Carl solves the timetabling problem

The Keeper is always going on about how difficult it is to do timetabling and rooming.  Says it's putting a pint into a half pint glass.  Which doesn't make any sense.  Crocs can spot nonsense a mile off.  And puppys, too.  Although that's mainly down to their delicious smell.

Anyway, what the Keeper doesn't know, is that crocs regularly solve the timetabling problem.  They do it at dinner time.

Picture this.  You got a nice, stinky river; shallow banks and overhanging branches either side.  Your croc is there, doing the old part-submerged log.  He checks the bank, the trees and the murky depths with barely a motion.  He's got it all covered.  Then he spots a lil monkey on an overhanging branch.  Then he spots a baby deer at the water's edge.  Then he spots a big, old fishy swimming around.

Timetabling problem #1

SAUTÉ-ED WILDEBEEST
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Three planned activities, three locations, but only one teaching resource (teaching, coz he intends to learn them a lesson).

What does he do?

1.  He silently pursues and devours the fishy.  Numnumnum.  Fishy.  The monkey and baby deer don't even notice coz it's all underwater, like..  Dinner can be stupid at times.
2.  Then he erupts from the river and drags the baby deer underwater and it's rolling time.  Baby deers make for delicious rolls.
3.  Stupid monkey, thinks he's safe once the splashing has stopped.  Uh-oh.  The croc powers up from the riverbed and, coming half out of the water, he snaps up the monkey.  Numnumnum.  Monkey.

Timetabling problem?  What timetabling problem?  Now, you're probably thinking, there's still a problem...

A BUSY TIMETABLE
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Timetablng problem #2

Three activities but only one available resource. (Croc's belly that is)

What does he do?

No problemo.  He mashes em up together real good and hey presto.  You got yourself optimal utilisation of a belly resource.  And I gotta tell you, the flavour combination is something else!

So next time the Keeper moans about resources and activities and utilisation and wotnot, I'm just gonna give him the type of smile that only a croc can give.

Bon apetit

Carl