Pupil: “How old are you, Sir?”
Teacher: “I was 49 on October 12 last year.”
Pupil: “When will you be 50?”
ALAN BENNETT, LIVERPOOL
During our first teaching practice, a friend told a textiles class she was “just going into the cupboard to get felt”. She has never lived it down.
MANDY MINETT, CAMBRIDGE
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