Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Can we conjugate nouns?

As Little Ms. Know It All was reading something in her book, she suddenly became confused by a challenging word.

Little Ms. Know It All: "What is this word here?"

4th Grade Teacher: "That is the word cacti. It is plural for cactus."

Little Ms. Know It All (with a confused look): "Huh?"

4th Grade Teacher: "It means more than one cactus. When there is more than one cactus we say cacti."

Little Ms. Know It All (clearly not liking that she didn't know something): "Well, I've never heard of it before. How was I supposed to know."

A few minutes pass by when all of a sudden Little Ms. Know It All is back in front of the teacher.

Little Ms. Know It All: "Oh. I get it. Cacti is kind of like possi (pronounced pos-eye)."

4th Grade Teacher (with a confused look): "Huh?" "Excuse me?"

Little Ms. Know It All (feeling oh so confident): "You know. Possi. Like when there is more than one possum."
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34 comments:

  1. Nancy@ifevolutionworks.comSeptember 2, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    Very cute!!!

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  2. cheatymoonSeptember 2, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    Cute!
    I get the kids tomorrow... really looking forward to it!

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  3. darsdenSeptember 2, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    LMAO-there ya go...she's got it..lol too cute and funny.

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  4. Everyday GoddessSeptember 2, 2009 at 8:53 PM

    Now ask her to explain Ponzi.

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  5. Everyday GoddessSeptember 2, 2009 at 8:54 PM

    You need that remote back! This is the 21st century.
    ~Blissings
    Elise

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  6. H.K.September 2, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    I used to be a "Little Ms. Know it All" in grade school. I realized if I wanted more friends, I had to stop acting like I knew everything.

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  7. Cheryl CatoSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    Well, "Little Ms. Know It All" has moxie!

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  8. MikeSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    I thought she was trying to say posse! LOL!

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  9. MikeSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    Ponzi? Isn't that what Ritchie Cunningham would have called his pal after drinking a six pack???hehe

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  10. Crazy CharmSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    Ha..Not a lot of city slicker kids are familiar with possums!

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  11. Hit 40September 2, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    Poor little girl... tough way to go through life always wanting to be right and know it all. Her mom needs to crack this little nut.

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  12. JaimeSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    kids say the funniest things.

    if you listen to my son, he's never going to sleep again (he's snoring on the couch next to me), he has 12 girlfriends and every vehicle on the road is a bus...

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  13. Mango GirlSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:46 PM

    Thanks for the laugh! Made my evening!!!

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  14. Brian MillerSeptember 2, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    oh, now that was funny...lol. the things that kids say...

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  15. Rosaria WilliamsSeptember 2, 2009 at 10:21 PM

    She is following the rules. Who can argue with that?

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2009 at 10:31 PM

    I'm going to call my followers followi. :)

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  17. LoriSeptember 2, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    Too funny!

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  18. ♥ BrajaSeptember 2, 2009 at 10:51 PM

    Makes perfect sense to me. And possibly all the other bloggi here....

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  19. bethSeptember 2, 2009 at 11:51 PM

    haha! too funny!

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 1:08 AM

    Hah, very cute. I like her.

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  21. MichelSeptember 3, 2009 at 1:12 AM

    Ahh! I see!! I did not realize what I was doing wrong for all these years. I think I was confused by the new math....

    So what you're saying is that I work in an Embassy full of Asshi.

    Indeed!

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  22. ChrisSeptember 3, 2009 at 1:38 AM

    I really enjoy all of your posti, but this one hits home. We have a student who is 8 going on 30, and must be right about everything or she becomes hilariously indignant (not on purpose).

    Ain't they fun?

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  23. mo.stoneskinSeptember 3, 2009 at 3:55 AM

    It wasn't you who taught her that in the preceding biology class was it?

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  24. UnknownSeptember 3, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    At least she gave it some thought, however wrong her conclusion!

    Love it! I'm sure it's these daily evens that keep you sane!

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  25. The Peach TartSeptember 3, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    I learn something new every day.

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  26. CiCiSeptember 3, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    Gotta love it!! At least she was trying to wrap her mind around it.

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  27. Liz Wilkey (a.k.a. A Mom on Spin)September 3, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    I really do like Braja's bloggi thing. . . 'cause when she says it, it really makes us sound like we're important. . .

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  28. zipbagofbonesSeptember 3, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    What, is that not right?

    This is hilarii! (multiple levels of hilariousness)

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  29. Carma SezSeptember 3, 2009 at 4:41 PM

    how fun is it to pluralize using the letter "i" at the end. We often pluralize - such as geni for multiple geniuses. Yeah, we're dorks.

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  30. bernthisSeptember 3, 2009 at 6:25 PM

    you decked her right?

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  31. A Free ManSeptember 4, 2009 at 1:19 AM

    Ah, I miss the South!

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  32. KulioSeptember 4, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    hey, pretty smart! :-)

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  33. Smart Mouth BroadSeptember 4, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    Very cute. She's a thinker.

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  34. DutchbabyOctober 9, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    If the plural of octopus is octopi, what is the plural of campus?

    I arrived here via Nancy.

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