10. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER--Theodore goes into counseling after years of being called "BEAVER."

 9. ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET--It’s discovered that Ozzie really has no job and the whole family is on welfare.

 8. THE REAL McCOY’S--Luke and Kate find a homeless old man and let him live with them. They call him "Grandpa."

 7. THE A TEAM--A group of men go around the country finding kids who make all a’s and teach them how to fire machine guns.

 6. THE BRADY BUNCH--Jan has enough of Marsha. Final episode with Marsha.

 5. GILLIGAN’S ISLAND--Gilligan is voted off the island. He drowns while trying to swim to America.

 4. GOMER PYLE, U.S.M.C.--Sgt. Carter is ordered to talk "nice" to Gomer to raise his self-esteem.

 3. LASSIE--A brilliant collie enrolls in high school and becomes the valedictorian. Unfortunately no one can understand Lassie’s graduation speech.

 2. DONNA REED SHOW--Donna divorces her husband and runs off with the vacumn cleaner salesman.

During the last week of school, one of the students presented an excuse which I had never before heard in my 27 years of teaching: "Nobody told me not to." I can't imagine a person surviving very long with the philosophy that if he is not told to not do something, then it's all right to proceed.

After additionally considering the situation, the thought came to me that the ridiculous warning labels which are placed on products are a necessity for this type of person. An appropriate example of a warning for this type of person can be found on certain boxes of nails: "CAUTION! - Do NOT swallow nails! May cause irritation!" Obviously, this warning was made especially for those folks who need to be told what not to do. Upon reading more warning labels, I discovered that there is also a stroller on the market with the warning, "Remove child before folding." However, the warning did not explain what not to do. I fear that the "Nobody told me not to's" may attempt to fold the stroller with the child still strapped in.

Recently, I heard an add on the radio which was promoting a contest in which a person must remove the label from a product to determine if he had won a prize. At the end of the commercial, the statement was made: "No purchase necessary." I wonder if the "Nobody told me not to's" will walk into the establishment and demand the product without paying for it. I might try that little stunt myself just to discover what response I'll receive. Better yet, I should try what one curious person did: Go into a burger establishment and order a cheeseburger without cheese.

I found that certain cans of spray-on-cheese have labels stating that the lid must be opened before the product could be properly used. Not long after reading that label, I took a restroom break. I actually didn't need to rest, but as I began to take care of my business, a thought entered my mind. I wondered if new toilets came with the following warning on them: "Toilet lid must be raised to be properly used." Or in the case of the "Nobody told me not to's": "Do not attempt to use the toilet before opening the lid." Perhaps for those same people, this newspaper needs to have a label which warns: "Do not attempt to read this paper before carefully removing the rubber band and unrolling."