(noun phrase) The regrettable instances where students deviate from expected conduct, testing the boundaries of classroom dynamics. It encompasses a spectrum of actions, from disruptive behavior and disrespect to defiance and disregard for academic norms. Such conduct poses challenges for teachers, demanding swift intervention, consistent discipline, and the delicate art of redirecting behavior towards positive engagement.

(also: your child is a good listener)

t is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.
(also: coofl)
(also: key of success)

A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature has denied that hinder toe in which so many pious naturalists have seen a conspicuous evidence of design. The absence of a good working pair of wings is no defect, for, as has been ingeniously pointed out, the ostrich does not fly.

Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
(also: negative)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.

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Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it.

"O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?"

"Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!"

"And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy.

"Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!"

For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned."

(also: war)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

family - An excuse people use to get away with things revolving around their blood relatives.
(also: people)
(also: best excuses to get away things)

A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.
Fresh from the farm or factory or street,

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His marching, in pursuit or in retreat,
Were an impressive martial spectacle
Except for two impediments — his feet.
—Thompson Johnson
(also: problem)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

The original John Henry, this 1st century folk hero died building inroads as fast as the emperor of Rome.

(also: humans)

(n.) a species of pineapple that really should not be on a pizza

(1732 – 1799) – Leader of US forces during American Revolution and 1st President of US.
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: george washington quotes)
(also: united states of america)

An implement that cries aloud for hands accustomed to the pen.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.

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'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed
A true renunciation
Of title, rank and every kind
Of military station —
Each honorable station.

By his example fired — inclined
To noble emulation,
The country humbly was resigned
To Leonard's resignation —
His Christian resignation.
—Politian Greame
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)

an elderly person who does not treat their juniors with deference.

n. One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
(also: the devils dictionary)

not weighed-down, those sheeple

(v.) to be nice with an ulterior motive

tomato is a roundish (usually) fruit with seeds inside, that is suitable for eating raw or cooked. Works well in salads, soup, stews, grilled, fried, and other cooking methods. Can be pronounced multiple ways. Tomatoes come in a range of shapes and sizes and even colors. They are sometimes the cause of debate, as some people classify them as vegetables rather than fruits because of how they are used in food. Tomatoes are one of the most commonly eaten foods (in various forms) - for example ketchup and tomato sauce are one of the most popular condiments in the world.

Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers, beer bottles and mutilated sardine cans, attesting the presence of the tourist and his appetite.

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His name the smirking tourist scrawls
Upon Minerva's temple walls,
Where thundered once Olympian Zeus,
And marks his appetite's abuse.
—Averil Joop

a prison or shelter for the care of homeless or misbehaving dogs