Word: teething
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...Scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT? Well, I guess that's pretty meritorious, I have to admit it. But, no, wait a minute. What is "merit" really? Could "merit" possibly be one of those terms your TF would applaud you for labeling--yikes, I shudder and clench my teeth to use the faddish descriptor--"socially-constructed...
...Park in Washington. We collected stones in bushel baskets and hid them among the dogwood blossoms. And then, nasty little sociopaths, 10 or 12 years old, we lay in ambush and at the signal hurled rocks full force at our enemies, who were led by the boy with yellow teeth...
That same day, in the midst of battle, I flanked the boy with yellow teeth and sidearmed a perfect strike at his head. I knew I'd nailed him the instant the rock left my fingers. The missile struck him in the temple, and he clutched his head and fell to his knees, blood gushing through his fingers. I fled in horror, and the war was over. But I secretly cherished a certain involuntary glow of pleasure at the perfect bull's-eye I'd thrown...
...little Arkansas shooters were not entirely different from the dysfunctional brat in the park in Washington (me) who nearly killed the boy with yellow teeth. But some things were different in Jonesboro...
...Quadded. And, by the usual guess, you ought to be gnashing your teeth, muttering imprecations against the word "randomization," or bathing in your own tears. Sound about right...