short bus

a bus that people who can’t spell derogatory take.
if you can’t spell derogatory then you probably ride the short bus.

the really short bus.
1. noun. (derogetory) school bus shorter in length than a conventional school bus commonly used to transport students with physical or mental handicaps.

2. adjective. (derogetory) describes student who rides such a bus. see also, special.

3. adjective. (derogetory) lacking in mental capacity, or stupid. see also r-t-rded.
1. the students on the curb made jokes as the short bus pulled into the school.

2. the kid in the wheelchair was often called a short bus kid behind his back.

3. you put your shoes on before your socks? that’s a pretty short bus solution.
the idea of ‘riding the short bus’ is used in american english in much the same way that ‘æåëòûé äîì’ (yellow house) is used in russian as a reference to mentally r-t-rded children. united states public school systems have an extensive bus program to transport children to and from school. regular buses hold large amounts of children. shorter buses are typically used for “special education” (i.e., the mentally r-t-rded) public school students who are typically educated in different facilities.
oh don’t mind jimmy here being late – marina and i took a cab, but jimmy’s a little slow so he had to wait for the short bus.
a horizontally challenged bus that people have become accustomed to watching pick up developmentally challenged children and adults. cleverly worked into an insult when someone does something stupid.
“what the h-ll are you doing p-ssing on my rug? i didn’t see a short bus outside”

“the short bus picks up my neighbour’s kid every morning. he looks like that banjo boy from ‘deliverance.’ in other news, i have a first-cl-ss ticket to h-ll.”
generally, the short bus is a smaller version of a regular school bus that carries mentally challenged students to school. on rare occasions, if your school board is a bunch of -ssholes (like mine), you will be forced to ride in a short bus for field trips if you cl-ss contains less than 18 students.
teacher: we’ll all be going on a trip to the art museum friday!
cl-ss: hooray!
teacher: and we’re taking a short bus!
cl-ss: …………
time: p-sses
cl-ss: -is riding the short bus on the highway-
other cars: -point and laugh-
cl-ss: -is mortified-
the bus i rode to school. its a little bus for the special kids. we had lots of fun on that bus and you make good friends. people sometimes make fun of it but its really a cool bus. its yellow.
i rode the short bus to school. it was fun.
(noun) a person who rode or rides on the small yellow school bus. see r-t-rd
shut up, shortbus!

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