College Finals--true story

If anyone out there thinks teaching is easy....  I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!

Wednesday at 2:30 pm I was recording final grades after grading my 
Chemistry 120 exam which was given Monday at 2:00 pm.  I got a phone 
call from a guy who asked, "Can I take the final?"

I asked "what final?"

"The final in 120."

"That was MONDAY at 2.  Why are you calling now?!"

"Well, I had car trouble and I had to get back to Colman" 
(about 20 miles south of here.)

"And you couldn't call me before NOW?"

"Well, I got back late."

"Why didn't you call yesterday?"

"I was in court all day."  (He probably only got one phone call on Monday 
and he didn't want to use it on me.  I have a feeling that the car trouble 
was more than mechanical.)  Looking up his grades I find that he has only 
passed (with a very low D) one test/quiz all semester.  I told him that the 
only way I'd let him take it was right NOW.

"No, I'm suppose to be in another final now.  So, you don't think it is worth 
my while to take it?"

"No, I don't think you'll get the 150+ points (out of 200) that you'll need to 
get a D in the class."

"Ok.  I had to ask."

So, HE SHOWS UP IN 45 MIN!!!

"So, can I take the final?"

"NO!!!  I'VE HAD IT POSTED FOR OVER AN HOUR!!!!"

"You mean this stuff is the final?"  (Pointing to 20+ pieces of paper labeled
KEY TO FINAL all over my wall.)

"If you can't figure that out, I'm sure you can't get the points you need on 
the final.  I'm sorry but NO."

He also went on to tell me about 300 acres of corn he has to get in....

I'm going to go borrow some high blood pressure meds.