This man embodies the true spirit of America and also reaffirms the popular belief that all substitute teachers are crazy. Gary Weddle of the state of Washington vowed not to shave until Osama bin Laden was captured or proven dead. As everyone knows, Sunday night he got his wish. Weddle initially figured it would only take a month or two before we found the other guy with the long beard...
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Weddle was a substitute teacher in Wenatchee when the infamous al-Qaeda terrorist attack occurred on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, killing 3,000 Americans. Weddle was so caught up in the news that he neglected to shave. A week or so later, he vowed not to shave until bin Laden was captured or proven dead. He figured it would just be a month or two.
At the start of each school year, Weddle told his students the beard was a reminder of the attack. He frequently said he didn't understand how anyone could use the name of his God to justify murder.
Weddle said that the thing that changed the most during the last 10 years was his taste in music...
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