Freddogg Off The Chain

Twenty five years ago a long term substitute shared a special education room with me at Cape Henlopen High School. His name actually was Rocky and he was an Episcopalian Minister in search of a parish.
This one day he is sitting next to James who always scored in the low range of intelligence on standardized tests but like many from the society of the unsophisticated James had unsuspected and unmapped intelligences.
Once at a football game a kid from another school said to James, “I’ll bet you five dollars Seaford beat Cape.”
James responded,” I don’t want to take you whole paycheck.”
Another time he came into my room and said,”Fredman I just got back my heath test that you helped me study for. Twenty five questions guess how many I got right?”

“I don’t know, twenty one?”
“Three man! Thanks man! How you gonna give somebody a three. Yo man can you figure it out so I can tell my mom what a three is?’”

‘Tell her not to worry it’s more like a 12,”I said, and James came over with a big smile shook my hand and said”Thanks for all you do man.”
Wrap around back to Reverend Rocky next to James. Rocky sits down shoulder to shoulder looks at James and asked,”James when is the last time you cried.”
James responded,” I don’t know, when is the last time you got off?”

Five years ago James was in front of the school to pick up his daughter. He said he wanted to give me a piece of his artwork.
The next day he gave me the penis nose granny character. The writing says, “your granny son is coming home soon good-by granny mother love.”
I asked him what I should do with it and he said “have your wife hang it in the living room.”
And I asked him, “What is with the blue and gold finger nails and penis noses?”
James answer,” It reminds me of all the good times when I was in high school.”
And as he was leaving he turned around and said,”Hey Fredman you are my boy. Don’t you remember---12? Thanks man.”


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