Comments on: Mr. Roth Caricature, 1987 http://artlung.com/blog/2005/08/02/mr-roth-caricature-1987/ Blogging sporadically since February 2001. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:30:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jeff Lee http://artlung.com/blog/2005/08/02/mr-roth-caricature-1987/#comment-385393 Jeff Lee Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:25:09 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2005/08/02/mr-roth-caricature-1987/#comment-385393 I graduated in 1989. I still have my physics book because the front two pages are full of all the quotes I wrote down. Here are a couple: "Hey wosco the dog faced girl" "I am not intimidated by man, woman or robot" "Use a hankerchief you barbarian from the blue-green lagoon" "Any large or small thoughts today?" "In your brief lifetimes..." "You swapping lies Lee?" "Anything else on your mind that we can talk about in public?" "Before you were hatched..." "Pretend you're a senior...imitate somebody" "You don't have to like my personality, I don't" "I wear classes because I can't see microdots in space at night" "I may waste insults on you, but each one of you has talent" That guy was classic. They don't make them like that anymore. He wouln't last a New York minute in todays schools. I graduated in 1989. I still have my physics book because the front two pages are full of all the quotes I wrote down. Here are a couple:
“Hey wosco the dog faced girl”
“I am not intimidated by man, woman or robot”
“Use a hankerchief you barbarian from the blue-green lagoon”
“Any large or small thoughts today?”
“In your brief lifetimes…”
“You swapping lies Lee?”
“Anything else on your mind that we can talk about in public?”
“Before you were hatched…”
“Pretend you’re a senior…imitate somebody”
“You don’t have to like my personality, I don’t”
“I wear classes because I can’t see microdots in space at night”
“I may waste insults on you, but each one of you has talent”

That guy was classic. They don’t make them like that anymore. He wouln’t last a New York minute in todays schools.

]]> By: Stephen Gagliano http://artlung.com/blog/2005/08/02/mr-roth-caricature-1987/#comment-370160 Stephen Gagliano Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:04:41 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2005/08/02/mr-roth-caricature-1987/#comment-370160 I graduated in 1983. Mr. Roth was indeed an icon. "Aw wight, weah gonnuh cwank out a few uh dees pwoblems ovah heah for some uh you pee-puw". We had a Mr. Roth dress up day, during which we donned our best polyester. Roth, ever aware, commented that "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery". At times, we were semi-clever. After repeatedly admonishing a girl for turning around and talking to the student behind her in class, Roth had had enough and fired up on her. She was overweight, and well, Roth wasn't always PC. Here's the quote to the best of my recollection. "Jenny...you fat glob. Turn around, zip your lip, and cement your hamhocks to the chair". WOW! You could have heard a pin drop. We all loved Roth because he could call it like it was. I graduated in 1983. Mr. Roth was indeed an icon. “Aw wight, weah gonnuh cwank out a few uh dees pwoblems ovah heah for some uh you pee-puw”. We had a Mr. Roth dress up day, during which we donned our best polyester. Roth, ever aware, commented that “Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery”. At times, we were semi-clever.

After repeatedly admonishing a girl for turning around and talking to the student behind her in class, Roth had had enough and fired up on her. She was overweight, and well, Roth wasn’t always PC. Here’s the quote to the best of my recollection. “Jenny…you fat glob. Turn around, zip your lip, and cement your hamhocks to the chair”. WOW! You could have heard a pin drop. We all loved Roth because he could call it like it was.

]]> By: Jay Shields http://artlung.com/blog/2005/08/02/mr-roth-caricature-1987/#comment-1249 Jay Shields Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:53:58 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2005/08/02/mr-roth-caricature-1987/#comment-1249 My buddy and I, or as Mr Roth would call us....Mr Shields and Mr Harkenrider....were just asking our selves the same thing...."What ever happened to JC Roth?" Soooo we Google searched him and found your amazingly accurate caricature. Mr Roth was everything you said and more...Mr Harkenrider and I talk about him everytime we see each other.....One of my favorite JC quotes is... "Mr Shields.....What are you Mr Shields....a vistor in my class??? Am I going to see some homework this week Mr Shields???" Aside from his Bronx mentality and sometimes severe gruffness...he truly was one of the best teachers I've ever had....... "Mr Shields....Did you know that if you ran around a pool a hundred times and jumped in....You would die Mr Shields...." Priceless...JC My buddy and I, or as Mr Roth would call us….Mr Shields and Mr Harkenrider….were just asking our selves the same thing….”What ever happened to JC Roth?” Soooo we Google searched him and found your amazingly accurate caricature. Mr Roth was everything you said and more…Mr Harkenrider and I talk about him everytime we see each other…..One of my favorite JC quotes is…
“Mr Shields…..What are you Mr Shields….a vistor in my class??? Am I going to see some homework this week Mr Shields???” Aside from his Bronx mentality and sometimes severe gruffness…he truly was one of the best teachers I’ve ever had…....

“Mr Shields….Did you know that if you ran around a pool a hundred times and jumped in….You would die Mr Shields….” Priceless…JC

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