The Unbelievable Similarity Between Pauline Hanson And Kid Rock!

This story about Pauline Hanson gets more incredible as it goes on, but let’s begin at the beginning…

I chanced upon a Facebook story about Pauline Hanson which began:

“During a visit to her old high school, Pauline was surprised to discover that her former janitor, the kind and hardworking Mr Jenkins, still came to school every day at age 79 – not out of passion, but to continue to support his family.”

“Seeing a familiar face from her past immediately transported Pauline Hanson back to her school days, when Mr Jenkins was known for his quiet dedication, his warm nods in the hallways and the way he cared for the students when no one else was looking…”

The story went on to describe how Pauline had a long chat with Mr Jenkins who she remembered from the school she left at 15, only to discover the sad tale of a man who needed to continue working at such a hard job at such an age and it brought a tear to her eye… possibly caused by her regret at opposing so much that would have helped with better conditions for workers, but whatever. Pauline organised and presented the man with a novelty cheque made out to “Carl”, which one presumes is his first name otherwise he’ll have a hard job cashing it.

Now I was a wee bit cynical about all this. Initially because we don’t have “janitors” in Australian schools. There are cleaners who arrive at the end of the day and maintenance workers who look after various things during the day and if any of these people were “giving kids warm nods” and caring for them “when no one else was looking”, they’d be the subject of a mandatory report but anyway…

I did a bit of mental arithmetic and discovered that the kindly Mr Jenkins must have been all of 23 when Pauline left school at 15, so I can’t but wonder exactly what sort of warm nods he was giving to the students that meant that she could remember his kind face some nearly sixty years later…

Of course, one wonders why he’s still supporting his lazy kids who one would presume are old enough to get their own jobs… Maybe he’s just helping them out because they didn’t get anything as well-paid as his. And if he’s been turning up every day, he must have a bucketload of long service leave.

But forget all that because this is where the story becomes incredible!

I decided to look up Mr Carl Jenkins and to my amazement I found a story on him…

Well, not exactly a story on him but on someone with the same name the story started:

“During a surprise visit to his old high school, Kid Rock was taken aback to see a familiar face from his past still on the job. The school’s longtime janitor, the quiet and dependable Mr. Jenkins, was 79 years old and still clocking in every day – not because he wanted to, but because he still needed to support his family.

“The sight hit hard. Back in school, Mr. Jenkins had been a steady presence – never loud, never flashy, just always there. A nod in the hallway. A few encouraging words. The kind of person who looked out for kids without ever asking for recognition…”

Isn’t that amazing? I mean, I am presuming that it’s a different Mr Jenkins, unless Kid Rock also attended Coorparoo State School with Pauline. If so, Mr Jenkins is running quite the scam because he’s managed to get a cheque for $50,000 out of both of them.

Perhaps it’s just a coincidence and due to one of those astrological, numerological things, anyone named Carl Jenkins and born on a particular day is just fated to be a janitor who works until 79 when an ex-student chances upon him and gifts him enough to help him retire.