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The Eggplant   Search The Eggplant in the collection   Rich First-Grader Buys Whole Sheet Of Gold Stars Short and, as usual, cuts to the bone. by Staff BREMERTON, WA--Lakeside Elementary first-grader Max Carr, son of Boeing CEO Robert Carr, used a small portion of his $100 weekly allowance Monday to buy himself a sheet of the gold stars used to reward academic achievement. "I don't get why all the kids work so hard to get good grades just for a sticker," Carr said. "I only got a C-minus on my phonics homework, but Mommy took me to the mall, and now I have 10 gold starsâ��more than anybody in the whole class." Carr said his "dumb classmates have no idea" that students can simply purchase a sheet of "Great Job!" Mickey Mouse stickers at a store. — Staff The Onion http://www.theonion.com/articles/rich-firstgrader-buys-whole-sheet-of-gold-stars,3160/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=Defa 2003-03-05 INDEX OF THE EGGPLANT

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