3rd place in Derby #340: Double-Take Derby 23, with 137 votes.

Hey mom! Good to see you! Going up to my room! Bye!

"Hold on just a minute, young man. We need to talk about your report card."

Aw, shucks.

"It looks like you've been struggling with The Nonsensical Poetic Sciences."

Yeah, I've been having a bit of a hard time with those.

"Well, that's okay, sweetie! Let's review! What are stars?"

Faraway suns.

"Wrong. They're vibrant sheddings from the great cloud tiger. Next question, what is water?"

Two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen.

"No, it is glass animated. Next: what is decomposition?"

The breakdown of dead materials over time.

"No, it's a hug from Mother Earth to those who are ready to re-enter the soil. Honey, have you even been paying attention?"

I guess I've just been so caught up with trying to make the knitting team.

"Just like your father! But remember, class comes first."

Okay, mom.

"Great, let's stop talking now."

Sounds good.

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