"... well folks, I, uh, I have something to tell you. Last week, I, uh, saw the
Queen of England. Yup, the Queen of England I saw! Stunning it was, stunning. She said, Mr McLaughlin [pauses to laugh], what a stunning Graphics teacher he is! Stunning!!!"
It may not seem like much, but I promise, this is our personal favourite quote. We still are, to this very day, wondering exactly whether or not the Queen approved of his visit. Even in the days when he first told us that story, we were ever so slightly sceptical. In response to our doubt, he bravely defended himself by saying;
"... folks, that's not very nice. I tell you a story and you don't believe
me. Why don't you believe it? [student explains that the Queen has no time for
visits by Graphics teachers] How dare you? You're wasting my time here
folks. So instead, I'll waste yours. So, meet me at my room, T1, 3.25 and
we'll continue our discussion then!"
This was predictably unpopular. But it wasn't only because he didn't usually show up at 3.25, moreover, that he then denied it and kept them behind the next day too.
"...[in response to someone saying basically what I said above], I was there.
You weren't. If you had just waited for a minute longer, I would have got there.
We had a staff meeting. [Student informs him that he/she waited until 3.40, the
longest that were allowed to be kept behind]. Uh-uh folks, I was there at 3.35.
[Student cheekily says 'so, you admit that you weren't there at 3.25?'] Uh?"
Thank you for reading such a long winded entry. I just couldn't help myself. :)
"... Remember folks, stay stunning!!!..."
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