who let the kangaroo in?

the word of the week?  gumby.  as in, "blessed are the flexible for they shall not break."  we're still laughing, actually.  petting zoo animals were scheduled to come to our school, only they went to the wrong room.  when my students were transitioning between classes, another teacher met me at the door and our ironic conversation went something like this, her referring to the animals all the while i'm referring to the students.  her: "are they supposed to be up here?"  me:  "uh huh, we just got out of the gym, but we're still on regular schedule today."  her:  "but who told them they could meet in here today?"  me:  "well, we always meet in here for literature on wednesdays, so after the assembly, i told them to come on up, we still have 20 minutes left in 6th period."  her:  "i don't know what you're talking about, but i'm talking about THEM" (opens the door and shows me a room filled with animals, complete with cockateel, kangaroo, snakes...)  me:  "i was talking about the students!"  her:  "i was talking about the animals!"  (at this point a man carrying a tortoise walks by, i am not making this up) she and i look at each other, "students, animals...same thing!?"