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　voluntarily　having　either　of　those　maniacs　two　years　in

a　row。

Regardless；　Matt　and　Mike　are　the　ones　who　taught　me　that　snakes　eat　eggs。　And　when　I

say　they　eat　eggs；　I'm　talking　they　eat　them　raw　and

shell…on　whole。

I　probably　would've　gone　my　entire　life　without　this　little　bit　of　reptilian　trivia　if　it　hadn't　been

for　Lyta。　Lyta　had　this　major…league　thing　for

Skyler　Brown；　who　lives　about　three　blocks　down；　and　every　chance　she　got；　she　went　down

there　to　hang　out　while　he　practiced　the　drums。　Well；

boom…boom…whap；　what　did　I　care；　right？　But　then　Skyler　and　Juli's　brothers　formed　a　band；

which　they　named　Mystery　Pisser。

When　my　mom　heard　about　it；　she　pletely　wigged　out。　“What　kind　of　parents　would　allow

their　children　to　be　in　a　band　named　Mystery

Pisser？　It's　vile。　It's　disgusting！”

“That's　the　whole　point；　Mom；”　Lyta　tried　to　explain。　“It　doesn't　mean　anything。　It's　just　to

get　a　rise　out　of　old　people。”

“Are　you　calling　me　old；　young　lady？　Because　it's　certainly　getting　a　rise　out　of　me！”

Lyta　just　shrugged；　implying　that　my　mom　could　draw　her　own　conclusion。

“Go！　Go　to　your　room；”　my　mother　snapped。

“For　what？”　Lyta　snapped　back。　“I　didn't　say　a　thing！”

“You　know　perfectly　well　what　for。　Now　you　go　in　there　and　adjust　your　attitude；　young　lady！”

So　Lyta　got　another　one　of　her　teenage　time…outs；　and　after　that　any　time　L