C'mon Bowser....melodrama aside, how many kids do you think have been traumatized by the unspeakable horror of muttering a mouthful of words that they don't consciously comprehend anyway? Little Johnny is looking at Suzy's legs and Suzy is hoping Bobby will ask her to the dance and....etc.

And even if as many as 25% of them escaped REM long enough to think about the words passing their lips, what permenant psycological damage has been done?

Or damage of any kind?

Peers put their fellow juveniles under more pressure to wear Air Jordans, followed closely by the newest wave, kissing the picture of Brittany Spears that's hanging on the gym bulletin board.

It's us adults that so love to haggle endlessly over such trivia.