“They’re all a bunch of frickin’ liars. They can’t conjure up a lucid thought between any of those scurrilous crumb-bums. I have the utmost contempt for every last one of them,” Dan said.
“Take a deep breath, Dan,” the school’s principal said, “and find your serenity. I know that attempting to manage all of them can be challenging, but try to remember that they’re just second graders, not politicians.
Written for these daily prompts: Ragtag Daily Prompt (liars), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (lucid), Word of the Day Challenge (scurrilous), MMA Storytime (crumb), Your Daily Word Prompt (utmost), and The Daily Spur (serenity).
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Second graders can get totally out of control if you don’t keep a close eye on them.
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Hahaha, brilliant.
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Thanks, Linda.
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Crumb bums, haven’t heard that in years! My first thought for serenity was Mr. Costanza on Seinfeld with his “serenity now!”
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Aww, they are cute.
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I appreciate being reminded of the term “crumb-bum” (which I only remember, once in a while, my dad saying), although it was not applied to second-graders. That guy is stressed out.
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Second graders can stress teachers out.
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I do love a surprise ending!
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I haven’t heard that term in forever! I do like the twist of it being second graders stressing him out.
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