School Start Gifts

"Back to school can bring on the summertime blues."

Big Bang Theory.

"And the last little piggy cried, 'Oui, oui, oui' all the way home."

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

"Did I hear the dog in here?"

"I've always dreamed of being on an academic team like this! It's great that we can all depend on each other!"

'When I grow up, I want to be a hydraulic engineer...'

'My reading comprehension is so-so, but I do make up for it with my highlighting skills.'

Kid at bus stop to kid: 'Needless to say, I cured my Mom of her home-schooling kick.'

'Does this have anything to do with Einstein's theory of relativity?'

"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."

"I got a gold star for going the longest without looking at my phone in class."

"My answers could be right. Your quiz just asked the wrong questions."

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

"I had all the right answers, but I had them in the wrong order."

"It's no my fault I got a D. The system is broken."

'In school today, we learned about endangered species.'

'I couldn't do my term paper because they've never made a movie about Rutherford B. Hayes.'

'X is unknown? Even to somebody with all your education?'

'My imaginary playmate can whip your imaginary playmate!'

'What a drive! Our boy's going to go a long, long way.'

'Are you sure I should read my book report to the class? --�It's PG-13.'

Culture Saturday

Being and Nothingness Pop-Up! (book)

Kid in time-out writes 'it was the best of time out...'

Boy and girl at thier studies

Girl with smart phone enters door that says "Social Media Studies"

"I'll bet all of Albert Einstein's teachers felt like idiots for giving him bad grades too."

School Cafeteria. It's the start of the school year. The Geometry teacher will come by to verify that we're serving truly square meals. The grammar teacher says the alphabet soup is runny and needs some punctuation added. History teachers keep a record of all the past meals and so will notice any leftovers being served. And the computer lab staff expressed concern about all the cookies so the astronomy teacher suggested switching to candy for dessert. I'll bet she thinks Starburst and Milk

'The secret to doing a book report is only picking books that have been made in to movies.'

'You need an education or you will wind up in some fast food place.'

'I got 100 in school today. 50 in history and 50 in maths.'

"I did the best dental health poster in the class. I just hope Mr. Tooth Decay doesn't hold a grudge."