| A | B |
|---|
| There are always problems in the | lives of Mr. and Mrs. Pepin |
| The Pepins have such bizarre problems | that they can't seem to find a solution |
| Mr. Pepin worked at the cardboard factory | where he was in charge of corrugation |
| The toads have run out of | toadstools to sit on. |
| Viola whipped out a bottle of | purple nail polish |
| Au contraire means | to the contrary |
| contretemps means | mishap or inconvenience |
| I am on my way to a | cotillion |
| Forget cheese | it is too high in cholesterol |
| Of all the ways to spend your time | fractions are the least productive |
| Where there is pear | there must be cheese |
| There is only so much excitement | a cow can stand |
| Mr. Bradshaw tended to quote Hamlet | and overstated things when much excited |
| It's honest work that | gets us through life |
| A happy family already has as many | riches as anyone can hope for |
| I have come home. This was | something of a conversation stopper |
| asperity means | harshness |
| We all know that children like to | store pencils behind their ears |
| People around here just don't | sit on their front porches in top hats |
| They put him in the pantry but he was | really quite a bit overdressed for that |
| He's Bartholomew William Culbert Pepin | the Long-Lost-Pepin |
| He was misplaced at a family wedding | and ended up in Borneo |
| "I've come," said Long-Lost-Pepin | to solve all your problems |
| Perspicacious | of acute mental vision, shrewd |
| missive | a letter, written communication |
| Then for good measure the Pepins | did a rain dance in their underwear |
| I like children I just don't think | they should be allowed to get mail |
| Perky children | make good doorstops |
| It's a conundrum wrapped in an | enigma swallowed by a maze |
| He was such a genius that he could | translate languages even when he didn't speak them |
| Like many of the less gentle sex,Mr. Pepin | had a short attention span when it came to romance |
