Benni: A-and wh-wh-what is the p-problem?
The Augsburg Confession,(in Latin, Confessio Augustana) was written in 1530 by the Emperor Charles the Fifth and blah blah blah
Yawn!
Hey, Benni! Let's play ruler tennis
G-g-good! Quick, m-m-make a net.
And "pow"! I lead 15 to 0!
No, wait, Sven!
HA!! 15 to 15!
Benjamin, when was the Augsburg Confession written?
BENJAMIN
15:30!
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HA HA!
Bravo! Ha Ha!
Correct. How did he know that?
HA HA HA
Huh? ?! What?
HA HA
Benni, can you take out the trash?
Aw shucks.
Oh no! N-n-not now....
No back talk!
Grrrrr
Be a good sport, Benni
BENNI?? Bong Clack
Pong
Oooops I missed again
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WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Y-y-you never sssssaid wh-wh-which sssssport I should d-d-do!
A-and, Sssssven? Wh-wh-what's the p-problem?
DON'T YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?!!
Just tell me what's wrong - in plain English.
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If she says that she doesn't like me...and...and...anyway...
And if she does?
I just can't. . . that is. . . if. . . no, no!
I have it! I'll aaaask her wh-wh-wh-what she'd ssssay if you ssssaid, "I like you!"
Well, only if. . . .
Th-Th-That's it. . .
. . . . only don't say that I like her!
ja, ja.
Beginner
Hello Anja
Hello Benni
T-T-T-Tell me, what wwwwould you say if SSSS
Ja, if what. . .
SSSven would say
Ja?
If you said. . .
No, if SSSSS
Yes? What?
ven would say, "I like you!"
Yes?!
Wuff!
I like you, too!!
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Ah. . .
mmpf
Wuff
OK, we still have a problem!
Hello, SSSven
Benni! You're finally here!
Th-th-those guys can expect to be b-b-beat!
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If he plays ball the way he talks, he'll miss every ball! Ha!
Pfff!
Tweet
Slam
Tweet!
But he has indeed tripped over his own feet!
Just wait!
POF
GOAL! Nah nah nanah nah!
D-d-d-don't you know about ch-ch-child labor laws?
Sure, sure - go already!
and don't forget the eggs!
glum
misery
Gripe!
Complain!
Hey Benni, did you come to play soccer?
No, I d-d-don't have time!
Thanks! Now you can go play soccer
Later. I have t-t-t-to write a letter!
To the children's bureau: It is a scandal how child labor is allowed in this country. My parents. . . .
HA HA HA HA HA HA
A stutterer says. .
!
Na! That's OK....
to the butcher, "Please give me a pound of sch-sch-
To them I'll.....
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Shucks, give me liver sausage!
HA HA HA
Aha, Benni!
I'll bet you can't keep from stuttering for one whole minute!"
Wh-wh-what do you w-w-wanna bet?
A dollar?
Its a d-d-deal!
I just won't say anything for a minute and the dollar is mine!
snap
By the way, Anja is telling everyone you're engaged! Is that right?
Wh-wh-wh-at???
Ha! You stuttered! I was only joking. Hee hee! But you owe me a dollar!
You pig!
Strawberry, Vanilla, Lemon, please!
And I-I-I-I want ch-ch-
ch-chocolate. Lots of it!
OK!
Ha Ha! They don't have ch-ch-ch ice cream here! Ha Ha!
Such an idiot!
Leave him to me!
HAHA
B-B-Believe me, it t-t-took me years to be able to stutter this well,
HAHA!
so don't bother tr-trying. You're nnnot in the same c-class!
HAHA!
Heehee!
Haha!
Granny! I d-d-d-don't have any mmmmmoney!
So many weeds! Terrible!
Granny! I-I-I-I'm broke!
Child, you still don't speak correctly!
I read something that stutterers are to breathe calmly and begin gently. . .
GRANNY!
. . . then continue speaking smoothly.
Granny! Big deal!
Hey, I h-h-h-have a tip for your about the w-w-w-weeds.
Yes?
MMMMake everything concrete!
Then your g-g-g-garden work will go very sssssmoothly!
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Mmmm! Super-giant, mega-monster ice cream cone!
Hey! WATCH OUT!
Sh-
sh-
Shoot!!
SPLAT
Hey, have you been practicing how to stutter?
Grumble!!
So, I'll clear this up for everyone now!
I'm outta here!
Hello, Benni!
Hey AAAAnja I-I-I gotta explain to you about mmmm. . .
Yes? Yes?
. . . explain about mmmm. . . mmmm. . .
Math??
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This is really sweet of you!
Smack
I've been looking for a long time for someone who can help me!
B-b-b-but
So much for clearing things up! We still have the same problem we did before!
No, nnnnow we have t-t-t-two problems!
How's that?
I-I-I don't know anything about mmmath!
Root from 4 squared, sheesh, plus 3 squared. . .
BENNI! THE LAWN!
That too, yet!
I was j-j-just. . .
Don't make a fuss now!
Tyrant!
RRRR
Slave driver
Just wait!!
AAAH!
To the daily newspaper: Child exposed without protection to brutal heat! Neighbors idly look on. . . .
So, Benjamin, it's your turn to give your report!
O-O-O-K
Its about soybeans in Canada if I'm not mistaken
Yup
The sssssoybean in C-C-C-Canada! Sp-sp-sp....
sp-sp-sp er sp-sp.....
sp-sp-sp....
Choose another word!
Once iiiiin the C-C-Canadian. . .
sp-sp-sp.....
in the sp-sp-sp....
Want to try again next week?
Okay, That's p-p-probably better!
Hey, I've never noticed that you have trouble with the "sp" sound!
I-I-I also never fffforget to p-p-prepare an essay!!!
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RING
Y-you're such a mmmmath scholar, you never h-h-have and p-p-problem, right?
OOOPS
Wait, I'll help you!
Thanks!
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(The paper reads, Sven+Anja)
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The next day. . .
Man! I-I-I-I'm glad to be free from those t-t-t-two problems!
Oh, Benni! Don't forget you're going to help me with math this evening!
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