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f you were an animal, what would you be?  At this point the clever ones usually say, “But I am an animal!” And who could argue? Anyway, we digress!

Our Head of House, George Begley, would be a lion. Not just because they sleep most of the time but because, when roused, they can fly like the wind and he is, quite simply, King of the Jungle.  And a jungle it is. Head of Sport, Antonio Zoccola, is seen by some as a Rottweiler who, when he sinks his teeth in, just doesn’t let go – but by others as a pussy cat (perhaps a mewtant).

The House Tutorial team are, frankly, chameleons – though that perhaps is not colourful enough. Mrs ‘Wise Owl’ Roseweir, Mr ‘Laughing Hyena’ Cook, Mr ‘Rubber Tree’ Dunlop (OK, not an animal, but jolly witty, eh?) and Mr ‘Rat’ Wylie (some may think that is rather generous but the first fourteen versions of this were, sadly, censored).

So what, I hear you ask, of the ‘chaps’. Well in our zoo we have at least thirteen fish (‘Oh look, a castle’), a couple of snakes, a herd of elephants, countless mindless sheep, a zebra (where did that come from?) and at least one very smelly skunk. Recognise them?  Bet you do!

So, on we roared (or meowed) to oh-so-nearly win another House Championship. Anyway, it’s not the winning that matters (until, that is, we do win the thing again). Luckily we are blessed with singers, guitarists, drummers, actors, stamp collectors and professional layabouts. Our zoo is colourful, noisy, a tad untidy and full of, well, animals!

Zoo Opening times: When we get there.
Entrance Fee:          (Sorry. That should say Entrance FREE.)
Feeding Times:       Continuous.
Show (Off )Times:  All too often.
Main Attractions:    Over fifty of them (they think). Visitors welcome – at their own risk.

Mad Dog