Teachers all over Australia are in mourning as the Christmas holidays draw to an untimely close. The kids still have a week left but we teachers are required to front up on Monday for administrative stuff. I don’t know what sort of stuff… I like surprises so I haven’t read the agenda. Dreadfully boring stuff I suppose.
Kyles, our unofficial social planner, organised a lunch yesterday at a newish restaurant, The Lighthouse, to commemorate the end of freedom until the Easter holidays.
“Here she is at last!” called Kyles, as a dishevelled Pinky puffed up to the table of twelve ladies lunching.
“Where do I sit?” I bleated piteously, scanning the long banquet table and noting the lack of spare seats.
“Over there!” they cruelly pointed to a small table for two in the corner.
I always get left out.
The handsome young waiter kindly moved an extra table and chair on to the end and handed me a ticket.
The restaurant, in their wisdom, has developed a system for large parties where each individual is given a numbered ticket so that everyone can pay separately without the usual fuss. What a brilliant idea!
My ticket was number thirteen.
“Does this make me Judas Escariot?” I objected sullenly. “I don’t want to be Judas! I want a different number!”
It was then I had my own brilliant Pinky Punkster idea!
So… after much shuffling of chairs; bossy, shouty orders from Pinky, acrimonious grumbling from various individuals (Shaz, Kaz and Kristen), and stunned disbelief on the face of our waiter, I was finally able to procure the perfect snap!
There was a bit of an argument about who got to be Jesus but we sorted it out in the end.
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Shaz ,Pinky, Mrs T, Sue the Librarian, Rach, Kristen, Jan, Kyles, Judy, Emmsie, Elle, Nic, Kaz.
I’ll no doubt get into trouble but I am so printing it out and pinning it on the staff room wall.
Please click to enlarge!
I’ll no doubt get into trouble but I am so printing it out and pinning it on the staff room wall.
Thank you to Scotto for his outstanding Photoshop work!
Any suggestions for other iconic photos for next time?
Any suggestions for other iconic photos for next time?
