Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for June 15, 2012

well, not EVERYbody, Alix

TOUCHE!!! Score one for Alix, little sister extraordinaire!

cephalo-what?

Another indication that Holly don’t pay attention (at all) in school.

Pity! Other than she’s a girl minority, I hope folks from other minorities will be there, like building houses in Haiti.Moreover, Octopi are extremely clever creatures and can figure out all kinds of scientific puzzles, probably, just like our Alix!

Time to figure out that Holly isn’t that smart after all!!

Actually, it’s not school where you learn the way Alix is learning. Her “education” is self-driven, not school driven. Holly is just jealous of Axis and wants her to fail.

If it’s not the name of a boy band, Holly has no idea.

Just like the plural of octopus is octopods, not octopi.

@Michyle Glen – Who the heck is Tiffany?

There are three plural forms of octopus: octopuses [ˈɒktəpəsɪz], octopi [ˈɒktəpaɪ], and octopodes [ˌɒkˈtəʊpədiːz]. Currently, octopuses is the most common form in the UK as well as the US; octopodes is rare, and octopi is often objectionable.[

Holly, Alix is much smarter than you, has a good memory, and will get bigger, so behave.

I have 3 girls. the oldest is like Holly, the 2 youngest are like Alix. They even skipped a grade.

Cool! I learned something new today.

I asked my great-nephew Noah If he loved his big sister. His response was, “Yes I love her, but I sure don’t like her”.

I always get a kick out of the scientific name for octopuses and squid and the like: literally “head foot,” since there is no obvious “body” between the head and the tentacles.

Alix good girl you showed your big sister up.