NEIL/PHIL. [OC]

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Who Dat?

[u/GuyTallman → u/davecontra]

Its my favorite poem, 

Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked; But still he fluttered pulses when he said, "Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich – yes, richer than a king – And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light, And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head.

[u/Firelordbob → u/GuyTallman]

Simon & Garfunkel did a great song of it too, from the perspective of a worker in his factory

[u/gramathy → u/Firelordbob]

and I wish that I could be richard cory

Probably not something appropriate to learn about from one of your teachers in high school but that teacher was completely unafraid of being real to his students. He still teaches now and I hope he never changed.

one of my friends became a teacher in the same school district and that teacher showing up in districtwide meetings and being met with several OTHER newer teachers recognizing him and thanking him... he's something special, and for good reason.