Boy (to friend nearby): We went camping over the weekend. A mosquito bit me during the night. The huuugest bite swelled up…
*A girl enters class, late by a few minutes*
Boy (still talking to friend): …I woke up in the morning and it was huge. Like, it was 2 inches big! The day after, it got smaller. It shrunk to 1 inch. Then I put some cream on it and today when I woke up it was even smaller! It’s still, like, reeeeally itchy though.
*Girl halts, wide-eyed in shock*
Girl: Um…are you talking about your…?
Boy: About my mosquito bite!
Girl: Oh…

– Overheard in a middle school classroom

Posted on June 25th, 2008