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Dietary requirement

WE fear this could only happen in Scotland, but a teacher tells us he was discussing healthy eating with his third-year class this week.

"Can anyone name an eating disorder?" he asked.

"Please, sir, vegetarianism," came the reply.

It takes two ...

OUR tales of spelling difficulties remind Ken Gray of the classic yarn about the zoo manager who wrote to his animal supplier requesting "two mongeese". Says Ken: "That didn't look right so he tore it up and tried 'Please send two mongooses'. That didn't look right either so he tore that up as well and sent, 'Please send a mongoose. PS. While you're at it, please send another one.'"

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