“I find this shallow and pedantic mother,” pushing back is plate of Sloppy Joe and green beans.
“Jacob Alexander, I’ve had about enough of that show and you repeating it. It’s a bad influence and you’re setting a bad example for your brother. One more time and there’s will be no TV for a month.”
“I find that punishment shallow and pedantic.” Jacob’s little brother mimics.
—66 words—
As soon as I saw the prompt for this week this Family Guy episode came to mind 
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- Commentator 1: The administration’s plan for peace in the Middle East is shallow and pedantic.
- Commentator 2: I agree. Shallow and pedantic.
- Peter: I agree as well. Shallow and pedantic.
- (at the dinner table)
- Lois: Everything all right. Peter?
- Peter: Well, Lois, since you asked, I find this meatloaf rather shallow and pedantic.
- Brian: What is this? You’re gonna talk down to everyone just because you won a game of Trivial Pursuit?
- Peter: Perhaps.
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Trifecta: Week Seventy-Eight
1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant(see pedant)
2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned
Please remember:
- Your response must be between 33 and 333 words.
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