Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Is/was the Steeplechase an official school event or some kind of initiation for the benefit of the seiors? It was an inter house cross country race(s) (junior, intermediate, senior) held annually in the Lent Term. Mr Tall may well be referring to training for the event which those that aspired to w...

Mrs C. wrote:Nowadays the good runners do the steeplechase, the rest do a "FUN RUN" round Bigside.
FUN???? Well, maybe..........

That's not a Run !!!!!

Nothing more than a pre football training warm up.

Richard Ruck wrote:From etymology to smutty innuendo in just a few posts!

Don't we just love it?

If your innuendo is smutty Richard, try a chimney sweep !.

(I always thought an innuendo was another name for an Italian 'poof' ?)

30 footer Dave ???????

I've got twelve inches but I don't use it as a RULE.

Oh, so I am not the only one who has been curious about him - despite the nasty comments I have had from one or two people who seem to think I am being censorious, ignorant, petty etc etc. And can you tell me/us(and there are others who would like to know) what his answer was to your inquiry? Perha...

On the subject of 'Cottaging', who watched 'Balderdash & Piffle' on the box last night ?

That lovely part about Polari. It was truly 'Bona', and before you ask, No, I'm not. It just bought back so many youthful memories of listening to 'Round The Horn'.

I never posted the punch-line. (PM on its way, Mary !)

AKAP wrote:

englishangel wrote:

J.R. wrote: Didn't George Michael get arrested for that ???

No, He was cruising in different waters altogether.

Ohh err!!!

OK - I give in.

George Michael makes records. Have you heard about his latest release ??????.............................

Mrs C. wrote:He`s cruising down the Nile

Didn't George Michael get arrested for that ???

I refer the Honourable Lady to the reply I made earlier !

I don't see any problem here.

Many people have a fascination in a subject they have no direct connection with.

We aren't a 'freemason' type forum, thank God. I wouldn't roll me trouser-leg up and wear a pinny for anyone ! A long blue coat and knee length yellow socks was bad enough !!

shoz- I have pm you about this wqith no reply. Why are you so interested in CH? What are you doing with all the info you are getting from your 4 or more sites? HELEN: I think you'll find that Shoz is on holiday in Egypt, checking out the Pharoahs. I'm sure he'll reply to your pm on his return. He r...

englishangel wrote:A word for tomorrow.

Effervesce.

Give off bubbles of gas and make a very loud noise made by souble tablets in a glass of water when you have a hangover.

See also

whisper

souble tablets, Mary ?

Looks like you'll be sampling them yourself today !

A "service" active is now compulsory, I believe, from UF onward - CCF, Scouts, Community Action, D of E, Ecology or Human Rights ........ Human Rights, Mrs C ? I would have thought that would have flown in the face of morality, given what the basic teaching of the CCF is ! 'Join the Army;...