My sixth grade team is called the Dolphins, and so as we tidied up our area yesterday afternoon in preparation for B2SN, one of my colleagues broke into song. "They call him Flipper, Flipper, Flipper..."
"...faster than lightning," I joined in.
We both stopped dead. "Do you know the rest?" she asked.
"No," I shrugged. "It was a little before my time. I have a vague memory of black and white Lloyd Bridges in swim trunks."
"I used to watch it," she said, "but I never really knew the song. I only know the beginning because my fiance sings it every time I mention our team."
We laughed and continued stapling pictures of dolphins onto the bulletin board in the hall.
Today the same colleague came into my room and picked up a game one of my homeroom students had accidentally left out. "Perfection!"
"I know," I answered."It's an oldie but a goodie."
She nodded her head approvingly.
"Wait!" I teased her. "Don't tell me you used to play it while you were watching Flipper!"
"...faster than lightning," I joined in.
We both stopped dead. "Do you know the rest?" she asked.
"No," I shrugged. "It was a little before my time. I have a vague memory of black and white Lloyd Bridges in swim trunks."
"I used to watch it," she said, "but I never really knew the song. I only know the beginning because my fiance sings it every time I mention our team."
We laughed and continued stapling pictures of dolphins onto the bulletin board in the hall.
Today the same colleague came into my room and picked up a game one of my homeroom students had accidentally left out. "Perfection!"
"I know," I answered."It's an oldie but a goodie."
She nodded her head approvingly.
"Wait!" I teased her. "Don't tell me you used to play it while you were watching Flipper!"
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