mysterious mysteries

For the longest time I have been wondering what has caused many of my extremely cute elementary school students to have a mouth full of black, foul-smelling teeth...the blame, other than the lack of fluoride in the water supply in this country, may lie with adults
After lunch, I notice that every teacher brushes his or her teeth vigorously and religiously, yet still their mouths are chock-full of various metal alloys and fake teeth...also, after brushing, their breath does not improve...Thus, I have finally realized (to my horror) that nobody uses toothpaste while brushing their teeth...Madness! It's like throwing rocks at a tank; you're just not going to win...I mean, one might just as well combat obesity by eating from McDonald's "healthy choice" menu!

That said, today is Sports Festival Day...the whole town turns up, as does the local press, to cover the athletic field day where kids compete in somewhat strange, vaguely athletic activities involving jumping over bamboo logs, three-legged races, stealing tires, and building human pyramids...Actually, it looks like a lot more fun than the sports days that I remember from junior high school days...