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Harrumph! Those furry fraud rapscallions must be brought to justice.

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Public education is always under attack for one thing or another. Do they still teach grammar? Understanding the difference that word order can impart to meaning is an important skill for any writer, so let’s thank Jules Rivera for making this teachable moment possible. A “bear bandit” is somebody who steals bears. So is that what Skeeter really meant to say, class? Okay, students, submit your answers on my desk by the end of class. And be sure to use complete sentences!

Anyway, I’m not sure if Rita is bothered by Skeeter’s grammatical skills so much as being impressed with Skeeter’s ability to search the Internet with his digital camera. Or his ability to apparently hack into Florida’s secure DMV database.

But let’s move on. Our intrepid crew of ineptitude drives their continually-shrinking truck along the faux landscape setting of the Alfalfa Elementary School’s production of the play, “Go, Dog. Go!” on the way to the authorities. And once again, Max the Manatee is put on the back burner! By the time they actually get Max’s to his home waters, he will likely have shrunk about 70%. Some crisis!

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      • Ah, but they’re not bears. They’re furry frauds. So, unlike your usage with rapscallions, bear is used by Skeeter as a shorthand for “bear suited”, which is both understandable, and appropriate for use in the throes of Adventure.
        (I was going to use the Papacy winning speech from Conclave, but not that many people have seen it yet)

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        • A notable defense, indeed, though both Mark and Skeeter use that phrase. Perhaps they do, in fact, assume an adjectival shortcut, though it just muddies the waters. As for being in the moment, er, adventure, I’ll skip the Pope and bring up one of Captain Haddock’s many colorful phrases: “Billions of blue blistering barnacles!” which he found time to interject, no matter the circumstance. Still, I’ll give you a Pass for your non-papal assumption.

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