Clever Teen Gifts

'Yeah, you were creative.'

I wish you kids would get off your electronics and learn a practical skill. Work with your hands! What does he think we're doing?!! Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap.

"I'll be glad when this is over and Sarah can be herself again."

The whole family can't wrench a teen away from his computer.

Sex Education Class: "Smirking or non smirking?"

"Well, if the test is multiple choice I choose not to take it."

"I'm sure you may need your phone, portable charger, laptop, iPad, Xbox, and music player. But we're only going to the mailbox."

'Awesome!'

"When you said something about a stream, I thought you were talking about video."

"I am studying the alphabet. I'm watching ABC."

Hoody Woodpecker.

"Sure I'm Alfred the Great now, but in high school I couldn't get a date."

'I get 23 stations and a place to hang my coat!'

'You're probably just trying to get our attention, son, and believe me, you've succeeded in a big,big way.'

"Yes, I know son, I've been through that too: Sometimes, we are resented for being clever..."

'I do know the value of a dollar... that's why I've asked for five...'

"Wasted water, wasted gas, all that pesticide. . . sorry, dad. I can't in good conscience help with our lawn!"

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"Spin the Noodle"

'What a crummy game. You try to find overdue books and get them back to the library. It's called 'Tome Raiders.'

"Son, we're concerned about your partying."

'You want me to stop playing video games and go outside to play? In all that air pollution?'

'I'm worried about job security and I don't even have a job yet!'

"It's so early in the year, and that English teacher…. She's already up in my grill."

Leo hoped that his remaining COD presents were less disappointing...

"So let me get this straight...the equality movement has basically doubled the number of crazy high school kids who secretly decorate cars in the middle of the night?"

I'm being cyberbullied. No way. Someone posted my face with a Justin Bieber haircut. Chillax, dude. The hot girls did it to half of the guys in our class. It's cyber flirting. Wow! Glad I wasn't left out.

"It's actually a maximalist art installation."

'I thought you went to school.'

'Truthfully, I love teaching middle-school kids, they're so interesting!...They're all just pudgy bundles of potential!...Although some of them smell funny.'

Girl refusing a boy's advances.

'Mom? I don't feel good.'

Young male cat reading a cat fancier's magazine.

'...then I found out he was on broadband, so I nicked his phone as well.'

"Baldo...name the four basic food groups."