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Oh, Meep! High School Principal Bans Nonsensical Word

By Alex in Book & Lit on Nov 13, 2009 at 6:00 pm


Danvers High School Principal Thomas Murray was not amused – I repeat, not amused – when kids in his school started saying the word "meep." Anyone caught uttering or displaying the word of choice of Beaker, the orange-haired muppet from The Muppet Show, will be – gasp – suspended!

It’s no surprise that using bad language in school can get you into hot water. But "meep"?

Danvers High parents recently got an automated call from the principal warning them that if students say or display the word "meep" at school, they could face suspension.

Meep doesn’t mean much, unless you are Beaker — the hapless, orange-haired assistant to Dr. Bunsen Honeydew on "The Muppet Show."

While meep may be nonsense, what it represented was no laughing matter to the high school’s administration. High school Principal Thomas Murray said students were using it and other words to disrupt school in a particular part of the building on Cabot Road.

Link | Article at ABC News | Apparently, you can’t even email the word "meep" to him, but one presumes that "Bork, bork, bork" is still safe.


 
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  1. Kev
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    Meep!

  2. Larryboy
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    This is just like the "Recess" episode where the kids get in trouble for making up "Whomps", an imaginary swear word. Life imitates art...

    Man this whomps! Meep!

  3. Johnny Cat
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    For some reason, I really thought that by the time my kid got into school, it would be a really cool place to be. Lately I'm amazed at how uncool it's become.

  4. Nacksis
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    This is just like that one episode of Recess where they make up the word "womp".

    Excellent show.

  5. Random_Tangent
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    I sent the administrators this link:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcUxwpOQ_A

    Apparently, my e-mail will be forwarded to the police! Oh noes!

  6. pwscott
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    One day in class someone stuck up their middle finger and said "bing!" ( which is why I am still laughing everytime I see the commercial). Soon "bing!" became the phrase and we all knew what it meant. Soon the teachers also knew and it was unofficially banned to say it in class. So I can understand why "meep" would get banned. Life moves on if only in circles. :p

  7. MrJawbones
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    Those meeping kids!

  8. PacRim Jim
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    Road Runner says, "Meep! Meep!"

  9. Mitch
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    When meep is outlawed only outlaws will say meep!

  10. Dan B
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    I don't know, I think I smurf this.

  11. Rich T
    Nov 13th, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    Meep is a perfectly cromulent word.

  12. Kelly
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 1:16 am

    I went to this High School. How embarrassing *facepalm*

  13. Skipweasel
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 5:18 am

    Our kitten's called Meep - 'cos that's what she says.

  14. Robolasse
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 8:05 am

    So you can take any random word, use it as a substitute for "fuck", and then get the word banned? Interesting, they should start to say "Murray" or "Danvers".

  15. Lady Helena Handbasket
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 8:21 am

    What a stupid principle. All the students have to do is invent a new nonsense word, or repurpose a real word (Belgium!). He can't ban every sound, and even if he tries they can invent gestures, or written symbols, and declare them to mean whatever they want. He has started a battle he can't possibly win. Seriously, he should be fired because he will now never be able to enforce discipline in the school, and more seriously he should have realised that.

  16. ted
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Shoulda just let it slide.

    When students discover the power of words, they're beyond redemption.

  17. raf
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 8:55 am

    principal == absolute power at high school

    absolute power corrupts absolutely

    students unite! you have nothing to lose but your meeping chains!

  18. amberae
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    I think he's trying to hide the fact that he was raped by a muppet. Sourflesh will be on this later today.

  19. ceburton
    Nov 14th, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    This generation's meap is more of the Phineas and Ferb variety than the Muppet show. See "The Chronicles of Meap." The meaping starts around 2:15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9nLBobjAb4

  20. Ali S.
    Nov 15th, 2009 at 6:39 am

    Oh no...he's basically dropped a bit of blood in the waters and now the children are going to swarm all over this. Meep it all!

  21. monoclemonkey
    Nov 15th, 2009 at 10:55 am

    You can all go Belgium! yourselves

  22. aging hipster
    Nov 15th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    so......since "Meep"is taboo....can they say fuck now?

  23. Maeveone
    Nov 16th, 2009 at 12:05 am

    Surely it's about being REALLY annoying rather than any thoughts about it being used as a swear word?
    Imagine 25 kids all saying 'meep' ALL the time.
    It would drive you CRAZY

  24. Noelegy
    Nov 16th, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Silly. Ban that word and they'll just find another one and make it equally annoying.

  25. dply
    Nov 16th, 2009 at 11:56 am

    Bob Saget

  26. RandomThoughtsGuy
    Nov 16th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    As Calvin said to his dad, "Did you know that you can take a word and make it mean something completely different? Don't you think that's totally spam? It's lubricated! Well, I'm phasing."

    Dad: Marvy. Fab. Far out.

  27. BS-Clothing
    Nov 17th, 2009 at 1:05 am

    Hey shameless plug for us, but get a Meep shirt.

    http://bs-clothing.com/p-145-meep-charcoal.aspx

    BS-Clothing

  28. Mike is not gay
    Nov 18th, 2009 at 11:26 am

    Meep

  29. Kryten
    Nov 20th, 2009 at 3:13 am

    I've done my part:

    http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz302/meepstore/meep.png

  30. Dr. Art
    Dec 12th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Sponge Bob had an episode regarding "Bad Words" referred to as "Sentence Enhancers". It was hysterical! This principal could be played by the same guy who chased after Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Meep! My goodness kid's can be so cruel. They obviously pushed this poor fellow over the edge. What on earth will the "Road Runner" do now? Meep Meep!

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