chapter 15: the bus as a literary inspiration

Compliments of BGO, inspired by the Dean's motivational speech at Blenheim:

Top Ten Reasons Not to Miss the Bus

1. Nothing like the bus time for departure to concentrate the mind. [ed. note: we hope Dr. Johnson doesn't mind (hehe) the allusion]

2. "Spend a night with royalty [at a royal palace] . . . miss your bus"

3. Add your own volume to the "Left Behind" series . . . miss your bus

4. What do a call a tourist with no phone, no travel companions, and no change of clothes?

One who's missed the bus

5. Year of Oak Brook Tuition $3,000.00;

OBCL Reformation Trip $1,625.00;

Personalized lecture from the Dean on catching the bus . . . priceless.

6. It is better to ask the departure time of the bus than to ask the departure time of the train.

7. We should all travel together, or we will surely travel separately

8. Likely or Unlikely?
a. John Knox cuddling up to [extolling the virtues of ] Mary Queen of Scotts . . . unlikely
b. Oxford placing the word "best" somewhere in their dictionary's definition of "Cambridge" . . . unlikely
c. The bus waiting for you . . .

9. Reason not to miss the bus . . . because [tonight the bus leaves for the Continent and] you are not Michael Phelps.

10. You would write home about this . . . except your pen and postcards are with the bus . . .