Conversation club “Let’s Talk!” goes on a vacation in June. Meet you again in July and have a nice summer!

At the end of May the Great British Picnic is coming again! Come rain or shine, on sun-baked grass, we’re out there soaking up the Latvian early summer.
The picnic is a relaxed, carefree event precisely because you can simply savour the setting, repast and company. 

Planning your picnic (just to help you remember the things):
- Something (comfy) to sit on;
- Something to eat;
- After sun/umbrella (well, you never know).

Where: AB Dambis
When: 30 May at 19:00
No entrance fee. No registration needed. Everyone is welcome!
Contact: + 371 297 44 333 (Elena)

The editor of a newspaper, whose sales are not going well at the moment, has just received a very graphic photo of a horrendous accident involving a school-bus and which occurred on a nearby motorway due to heavy fog. In the photo, you can see the injured and dead strewn around the crash scene. The rest is easy to imagine. The problem is whether to publish it or not. The image could shock, all the more so if it is on the front page. Should not the victims be left in peace, and not appear on the cover of a newspaper. Then again, perhaps by publishing this photo, the editor seeks to educate would-be careless drivers, or would-be drink-drivers. Of course, why should these victims be used as free advertising? Also, it is news, and nobody can fault a journalist for airing a story and photo. Moreover, the photo will attract, perhaps, new customers; people have a morbid interest in the misfortunes of others, it is said.

Role players:

• The editor, quite young.
• The photographer who took the shot, single.
• The accountant, married with two children.
• A journalist-relative of one of the victims-in favour of publication, married (with or without children).
• A second journalist, single, who is against publication.
• More journalists from various sections of the paper.

Facts on newspaper:

• Employs fifty workers, most with children.
• Is on the verge of closure.
• Serious newspaper.

Variation:

Instead of a photo, it could be a nasty story about a local hero/personality.

There’s something interesting on our Facebook page! The rules are simple – press LIKE on the Let’s Talk! page, share the event with your friends and voilà! Two tickets to any movie at any time are almost yours. Lottery day – April 24.

Q: If you drop a white hat into the Red Sea, what does it become?
A: Wet.

Q: What do you call a boomerang that won’t come back?
A: A stick.

Q: What travels around the world and stays in a corner?
A: A stamp.

Q: What is white when it’s dirty and black when it’s clean?
A: A blackboard.

Q: What has many keys but can’t open any doors?
A: A piano.

Q: Who earns money driving their customers away?
A: A taxi driver.

Q: What is orange and sounds like parrot?
A: A carrot

Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than any building?
A: Yes, because a building can’t jump!

Q: A man goes into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun, and points it at the customer. “Thank you” replies the customer and walks out. What happened?
A: The customer had hiccups.

• The world record for a human to hold their breath underwater is 8 minutes 27 seconds. False, in 2010 a Swiss diver named Peter Colat held his breath underwater for 19 minutes and 21 seconds.
• The world’s oldest known tree is over 9000 years old. True – In 2008 a tree calculated to be 9550 years old was found in Sweden
• Muscle turns to fat if you stop exercising. False – muscle cells and fat cells are two different types of cell.
• The world’s smallest book is 1cm wide, 1cm tall and 4mm deep. False – The smallest book in 2008 measured 2.4 x 2.9 mm and was presented in a wooden box with a magnifying glass.
• The strongest muscle in proportion to its size in the human body is the tongue True
• A cockroach will live for nine days without it’s head, before it starves to death True
• Women can read smaller print than men; Men can hear better than women False
• The brain is more active when we are asleep. True
• In France, it is legal to marry a dead person. True
• In Bangladesh, children as young as 12 can be jailed for cheating on their exams. False
• Apples are part of the rose family. True
• The Pacific Ocean is saltier than the Atlantic Ocean. False
• Clinophobia is the fear of hospitals False, it’s an abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed.