First Grade Word Play

The other day a few of my boys were standing in line waiting to talk to me, and I overheard their conversation:
A - I know a bunch of girls who say "whatever" like this - "what-ev-er" (you know, valley girl-style)
J - Yeah, what-ev-er
Teacher - What girls do you know that say it like that?
A - Well, I don't know. But I know about them. There are lots of girls who say it like that.
Teacher - Right...


And another boy, who probably needs some English-language tutoring, was told to write a story using as many words in the -ide Word Family as he could. This was a homework assignment, and he wrote a great story - with no idea what the adults would think when they read it:

I try to hide from my bride
because she wants to ride on me!
I ride the bike to get away from her.

He-he-he... :-)