9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for April 27, 2004

Transcript:

"Father Durly, this is Edda Burber, one of our special students." "'Special' meaning gifted?" "No, 'special' meaning promoting an atmosphere of annoyed inconvenience." "In other words, gifted." "Oo-oo-oo! He's cute, in a last-rites sort of way." "Sh!" "You look uncomfortable. Did she say something impertinent?" "Edda spreads discomfort exclusively through pertinence."