i hate to riff off kids say the darndest things, but they DO.

exhibit A:
one of the regulars (who doesn't read much) asked me if we had any good books, so we went over to the shelves to find a book for her.
"have you read this one?" i asked.
"yup. SUCKS."
oh.

exhibit B:
while we were making playdough, one of the kids put their hands in the pitcher of water to get more moisture on their playdough. when they complained that the water was cold, our very sheltered fifteen year old volunteer said "wait till you get to the real world. the real world is tough."

and, my new personal favorite:
a ten year old boy asked me if we had any copies of a book called the bully. before i could go find it for him, he added: "cause my friend has a copy and he keeps hitting me with it. cause it's called the bully so he's being a bully with it."

it was probably wrong to suggest that he take a copy of diary of a wimpy kid and smack him back, right?