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So it's spring semester of my junior year, and I deside to run for an office in student councel. I had been defeeted several years back because my catchy slogan, "The Ox won't steer you wrong" was not enough to take on the extreemly popular incumbent. So I lost pretty pathetically. This year was different, though. I was going to be a senior, my buddy Matt was up for president, and I was running unopposed. The morning of the day we were going to present our speeches to the entire student body I desided I did not like the one I had written. Most people had that wacky group of guyes in their homeroom in High School, and mine was no exception. So I recruted thier help, and we rewrote the speach I was going to present. Now, I had to get the speach aproved by the vice principal and the student counsel adviser... both of which rejected it as soon as they read it. Using my perswasive charm I got them both to agree that if I was able to convince the other one to let me give it they would not stand in the way. So... I just told them both that the other OKed it and gave the following speach to the entire student body:
[Starting out very nerviously] Umm... Good morning ladys and gentlemen. I am running for Student Counsel Treasurer. I am not that great of an orator so bear with me and I'll try to make my speach short... [At which point I drop the nervous facade and draped my arms across the podium and continue.] Ya know, that reminds me of a joke. This priest, rabbi, and hooker walk into a bar... [Slight pause for effect... then I continue giving my speach in a normal tone.] Never mind. First, I'd like to say I'm unopposed so you haven't much choice, but to vote for me. Thank you.
The audience went crazy applauding. My wacky homeroom buddys, who confessed to me later that they were shocked I actually gave that speach, started doing the wave. I got both compliments and critiques from several different teachers. And, as predicted, it was a landslide victory for me over... Well it was a landslide victory at any rate. |
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