Contagious A teacher asks her class to use the word 'contagious'. Roland, the class swot, gets up and says, "Last year I got the measles and my Mum said it was contagious". "Well done, Roland" says the teacher. "Can anyone else try"? Katie, a sweet little girl with pigtails, says, "My grandma says there's a bug going round, and it's contagious". "Well done, Katie" says the teacher. "Anyone else? Little Shaun jumps up and says in a broad Irish voice, "Our next door neighbour is painting his house with a two-inch Brush and my Dad says it will take the contagious."