What he said: "I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host."
What he meant: "I am well- pleased by the lengths to which my foot soldiers have gone to secure this cannily disguised indoctrination center, whose doors are being padlocked as we speak. Mwah-ha-ha-ha!"
What he said: "No matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning."
What he meant: "You will regret ever having left the soft comforts of your unsuspecting parents' homes. Now: Look deeply into my cold eyes . . . one-two-three . . . there! You are mine."
What he said: "I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of all of you in this new school year."
What he meant: "You will give me your hearts, minds and souls. You will steal from your parents in the night and send me the contents of their wallets. No coin is too small in the building of my socialist empire, where your grandma will wait 27 months to see the government doctor about a persistent itch. And then she will be euthanized."
What he said: "Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is."
What he meant: "And then we will shave your head and attach electrodes to your scalp and suck it out of you."
What he said: "No matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. . . . You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it."
What he meant: "Hard work is very stressful. Here, have a toke of this special cigarette. It will relax you."