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CURIOUS? SERIOUS?

Have you ever wondered what your cat calls you? Have you ever wondered how long it takes for a giraffe to throw up? Have you ever wondered why you cannot

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OR ELSE

Meryl Streep is an astonishing actress, as evidenced in the fact that she has won three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, three Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards not to

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DO NOT JUST DO IT

Just as schools have their mottos, ranging from the sublime Carpe Diem to the ridiculous “Learn or Get Out”, so companies spend a huge amount of thought (and money) in

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COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON

We may have attended a function where the MC or a speaker stands up to address the gathering and announces, “All protocol observed”. Protocol means that people’s names and titles

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FORGET THE T-SHIRT!

A number of years ago, there was a wonderful advertisement for a 4×4 car in which a man and his dog were driving and came to a fork in the

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FEAR PRESSURE

“Alright, class, let’s gather round and settle down. We need to start,” the teacher announced. “What are we going to study today, sir?” huffed the loudest boy. “Be patient, Tafadzwa,

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RIP. VIP

Outside one of our soccer stadiums there are very helpful and clear signs indicating where team buses should go and also for parking for VIPs; in fact, interestingly, there are

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A LOAD FULL OF BULL

It is interesting (or perhaps just a coincidence) that in fairy tales and nursery rhymes there often appear to be three animals. We have three blind mice, not knowing what

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PRESSURE POINTS

It is interesting to compare the classic film Dead Poets Society to the film we considered in a previous article, Grease. Both were set in schools in America, following teenagers

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Much ado about nothing

Ken Robinson, a legend in the educational world, once mused in one of his brilliant TED talks (available on YouTube and extremely worth viewing) that we probably have never thought