'What a brilliant idea' Brad was over the moon when he saw the notice on the school bulletin board 'Educational Olympics. Now that is what I call interesting'. 'As interesting as a fart in a force nine gale' was Seannies answer. 'You know' I thought to myself 'since Seannie broke up with Lucy, he has got even worse than he used to be'. However, we were distracted by Tom Morris, the school swat who came first in everything he entered. 'Of course I will be entering a team' he spouted to his cohorts who hung around him like flies around a cow-pat 'if, and I stress if, I can find two others of equal intellect'. 'Gobshite' was all that Seannie muttered. Nonetheless, although I tried to see the good in everyone I could not help saying 'Please don't take it wrong when I tell you that I believe' and I honestly did 'that Tom, while a very nice guy, is the devil himself. He is like a little Jack Russell Terrier, once he gets his teeth into you, he never lets you go'.
Bradley brought us back down to earth 'I'll tell you what Mick' he said with an enormous grin on his face 'let's enter a team, the three of us and make a total dog's dinner of the whole debate - are you on'. 'For a laugh' Seannie asked. 'Geeze' I thought to myself, 'he might be my best friend, but he has an I.Q. of about 90 and wouldn't be our first choice for a member of a team if we were serious. Come to think of it, he would probably be the last person in the school we would have chosen. 'Yeah, just for a good laugh Seannie' I replied aloud. 'Well, wait a minute, that changes everything because we can say anything we like, lies and everything, is that right'. 'Only convincing ones' Brad laughed.
'OK then' Brad began to look serious 'The Library for inspiration OK, I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time and caught Seannie looking at the Photography Books'.
As we left the school, who should be bump into only Lucy and her friend Claire 'Before you say a single word, Seannie Murphy' she began in a calm but ever increasing tone 'no, you little fukker'. 'Up yours' was Seannies reply and after a couple of moments he added 'Wouldn't this be a great world if insecurity and desperation made us more attractive for if that was the case, Lucy would be as beautiful as Mona Lisa'. Brad and I knew the score so merely nodded our heads.
The following day, after a couple of hours in the Library, Bradley and I put our team names down for the Debate event. And what do you think our topic of choice was going to be. Well, I will leave it until later and give you a surprise. For now I will only tell you that it was Brad who had pleaded with me 'Please, I beg you! For safety's sake, don't humilitate him - you know Seannie - if you touch a raw nerve he goes bananas'.
A fortnight later, fully booted and suited and even if I say so myself, looking the part. We awaited our call to the platform by the head teacher.
We had to listen to so many debates over the next hour and a half that as our turn was coming close, we had to waken Seannie who was in fact beginning to snore in a deep sleep.
Eventually, the Head called us forward and to the audience of about 200 fellow students and teachers he introduced us by saying 'For what we are about to hear next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius'. 'Boll*ocks' Seannie muttered under his breath but just loud enought so that the Head could hear.
The lights dimmed, the audience quietened to a hush, as Brad stood up with ten or twelve sheets of paper in his hand. He was playing his role for all it was worth. He coughed, took a sip of water then began.
'The subject I have chosen' he spoke quietly and distinctly 'is 'Sex - pleasure or no' and I can do no better than to quote one of our most literate fellow Irishmen, none other than George Bernard Shaw, the great man himself, when he spoke on this very subject. He began 'Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me the greatest of pleasure' And would you believe it, Brad sat down. The silence was complete and not a sound could be heard. I stood up, coughed and merely said 'I concur' and sat down again. Seannie stood up and said 'Definitely, I agree' and he too sat down. For a moment there was hesitation with the audience, then with a recognisable cheer from Lucy, the entire hall stood up and clapped and cheered.
The Head looked stern for a moment or two, but a smile broke onto his face and he too clapped.
Needless to say we did not win any medals but one of the best memories of my schooling I can ever recall....................
2007-01-01 06:36:42
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answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7
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No, I would need to know what I am debating and why would I use movie quotes to prove my point? Effective debaters want to make their point, even with their "amusing" lead-in or attention getter.
2007-01-01 05:51:00
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answered by Anonymous
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