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Patton Oswalt Delivers the Goods as Graduation Speaker

By Tom Hanson | Related entries in News

The teachers and faculty of Broad Run High School, and most certainly, the school’s principal, had to beÂ experiencing some seriousÂ concerns when guest speaker Patton Oswalt began delivering his oration at this year’s commencement.

One of the most famous graduates of the school was a natural choice to address another generation of Broad Run seniors. But this, according to his own web site, is how he began addressing his audience:

“First off, I want to thank the teachers and faculty of Broad Run High School for first considering and then inviting me to speak here. It was flattering, I am touched and humbled, and you have made a grave mistake.

“Iâ€™m being paid for this, right? Oh, wait, thereâ€™s some advice, right off the bat â€“ always get paid. If you make enough money in this world you can smoke pot all day and have people killed.

“Iâ€™m sorry, that was irresponsible.

“You shouldnâ€™t have people killed.”

2 Responses to “Patton Oswalt Delivers the Goods as Graduation Speaker”

Alan Stewart Carl Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 11:13 am
That was a cool speech. Thanks for sharing.
hall monitor Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
This story was also featured on http://detentionslip.org! Voted #1 for crazy news in education.

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