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-Myst 4: Revelation quote: "But the things that we saw did not make any sense!", Zanika-

Had a very odd dream last night in which I travelled all the way to the U.K. just to get my wisdom teeth removed..? What? On the plus side, the team of doctors (!) was very nice, really knew how to make me feel comfortable. Also, the teeth were dissolved rather than ripped out, which was... weird. Especially since they STILL had to numb me first.

I think I'll dig in the old memory bank today for:

Three Strangely Amusing Things to do in a Small High School (since students in small high schools have an amazing tendency to do things as a group):

1. Have everyone grip the sides of their cheeks and hold them out. Then, wait ever-so-quietly-and-innocently for the teacher to come through the door (this only works if the teacher is out doing something, of course). As soon as the door opens a crack, have everyone rapidly move their hands (ergo, their cheeks) in and out while loudly making "Wbr-wbr-wbr" noises. Helpless laughter ensues.
2. If the teacher wants you (plural, always) to read something out loud, and you (the class) decide you don't want to, begin making life interesting. The teacher will invariably have to go down the hall to copy something (small high schools=much more casual) somewhere in the middle. When she returns, she will be surprised to find that the lights are off, everyone is reading with a Southern accent, or else everyone is reading the text backwards (bonus: if you're teacher is absentminded or preoccupied, see how long it takes her to notice that the words are all backwards... surprisingly long if you're reading a book with lots of strange regional dialects).
3. Bring hundreds of tiny bouncy balls to school. During break (which in a small school, will often occur inside the classroom due to lack of outdoor facilities), disperse everywhere. Alternately! If your class is the more organized, sedate type, try the "bouncy ball rock-skipping game", wherein you treat the surfaces of the desks as a pond, and attempt to make the ball "skip" from one desk to the next. This is astoundingly difficult, particularly if backpacks, binders, and other detritus are stowed on the desk surfaces. See who can skip across the most desks. Vary this game by including skips off of walls, people, etc.

Reality check. Especially if you find yourself across the pond for a dentist visit.