Indian (?) Summer

You humans have screwed up the planet big time. Today the temperature reached 70F. WTF? Sure, mom is happy because not only does she love sunny weather, but she needs it too, since she suffers from S.A.D. And as we all know, when she's happy, I'm happy, since I get more walks. But 70 degrees in November? That's simply not normal. I am not even sure whether we should call this an 'Indian' summer or a 'Western hemisphere' summer.

On a different note, mom had a very different experience with 12 graders this morning. She was invited to a different class with a much better attitude. They were happy to see her, attentive, and eager to participate. One student brought patatnik, made by his grandmother who lives in the Rhodope mountains especially for the occasion. Yummy! In the spirit of a belated Halloween celebration, some students even dressed up in traditional Bulgarian folk costume (from the Rhodope mountains region) and danced for mom, and then taught her folk dancing too.

Then the students listened to mom's lecture about Halloween and in the end they were more than happy to try out mom's "Halloween Fun Quiz", despite mom's hesitations (she thought they are too old for it and might scorn it). Why don't you try it out yourself?

1. Why do witches use brooms to fly on?
– Because v_ _ _ _ _ c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ are too heavy...
2. Do zombies eat popcorn with their _ _ _ _ _ _ _?
– No, they eat the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ separately...
3. Why don't skeletons ever go out on the town?
– Because they don't have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to go out with...
4. What do you call a witch's garage? – A _ _ _ _ _ closet
5. Why did Dracula take cough medicine? – For his _ _ _ _ _ _
6. Why don't mummies take vacations?
– They're afraid they'll relax and u_ _ _ _ _
7. What do you call a witch who lives on the beach? – A s_ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. What do you call someone who puts poison in a person's corn flakes?
– A _ _ _ _ _ _ killer
9. Why do mummies have trouble keeping friends?
– They’re too w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in themselves…
10. What does the papa ghost say to his family when driving?
– Fasten your _ _ _ _ _ belts...
11. What's a vampire's favorite fast food?
– A guy with very high b_ _ _ _ p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ...
12. What does a cannibal get when he comes home late for dinner?
– The cold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
13. Why did the Cyclops have to close his school? – He only had one p_ _ _ _

This experience with 12 graders was so different that got mom wondering. So she took the risk to inquire about the 'other' 12th grade class. The story she got was shocking: one student's parent is a superintendent and taking advantage of this connection, the student managed to get the class' previous teacher transferred. Yep. Since then, the class has changed teachers a couple of times. As a result, the students feel invincible and not answerable to anyone. Interesting, no?

Well, mom is not sure whether this is the whole story but it definitely sheds some light into the mystery.