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by Jabod2
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:14 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Programme of Marches Played by the Christ's Hospital Military Band
Replies: 3
Views: 337

Re: Programme of Marches Played by the Christ's Hospital Military Band

I don't know when it appeared in the repertoire, but I remember Swing March being played, and someone jiving in the doorway to Dining Hall which caused some mirth in the band and subsequent faltering and reduction in volume until they controlled the grins...
by Jabod2
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Re: James Pitcher, BaA, PeA 68-75, RIP
Replies: 4
Views: 2727

Re: James Pitcher, BaA, PeA 68-75, RIP

I also recall James from Barnes A. Initially we didn't see eye to eye - more eyeball to eyeball due to an incident in the lav ends where I objected to him throwing a glass of cold water over me in the bath. This resulted in a formally arranged duel of fisticuffs the following morning, when I discove...
by Jabod2
Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Tenniel Evans
Replies: 1
Views: 329

Tenniel Evans

Wishing to make some allusion to HMS Troutbridge (The Navy Lark) re the Navy's latest headline-grabbing stunt, I was suprised to find that Leading Seaman Goldstein was one of our finest!
by Jabod2
Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Death of Ben Sweeny alias Spoonbill
Replies: 8
Views: 15104

Re: Death of Ben Sweeny alias Spoonbill

My sympathy to you, Rex, and all your family for this sad news. I didn't know him personally but he obviously took on your mantle for contributing to all things CH, and our lives are diminished by his absence. It's good to see you back on the forum but sad that it is in such circumstances. Regards, ...
by Jabod2
Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Barnes Wallis
Replies: 22
Views: 7373

Re: Barnes Wallis

J.R. wrote: Wed May 15, 2013 12:31 pm Am I allowed to print it in these days of P.C. ??

Oh - What the heck.

Guy Gibson's black labrador was named Nigger.
It was suggested that a defence against Scampton's proposed use as an immigrant centre could be that the ghost of Guy calling his dog could cause severe distress...
by Jabod2
Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Accents at CH Horsham
Replies: 14
Views: 13710

Re: Accents at CH Horsham

MrEd wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:07 pm 'some of the cleaning staff certainly had an amazingly strong local accent.
I think it was some descriptive prose in a house magazine that referred to 'the gentle gurking of the Bokkers' (ground staff) as in the greeting ''Marnin'!
by Jabod2
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:50 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Sausages!
Replies: 8
Views: 7963

Re: Sausages!

I recall the sausages - I suspect boiled rather than grilled (no browning) and nicknamed 'pregnant mice'. They were actually nice, and I agree, unique. The peeled tinned tomatoes that went with it had an even more distastefull alliterative nickname referring to monkeys...
by Jabod2
Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Accents at CH Horsham
Replies: 14
Views: 13710

Re: Accents at CH Horsham

Jabod, a quibble: There ain't no such thing as 'accentless'. What you presumably mean is that your accent is that of your social surroundings, so it doesn't stand out as 'different'. What I mean is lack of recognisable specific regional accent. You can tell where I'm not from. I would describe my d...
by Jabod2
Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:39 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Horsham Pass - Downs Link path
Replies: 7
Views: 4187

Re: Horsham Pass - Downs Link path

Certainly in the '70s I could cycle to Horsham library (I would start to read one book on my way back - cycling no handed...), and walk to Horsham via the tobacconists (served with Old Holborn or Golden Virginia in Housey uniform). I also hitched a lift to a girls school in Petworth following them v...
by Jabod2
Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Punishment system
Replies: 16
Views: 36397

Re: Punishment system

Rustication - sent home for a period of time - very, very rare I think. The one occasion I know that this was applied resulted in the miscreant being sent to a monastery for a few days. It was not 'sent home' as I understood it. However, given the later furore with the Bishop of Sussex this could h...
by Jabod2
Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:22 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Girlie Magazines, Pin Ups and Other Such Things
Replies: 9
Views: 21720

Re: Girlie Magazines, Pin Ups and Other Such Things

Pe.A wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:50 am You certainly seem to have encyclopaedic knowledge of old girlie mags... :D
No 'Health and Efficiency'?
by Jabod2
Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: teaching relevance in later life
Replies: 24
Views: 43283

Re: teaching relevance in later life

Many similarities to loringa's comment (what years, Andrew?). Ratty James really only considered Chemistry to be the worthwhile science, particularly organic, I think. I did an aptitude test which said my basic numerical ability was low and wasn't allowed to do double Maths like my brother, but got ...
by Jabod2
Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Accents at CH Horsham
Replies: 14
Views: 13710

Re: Accents at CH Horsham

My father-in-law (Eric Morgan) said that he lost his Welsh accent PDQ after arrival... Only dare to be different if you can take the attention. Re sejintenej's comment about Breton, a pissed Breton and similar Welshman could converse happily at any rugby international, and I think Cornish shares the...
by Jabod2
Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:27 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Roger Allam in Radio Times
Replies: 62
Views: 30860

Re: Roger Allam in Radio Times

My recollection is that it was Roger Allam who declaimed the spoonerism 'Give us hearty thanks, O Lord' in place of the standard words of the Grace in Dining Hall. At the time there was a underground competition of who could get away with what under the eagle eye of Pongo. Other wheezes were for the...
by Jabod2
Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:05 am
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Favourite teacher
Replies: 240
Views: 114974

Re:

FRIDGE wrote: Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:12 pm
HowardH wrote:Forgotten, dear boy, not "forgot" - oh dear!
It was good to see you the other day.
yeah well as you should remember i was not exactly the best at english!!!
Tell Rabbie Burns!!! Legitimate quote, I think...