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According to the The Times of Beaver, Pa., the receptionist on Thursday called 19-year-old Travis Clawson, a student at Ambridge Area High School, to remind him of an appointment and heard Clawson’s voice mail greeting, his own rendition of the theme to the 1990s hit show starring Will Smith. She thought she heard the words “shooting people outside of the school,” The Times reported, though the actual words of the song are, “And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school.”

The receptionist called the police, who put all Beaver County schools on lockdown while they looked for Clawson, who, it turned out, was in his guidance counselor’s office. Police took him into custody. He said he was just imitating the show’s theme song, which features Will Smith rapping the words written by Quincy Jones, and The Times reported, the district attorney said authorities listened closely to the phone greeting and decided Clawson was right. He was released.
 
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A felonious mondegreen! Oy! However, I do get frustrated trying to understand a lot of what popular (but seldom with me) singers shriek, moan, or mumble. Loud music in movies is also annoying. Must they crank up the volume to try to control my emotions because the plot's so thin it can't do it alone? Bah, humbug.


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That is amazing, Bethree! I suppose, since Newtown, I can understand, but it's a sad world in which we live, isn't it?
 
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