re: What was your least favorite school supply?

Cheap mechanical pencils that advance by pushing the eraser end--impossible to keep from getting a bunch of lead whenever you have to erase something.

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I used to hate it when I'd see those "back to school sale" ads. It's still fricking summer, dammit!

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They've been putting school supplies out in most stores the last few weeks and I've been taunting my kids every time we see some. "Are you ready to shop for school supplies?"