Child illustrates exactly what happens when the 'poop hits the fan'

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When the poop hits the fan, make sure you're out of the line of fire.

According to Reddit user SomeObscureNerdCrap, whose friend is a fifth-grade teacher, a student submitted this illustration for their English homework on idioms.


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One of the student's favorite idioms, naturally, is "the poop hits the fan," which they colorfully illustrated with wonderful stick figures and a fan catching on fire.

We give five stars to this student, though we're not quite sure why their birthday was such a disaster.

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Andrea Romano -- comedy writer, craft enthusiast, lady -- was a Watercooler Reporter. She worked as an intern at Mashable beginning in January 2014. Andrea recently completed her Masters degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School and writes sketch comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and The People's Improv Theatre. She once watched three Paul Rudd movies in a row on a bicoastal flight and didn't realize it until she landed. She does things like that a lot. Twitter: @theandrearomano

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