> >
> > Roland the teacher's pet, gets up and says, "Last year I got the measles
> > and my mum said it was contagious."
> >
> > "Well done, Roland," says the teacher. "Can anyone else try?"
> >
> > Katie, a sweet little girl with pigtails, says, "My grandma says there's
> > a
> > bug going round, and it's contagious."
> >
> > "Well done, Katie," says the teacher. "Anyone else?"
> >
> > Little Sean jumps up and says in a broad Dublin accent, "Our next door
> > neighbour is painting his house with a 2 inch brush, and my dad says it
> > will take the contagious."

