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So, this is it. Whittier Middle School. Is it everything you dreamed of, Holiday? It's... loud. I found the best thing to do is keep your head down. Don't attract too much attention. Don't worry. Attention's the last thing I'm looking for. Listen, Hall, before I walk you to your homeroom, I want to talk to you about last night. What about last night? Um, well, for starters, that hoverboard in your backpack came to life and flew you down to the docks. I know. Weird, right?
Weird? That's all you have to say about it? Aren't you curious where it came from or how you knew to write it? Curious? Well, sure, but... Hi there! Brinley, hi. Hi, Silas. Happy first day. It's Cyrus. Right. So I'm writing a story on all the new kids for the online newspaper. Who's your friend? This is my sister, Holiday. Your sister? Hi, Holiday. I'm Brindley. The G is silent. How come I've never seen you before?
It's my first time in school. In this school. Well, where were you before that? I was homeschooled. Why? Okay, Brinley, we need to get to homeroom. Hang on. So, Holiday, have you ever been in school before? I don't remember. You don't remember if you were in school before? Sorry, I'm totally lost here. It's not really any of your business, Brindley. Excuse me.
I'm just trying to get some information for an article. No need to be rude. She's not being rude. You are. Really? That's how you want to talk to me? Let's go, Cyrus. Why won't you just tell me where this girl has been before today? She was... floating around. How's that for an answer? Good morning. I'm Mr. Strain, homeroom and science, and you are? I am what? Your name. What's your name? Oh, right. Holiday. Holiday. I guess you have a couple of those creative parents.
I miss the days when my class was full of Jennifers and Williams. Yeah, so, um, are there assigned seats? Why don't you sit up front, next to Brindley, with the silent G. Brindley. Right. Hey, homeschool. Hey. Sorry if we got off on the wrong whatever. How about we start over? Sure, that sounds good. You know, you're supposed to leave your backpack in your locker. Oh, right. Guess they don't teach that when your classroom is the kitchen table.
Good night. Ladies and gentlemen, and from what I've seen so far this morning, I use that term loosely, I am Mr. Strain. You will report to me first thing every morning. I will take attendance, and then we will begin our science lesson for the day. Now I'm sure you're all looking around at this state-of-the-art science lab and wondering, how is it possible that we sixth grade students are worthy of such a facility? Yes, Brindley?
Well, our school has an excellent reputation, and our parents are good taxpayers. Wrong. This lab was built by the generosity of the Whittier Corporation. Whittier, building the science of the future today. Did he just do a commercial in class? Shh! Does anyone know what kind of work the Whittier Corporation does? Holiday? Me? Please tell me we don't have more than one student named Holiday in this class. No, I... Well, my brother is a big fan.
He says that they worked at speeding up human evolution so that we can... Okay, enough science fiction, fake news. The Whittier Corporation is dedicated to improving the lives of people here in Alaska and all around the world with advances in medicine and gene therapy. So now, if you wouldn't mind, and even if you would, take out notebooks and pens, not pencils. I'd like you each to write a paragraph about our benefactors at Twittier and what they have brought to your life. Any questions?
Good. I expect there to be no talking during this assignment. Your phone is going off, homeschool. Huh? These essays will be shared, so I expect proper grammar and respect. What is that sound? No. No, no, no. Not now. Shut off your phone. It's not a phone. I don't know what that is, but whoever brought it here, I want to see it. Right now. Mr. Strain? Yes, Brinley?
Mr. Strain, I'm not a tattletale or anything, but it's coming from Holiday's bag. Holiday, would you care to open your bag for me? Um, not really. Excuse me? I can't open it. See, I... Ms. Anders, hand me the bag. I can't do that. What is in that bag and why did it turn on? It's kind of hard to- Mr. Strain, the bag is moving! Oh boy. My name is Mike Crane, and I play James in six minutes. For more great adventures, head over to GZMShows.com. Shh. It's starting. GZM Shows.
I'm Deborah Goldstein, host of the game show The Big Fib. And with me is our sound effects robot, Lisa, whose name stands for live in-studio audience. And every week, we bring on two grown-ups. One is an expert and the other is a liar. And it's the job of a human child to help us figure out who is who, because no one can spot a liar better than a kid.
We've had past experts share fascinating facts about volcanoes, sharks, pizza, and more. And we've had some no good liars try and trick us with lies about YouTube, Roblox, and even underwear. Lying about underwear? Listen to The Big Fib on Apple Podcasts or on GZMShows.com and see if you can figure out who's telling the truth and who's telling big fibs. I mean, who lies about underwear?