A small schoolhouse built from a hand mirror and colored pencils on a teal surface, topped with a crooked paper flag.

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Mark Twain

God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board.

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Our interpretation.

Twain takes a swipe at school boards here. Idiots supposedly came first as rehearsal, and the boards are the finished product. It's a joke that stays a joke, aimed at committees rather than any one person.

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