Last night we had an enkai for the english staff which promised to be hilarious and well and truely lived up to expectation. The english department is an eccentric and bizarre collection of characters on a good day, but once you get them drunk they could probably front Saturday Night Live without too much trouble. Most of the humour stems from the fact that about half of them unstand deadpan humour, and the other half have absolutely no idea:

T1: Dan, I understand they have many crocodiles in Australia D: Yes, that’s right T2: I heard they keep them in swimming pools Dv: Yes, I heard that too T1: What! Isn’t that dangerous? D: Well, they’re not that big Dv: Didn’t you say you had one in your pool D: Well, I can’t recall if… T2: Don’t you move them to public pools in winter D: Of course, it is too cold in normal pools T1: (Eyes bulge, and begins to stutter) D: It helps train children to swim faster T2: Ahh yes, and then you can barbeque them in the afternoon D: Of course

At this stage half the teachers piss themselves laughing and half just sit there looking confused. I can’t wait for class next week when I will be asked in detail about said crocodiles and how we can put our children at such risk. I mean, aren’t crocodiles dangerous?

Posted in Japan on Saturday January 31, 2004.

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