What's this?

Is it a lady? Is it a bird?
No, it’s neither a lady, nor a bird, but it’s a LADYBIRD

The Ladybird, or Ladybug in American English, (Biedronka in Polish) is a kind of beetle that is believed by some to bring good luck if it lands on you. In parts of Europe, a ladybird crawling across a girl’s hand means she will get married within a year.

Marshall’s Tai Chi Club is this Saturday at 3pm in room 7. It should be interesting, so if you want to come and learn something about this ancient Chinese martial art, the usual deal applies: sign up for it in the secretaries’ office.

This week also sees the start of the teacher surveys. This gives the students a chance to assess the quality of teaching here at Speed.

Stupid Question of the Day:

If I were you and you were I, and you, that is I, were walking down the street and suddenly saw someone who looked like you, what would I do?

Crack the Speedo Code:
Replace each letter with the letter that precedes it in the alphabet.

uif dbu tbu po uif nbu

The Adventures of Bobby Callan #8

The next morning, Bobby awoke to the sound of Miss Brown snoring. He silenced her with a bare word. He got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shining, as it always did during the day, and even at night, though we can’t always see it because the world turns a complete circle every twenty-four hours.
“This is how we explain the reason for darkness at night,” Bobby thought. He looked at Miss Brown lying in the bed.
“Are you still sleeping?”
He used the word ‘still’ with a heavy stress in order to express surprise and annoyance. She didn’t respond.
“Perhaps she’s kicked the bucket,” he thought.
He shook her violently.
“What are you doing? What are you doing?” Miss Brown said.
“Get up! Get up!” Bobby demanded.
They went downstairs and had breakfast, which consisted of eggs, transitive verbs, and compound nouns. Bobby thought it was delicious, but the compound nouns were slightly undercooked.
“What are we going to do today, Bobby?” asked Miss Brown.
Bobby noted her use of the Future Intention.
“We’re going to rent a car and explore the surrounding countryside.”

Later that day, they met a young goat farmer called Diego.
“Tell me something about goats,” Bobby asked him.
“They live on grass,” he replied.
Diego was an ambitious man. He wanted to play football for Argentina, but his plans for the future had all been upset by the interference of his father. However, he hoped he would one day realize his ambition.
“Do you know Robin Callan?” Bobby asked Diego.
“No, but there’s a Callan school in the next town,” he replied.
“What’s it called?”
“The Quite Fast School of English. Not as quick as Speed, but quite fast.”
“Quite fast, or quite fast?” Bobby wondered.

On the way to the next town, the car suddenly stopped going.
“When a car breaks down, are you any good at making it go again?” Miss Brown asked.
He answered her question with a mere no.
“I think we’ve run out of petrol,” he announced. “We’ll have to walk.”
“Wait! I’ve got an idea,” said Miss Brown. “Hand me that empty bottle.”
She got out of the car and went behind a nearby tree. Ten minutes later, Bobby took the bottle of foul-smelling yellow liquid from Miss Brown and poured it into the petrol tank. The engine roared back to life.
“You’re wonderful!” Bobby told Miss Brown.
They soon arrived in the next town, thanks to Miss Brown’s resourcefulness.
The Quite Fast School of English was quite small. After making enquiries about the whereabouts of Robin Callan, Bobby became somewhat depressed.
“I’m afraid our journey has been in vain,” he told Miss Brown.
“Cheer up,” she said. “Don’t feel down, low, down in the dumps, etc.”
“We may as well go back to the hotel,” Bobby said.
The car failed to start. Miss Brown handed him the empty bottle.
“Use your resourcefulness,” she said.