5 Terms I Misunderstood When I Was Younger

1.) Affirmative Action: "Did you take action?" "Affirmative."
2.) Penultimate: a ballpoint to put all other ballpoints to shame
3.) The Electoral College: a place of higher education with majors in ballot tallying and writing confusing political run-on sentences
4.) Third World: an alternate dimension in which money is worth more than it actually is and water is bad for your health
5.) Menstrual Cycle: a magical traveling group of musicians who visit once a month--among them, famous children's poet "Aunt Flo" and a mysterious vagabond known only as "The Rag"

Bonus: Love