Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for March 08, 2008

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Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling The Education of Louis 1. "Cause and Effect" Louis: Why am I doing so badly in Science? How am I going to tell Mom and Dad about that D? Television: ...I own you, Sam. Louis: Hey. This HAT! I bought it about when we started the unit on Physical Sciences... Television: ...I wanna be the Duke of Darkness... Louis: Maybe IT'S the reason I'm getting bad grades -- it's BAD LUCK! Should I just throw it out? Television: ...do your job and keep your mouth shut... Louis: No, it's too cool! Louis: Maybe the bad grades are a punishment -- for calling Greg "Vomitron" this whole semester. Television: ...duct tape! Louis: No, I got that first D way before that...before Christmas. Think, think! What could it be?! CLICK CLICK Mother: Louis! Are you studying? You have to go to bed in a half-hour! Television: ...won 93-87... Louis: Yes, Mom! What do you think I'm DOING down here?! Television: ...8 assists... Television: ...pitched two innings. Louis: Wait a minute! The METS started losing in the middle of SEPTEMBER, same as my first bad lab report! My LUCK must be LINKED to the METS! Television: ...6-5 is your score.