"Hey, Bert!"

Here's proof of how dumb some guys can be.

I've told guys multiple times that it's not worth getting a laugh at the expense of a guard if the guard is just going to come back and hassle the dorm. Of course, no one listens.

When we went to trade our clothes in this morning, the guard running laundry was a guy that is said to look and sound like Bert or Ernie from Sesame Street. I don't really see it but, whatever. Guys from my dorm kept saying, "Hey, Bert," in a nasally voice like the characters and the guard asked us to be quiet. When we returned to the dorm, a couple guys kept saying it loud enough that the guard could hear it down the hall. One guy even poked his head out the door to say it, just antagonizing the guard.

Not even two minutes later the guard came into the dorm and told us to strip down to our boxers and move away from our bunks. Payback time. He started searching our bunks, taking any extra clothing and writing down bunk numbers so he could write disciplinary cases later. The guys losing their clothes weren't even making fun of the guy. After three bunks were searched, the guard asked us if we could stay quiet now. All heads bobbed up and down. He ripped up the paper and left the dorm: no cases written.

The guys who did the taunting thought the dorm would be mad at them. I told them to think about what they do next time before they bring trouble to other people. The guard who was working on our hall came in and said, "You guys should not mess with that man." I hope someday these guys will learn to treat people with respect, especially when those people have gray uniforms on.