25 Weirdos

The Know-It-All

I'll just say this is a guy named Peter and he says the word actually a lot. Like, twenty times or more a day. Literally.

Peter is with us in science class and is obsessed with marine life. He wants to be a marine biologist. Our teacher was going over some ocean waterlives and James is over here screaming...

"Actually, the Archer fish's proper name is a 'Toxotes' not a 'Toxtats'!"

The teacher rolled her eyes and continued.

"Actually," Peter interrupted. "they shoot water pellets, not spit them!"

The teacher glared at Peter and held up two fingers. This means that he has said the word actually twice in ten seconds.

She would keep track and say how many times he said it each day.

Two days ago: 24

Yesterday : 18

Today: 28

But he isn't always a know-it-all in marine biology. He thinks he's all of that in all the classes too, even if he's wrong.

In math class: "Actually, the answer is fifty-nine, not sixty-two!"

The math teacher's eyes dart to him and says, "Check again, Peter! I'm the math teacher, I know what I'm doing."

"Actually," he started, but his high pitched voice deflated. Apparently he has figured out that the answer is really 62 and not 59 like he had said it was. He sat back down and was quiet until the next problem showed up.

So don't be a Peter, okay? We all love it when he makes jokes, but he needs to cool down. So be yourself, not a Peter.

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To the real Peter: you're a funny kid. You're awesome, smart, and cool. Remember that this is just a story to point out some of your little flaws. Don't worry, we all still like you!!! :)