The Terrible Two Go Wild Quotes

“Summertime is here again. School principals are free. The birds are singing in the trees And so are the school principals. Not in the trees, but on the ground. School principals cannot fly.”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“sticks. Sticks are great weapons. You can poke people with them. You can thump people with them. You can use one as a sword—” Mudflap lit up at this. He liked swords. “—but that’s for dorks.” Mudflap pretended he had never lit up and didn’t like swords. “But the best thing to do with a stick is to throw it. You”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“He unzipped his Principal Pack, which most people call a fanny pack, but Principal Barkin called a Principal Pack, even in the summer, and pulled out a pencil and paper.”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“dogs.”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“sausage”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“important”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“enemy”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“people”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“Deny Ignorance, Make Something Up, Mister, or DIMSUM, which more generally refers to a very tasty cuisine featuring dumplings and steamed buns.”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“being Scotty. Which is crazy.”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild

“Is RECON another acronym?” asked Mudflap. (RECON is not an acronym. It’s short for reconnaissance, because reconnaissance is a tough word to spell correctly.) “Um,” said Josh. “Yes. Yes, RECON is an acronym. Now—” “What does it stand for?” asked Splinters. Josh sighed. “Well . . . it . . . stands for . . .” Josh stared at the ceiling of his barracks. He felt instinctively that this was an important test of his leadership. Josh firmly believed that good leaders never admit when they don’t know something. And the fact was, Josh didn’t know what this acronym stood for. (Again, it wasn’t an acronym.) He began to blush a pale plum color. This was a tough spot. What could he do? “RECON stands for . . . Really . . .” He was off to a good start! “Enormous . . . Counterstrike . . .” O. O. O. “On . . .” Aha! Josh was almost there. He screwed up his eyes and willed all his blood to his brain. Josh’s face darkened and became the shade of a turnip. Just one letter left! His eyes lit up. The word came to him like a gift from his ancestors, inscribed in his mind with the ballpoint pen of principals past. “NIMBUSES!”
― Mac Barnett, The Terrible Two Go Wild