> Something else that bothered me for awhile was
> a sign in my middle school's band room. It
> read, "Early is on time and on time is late!"
> encouraging us not to be late to class, I
> suppose. What got me is that by thinking in
> this manner, no matter what you did, you were
> late. In a semi-mathematical format:
>
> Early = On Time
> On Time = Late
> (Therefore) Early = Late
> And obviously, Late = Late.
>
> No matter what you did, you were late.

Once again, I think this is one of those sayings (like "putting the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLABle") that band directors everywhere somehow manage to pick up.

And yeah, it always struck me as being rather illogical as well, heh.

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