Welsh 'Dragon' Myth Proven

[Mikefule]

Sort of. The entire skeleton of a caiman found concealed under a Welsh primary school floor. For decades, there were unsubstantiated stories, then they found it by accident. Photo in article. (A caiman is similar to an alligator, so I suppose this was an "unsubstantiated alligator", alligidly.)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49209737

 

[maximus otter]

Sort of. The entire skeleton of a caiman found concealed under a Welsh primary school floor. For decades, there were unsubstantiated stories, then they found it by accident. Photo in article. (A caiman is similar to an alligator, so I suppose this was an "unsubstantiated alligator", alligidly.)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49209737

l’m theorising that it had subsisted on dunces thrown to it for decades, but when education became so dumbed-down that it was impossible to fail, the unfortunate creature starved to death.

maximus otter

 

[ramonmercado]

In China they bury a teacher under the school if they can't catch a dragon.

The remains of a teacher who disappeared more than 16 years ago in China have been found buried beneath the school he worked at, officials say.

Deng Shiping had refused to approve a new sports facility because he felt it had been poorly constructed. A man reportedly involved in building the site has now confessed to killing and burying Mr Deng in January 2003, police say. Six men also believed to be builders were arrested along with him. Mr Deng's remains were discovered beneath the running track of Xinhuang Middle School on Thursday, officials in the central city of Huaihua said. Footage posted on social media showed investigators cordoning off and examining the area.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-48722589

 

[James_H]

In China they bury a teacher under the school if they can't catch a dragon

I would have thought there were dragons all over the place in China

 

[maximus otter]

In China they bury a teacher under the school if they can't catch a dragon.

Are the ideograms for “dragon” and “dead teacher” very similar to one another? ls there a sage somewhere, forehead on desk, muttering, “For fuck’s sake, we’ve been doing this wrong since the Han Dynasty!”

maximus otter

 

[kamalktk]

I would have thought there were dragons all over the place in China

Yes, but they are buried under schools.

 

[James_H]

Are the ideograms for “dragon” and “dead teacher” very similar to one another? ls there a sage somewhere, forehead on desk, muttering, “For fuck’s sake, we’ve been doing this wrong since the Han Dynasty!”

I used to work with a teacher called Miss 龍 (Loong – 'Dragon'). Rare but cool surname. She's still alive as far as I know.