Troublemaker's Reform Gifts

'Listen kid, I'm sorry to hear that you're banned from class, but if you're going to hang out with me all day, you're gonna have make yourself more useful.'

Randall couldn't wait to see what else the 'Magic Trash Can' could make disappear.

"I'm not sure about this new trainee - he asked me when does he get to see the actual ropes."

"He said he doesn't want to see me in his office again..."

"Send ME to bed early, will they?"

'Here comes your Daddy - Do you want me to do the talking?'

'What's the best kind of glue to fix a TV screen?'

'Don't look at me!'

'Coulda, woulda, and definitely shoulda.'

"Let's try 'roll over.' We can come back to this."

A Grade Two student explains why he is so eager to get back to school.

'The man was real nice about it. He gave me my ball back and even said you can expect a nice call from his lawyer.'

'Well if you're sick of seeing me here, and I'm sick of coming in here,let's call a truce!'

"Come on... you love knocking things off the counter!"

'Elroy had an unfortunate knack for picking fights with the wrong people'

'You're fired. The test results came back and you tested positive for crack.'

'How do people without a middle name know when the're in trouble?'

'He's the teacher's pet. She keeps him in a cage in the back of the class.'

'Sorry dad - it won't happen again,'

Whatever 'shenanigans' are, they must be long. Grandma says there's no end to mine!

"Trust me, boss, he knows his pies...he just needs more retraining."

"Blackmail has given me a confidence I've never felt before."

'You can get into enough trouble just in Geneva -- no way you're going to a summit conference in LAS VEGAS!'

'Dad, before I tell you what happened, how much does a piece of glass nine feet by twelve feet cost?'

"The next time you teach Rex to fetch the paper, make sure it's just our paper!"

Bar: 'Don't bring your troubles in here...we don't want to hear about it!'

Looking for trouble - Can of worms with a can opener next to it.

"I told you not to write in that wet cement!"

'I had to get a new imaginary friend. The last one was getting me into too much trouble.'

J G Farrell

Tainted occupations recommended for school bully.

"...and this is where the teachers go to get away from me!"

'Don't make me reach back there and turn off that TV.'

"I'm up to my neck in trouble, aren't I?"

Boy throwing mud over a coachman's heels