{"id":28162,"date":"2026-05-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/?p=28162"},"modified":"2026-05-15T23:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:58:34","slug":"5-12-2014-awr-stop-whining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathdreads.com\/?p=28162","title":{"rendered":"5.11.2014 AWR: Stop Whining!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your pitch is off key <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your screeching is kill me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is what you make it <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of having a fit <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vent though poetry <\/p>\n\n\n

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For this Mother\u2019s Day, the Rouletters vented about their pet peeves and life lessons learned.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Magic Jack ATX<\/strong> aired his annoyance about other people\u2019s love lives.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sarah Kennon<\/strong> gave the student\u2019s response to teachers who nag about sleeping in class.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Lila McCall<\/strong> called out one of her pet peeves\u2026in so many words, about made up words.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Sagi Musume<\/strong> confronted the battles of feminine beauty and strength.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Daniel Davila<\/strong> held a mirror to all the whiners in his life, showing their ugly reflection.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Teresa Y. Roberson<\/strong> shared her mother\u2019s anti-whining lesson, summed up in a single question: \u201cDo you want me to give you something to cry about?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Josh Matimore<\/strong> celebrated his 1st year anniversary with the roulette by writing a political satire skit about first world problems. He read the role of special agent Johnny Ba-Dass.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Thom the World Poet<\/strong> read the role of Congressman Bum McWrath.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Teresa Y. Roberson<\/strong> read the role of the bailiff, kicking off the skit.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Thom the World Poet <\/strong>entertained the crowd with his medley about whining, joined by Magic Jack ATX<\/strong> on guitar and Daniel Davila<\/strong> on clarinet.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Thom<\/strong> gifted everyone with either a red or white candle in order to bring light to the world rather than curse the darkness.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Starting the open mic was David Young<\/strong> AKA Ben Franklin.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Sarah Kennon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Michael Kennon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Daniel Davila<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Josh Matimore<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Zaka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Louise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Nerissa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Join the Rouletters Sunday, June 8th for \u201cBucket List Fantasies.\u201d Submission deadline is Wednesday, June 4th.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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