
boston.com

The word "meep" has been banned at Danvers High School in Massachusetts after students said it to repeatedly interrupt school. Principal Thomas Murray says the word was part of a disruption planned using Facebook...

Principal Bans Meep

Posted at November 13, 2009 3:23 AM
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Posted by: dennis mullen at November 13, 2009 6:40 AM

Right on! That is soo funny! WoW! That is so cool that everyone followed through with that!

Posted by: Sophia at November 13, 2009 7:50 AM

I'm certain it made the students feel empowered - but at what cost? Do you think the principal will plan out-of-the-classroom activities again in the future? It was a total waste of resources - money if outside presenters were involved, everyone's time - including the students' - and for what?! I guess next time the kids are sitting in their classes, thinking "This sucks" - they're just going to have to deal with it. Makes more sense to unite for a reason - something you want to change - something you want to do --- not just to screw up a program. Geeze.

Posted by: bill at November 13, 2009 8:07 AM

I agree that it was funny, and the story is right. The principal gave them power by banning it. Maybe if he had talked to them about what bill said they would have stopped and not done it again, but the way the principal handled it was what they wanted. HE gave THEM the power

Posted by: Dre at November 13, 2009 8:14 AM

Bill--r u serious? My God, you sound like my f-n grandma. Kids are gonna be kids- and this principal obviously let this get the best of him. Instead of acting like a cry baby, he should have manned up and made them all run 10 miles. Look, when working in public schools, its either eat or be eaten. Get a back bone, have a sense of humor, and don't ever let them know they have the upper hand. It's really that simple.

Posted by: Amy at November 13, 2009 8:17 AM

I think its a meeping shame and a sham that students would use such a a God unforsaken phrase or word to meepingly disrupt then intellectual presentations of the meeping principle of such a meeped up high school. The high liberal meeping attitudes of Massachusetts residents should not tolerate such behavior and students should be meeping suspended and have the meep kicked out of them by their parents. But what may come next? Well we band such all meeping four letter words from our vocabulary? "WHAT THE MEEP" CANT WE ALL JUST LOVE AND GET ALONG

Posted by: Anonymous at November 13, 2009 8:27 AM

Sounds like Amy might need a course or two in school law. Let's just hope isn't in ANY way connected to educating youth - if so are - please, for the sake of our future leaders - consider another vocation. Perhaps a "10 mile run" would help?

I do wonder what would have happened if the principal would have walked up to the microphone and said "Meep". lol

Posted by: bill at November 13, 2009 8:37 AM

i think this is soo funny! all the students have to do now is simply come up with yet another nonsensical word to use as disruption.

Posted by: sam at November 13, 2009 8:40 AM

i think this is soo funny! all the students have to do now is simply come up with yet another nonsensical word to use as disruption.

Posted by: sam at November 13, 2009 8:40 AM

i think this is soo funny! all the students have to do now is simply come up with yet another nonsensical word to use as disruption.

Posted by: sam at November 13, 2009 8:41 AM

Sup Bill?!? Understand Amy might be one of those old school teachers who never got the chance to do anything with her life - be a lover not a hater!

Posted by: charisse at November 13, 2009 8:41 AM

MEEP AMY!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFLMAO

Posted by: zeus at November 13, 2009 8:44 AM

Can anyone say "Frindle"?

Posted by: Kim at November 13, 2009 8:46 AM

Perhapa a 20 page essay on the word would have been beneficial?

Posted by: mary at November 13, 2009 8:56 AM

This is absolutely hilarious!!! I agree Bill, if the principal would have said "meep" into the microphone, the outcome would have totally been different. And EVERYONE would have had something to laugh at for years, not just the students....LOL!!

Posted by: emily at November 13, 2009 9:04 AM

Funny? Definately. But it's still irrepudiating on both the principal's and student's part.

Posted by: SholyHit at November 13, 2009 9:26 AM

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!! now if everyone, young and old, got together like this to accomplish something really important and worth while.

Posted by: toni at November 13, 2009 9:41 AM

What the meep does irrepudiating mean? I have a fairly broad vocabulary but I don't know that word. It's not in the online Meriam Thesaurus.

Posted by: Lainey at November 13, 2009 9:42 AM

The closest thing I could find to irrepudiating is this from Websters:

Main Entry: re·pu·di·a·tion
Pronunciation: \ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən\
Function: noun
Date: 1545
: the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated; especially : the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or pay a debt
— re·pu·di·a·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ noun


It doesn't seem to fit. maybe it was also a "made-up" word to disrupt everyone.

Posted by: Just A Man at November 13, 2009 10:13 AM

Boy, I hope Danvers is not teaching Diary of Anne Frank, because what are they going to do when it comes time to discuss the role of one of Anne's protectors, Meep.

Posted by: Bob at November 13, 2009 10:33 AM

Boy, I hope Danvers is not teaching Diary of Anne Frank, because what are they going to do when it comes time to discuss the role of one of Anne's protectors, Meep.

Posted by: Bob at November 13, 2009 10:33 AM

I think what the principal did was very Meepish he should have suspended or should have kept them in school extra 3 hours for the rest of the school year.That was not the right response he gave the students for their action. Very foolish

Posted by: Waleed at November 13, 2009 11:02 AM

I think what the principal did was very Meepish he should have suspended or should have kept them in school extra 3 hours for the rest of the school year.That was not the right response he gave the students for their action. Very foolish

Posted by: Waleed at November 13, 2009 11:02 AM

With all the things kids get into these days, weapons, shootings, drugs, etc.... I think it's a breath of fresh air to hear they vented their resources into a simple and virtually harmless joke. Sure it frustrated the principal, but at least they weren't shooting at him!

I think what they did was funny and just good old school age fun.

Posted by: Just a Parent at November 13, 2009 11:07 AM

They could use "Ni" from Monty Python's "Kights who say Ni".

Posted by: Anonymous at November 13, 2009 11:14 AM

They could use "Ni" from Monty Python's "Knights who say Ni".

Posted by: Anonymous at November 13, 2009 11:15 AM

To Meep, or not to meep? That definately is the question. I think the principal missed an opportunity to identify with these students. His response set the tone. Now, he has to live with the negative outcome.

Posted by: Elizabeth at November 13, 2009 11:21 AM

Maybe the principal should have invited the "non-meepers" to join him on the stage at his side and then see how many "meepers" were left in the audience to take the punishment of being disrespectful. I have a feeling that there wouldn't have been many. Because "meepers" are cowards that don't like being singled out... they like to hide in between the "non-meepers" for kicks and giggles.

Posted by: HighSchoolMom at November 13, 2009 11:27 AM

This is why kids are such a mess today, they disrupt a whole school and everyone cheers them on. Kids are disrespectful and think that the world should be run by their rules. I agree by banning the word they empowered the kids, it's just to bad that this is the way kids feel empowered and not by contributing to society

Posted by: Val at November 13, 2009 11:42 AM

HAHA! This just made my whole day~Right on!!!!

Posted by: grace at November 13, 2009 11:48 AM

Nothing a foot in the ass can't cure.....

Posted by: Anonymous at November 13, 2009 12:00 PM

MEEP!

hey Sophia, get over yourself and go back to your Bill O'Reily

MEEP! !MEEp!

HEY HIGH SCHOOL MOM! YOUR GENERATION SUCKED AND THANKS TO YOU WE ENDURED NIXON AND THE AMC PACER!
MeePMeEP!

HEY ELIZIBETH! GO RESPECTUFULLY MEEP YOURSELF! !

MEEEEEEEEP MEEP MEEEEP MEEEEEEEP! ! !!
MEEP MEEP MEEEEEEEEEEP! !!! !!

MEEP MEEP MEEP! MEEP MEEP MEEP! MEEP MEEP MEEP! MEEP MEEP MEEP! MEEP MEEP MEEP!

Posted by: Aaron Maas at November 13, 2009 1:18 PM

Hmm Aaron, sounds like you are one of those cowards trying to blend in and hide from punishment. You are a disrespectful snot that will end up nowhere and if I ever am unfortunate enough to see you in the street as I drive by in my Mercedes, I will drop a coin in your cup for your worthless sorry soul. Meep right back at you loser.

Posted by: HighSchoolMom at November 13, 2009 1:32 PM

Feel free to e-mail the principal at . . . murray@danvers.org . . . and share your opinions of his choices in this matter

Posted by: Anonymous at November 13, 2009 2:53 PM

his email doesnt work i tried hey hs mom ill back over your mercedes 40 times in my monster truck and then say MEEP! Meep!

Posted by: Anonymous at November 16, 2009 9:37 PM

I hate liberals but this meep is delicious.
i own a fairly large bulldozer and will also smoosh hs moms secondhand mercedes many times over.Clearly shes banging the principal what a fridgid itch

Posted by: rich republican asshole at November 16, 2009 9:42 PM

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