The Kids from Room 402

Mrs. Meyerson:
[answering the door] Yes?

Nancy Francis:
[quoting out of a piece of paper] "Hello, Madam. Hope I'm not disturbing you. I'm selling squirrel girl cookies."

Mrs. Meyerson:
Oh, well, thanks, dear. But you see, I'm on a diet. And -...

Nancy Francis:
Uh, [gets out another sheet of paper] What? A diet? [find another paper and quotes to her] "Someone with just a lovely figure as yours? Well, for the calorie conscious, let me suggest our squirrel girl skinny thins. They contain all the fiber you need without the" -...

Mrs. Meyerson:
I know. That's why I bought all I need from that girl. [points to Polly pulling a wagon full of cookies across the street, with Nancy becoming annoyed]

Ms. Graves:
Well, boys, Mr. Besser has been telling me all about your new found vocabulary.

Vincent 'Vinnie' Nasta:
We can explain.

Jesse McCoy:
We can?

Vincent 'Vinnie' Nasta:
Um, not really.

Ms. Graves:
Mr. Besser thinks your parents should be called.

Both:
No, please don't. One more chance! Please!

Ms. Graves:
Do you promise never to swear again?

Vincent 'Vinnie' Nasta:
I swear I won't swear anymore. Uh oh, does that count as a swear?

Ms. Graves:
No. Okay, here's the deal. I'll give you boys one more chance. But if I hear that you've sworn even one more time, I'm gonna call your parents.

Jesse McCoy:
Never again. Promise.

Vincent 'Vinnie' Nasta:
No more swearing.

Ms. Graves:
Glad to hear it. But you know, it may not be as simple to stop as you think. Swearing can easily become a habit. But I have an idea that might help.

[she takes rubber bands out of a cup and places them on to the boys' wrists]

Ms. Graves:
Now, whenever you feel the urge to swear, you just snap the band. And that'll remind you not to.

Jesse McCoy:
Rubber bands? That's all? No punishment?

Vincent 'Vinnie' Nasta:
This is great, huh?

[Ms. graves shows them to the door]

Ms. Graves:
Oh, and I'll be expecting each of you to write a 200 word essay on why swearing is unacceptable.

Jesse McCoy:
200 words?

Both:
Holy - - [Ms. Graves clears her throat, reminding them of the bands, and they start snapping them] OW! OW! OW! OW!

[Polly McShane has become head of the school, and Ms. Graves has just gotten fed up with the way that Polly has been handling things and constantly imposing orders and harassing the staff over-the-air, along with the class]

Ms. Graves:
Okay. Instead of starting with math today, I think we'll do a little history. I'm going to tell you all about the American revolution, and how a small but determined group of people overthrew a tyrant.