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by sejintenej
Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:56 pm
Forum: Hertford Memories
Topic: House Marks?
Replies: 28
Views: 6968

I'm utterly grateful that there was no custom of attacking each others' nipples at Hertford. Of all the bullying/punishment systems I've ever heard anywhere this seems to me to be utterly cruel and bizarre! Somewhere, there's an account of one boy using pliers on another's nipples! I can't imagine ...
by sejintenej
Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:57 pm
Forum: Hertford Memories
Topic: House Marks?
Replies: 28
Views: 6968

Re: "You silly child. What have you been doing?"

re Canned tuna I feel an up-chuck coming on). I'm not surprised............ Phew, all better now. Anyway, I do ask, but never expect an objection, and was somewhat miffed when the tosser who has the desk next to mine replied that he did, indeed, object to me eating tuna in his vicinity :roll: I may ...
by sejintenej
Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:48 pm
Forum: Hertford Memories
Topic: School Needlework
Replies: 218
Views: 53335

I remember wearing the bed jackets in the Infirmary, and also having to make the collars ! we made, a striped skirt, 3 three-piece green linen suit, with sprigged cotton lining - inside facings properly tacked too! ( remember how she used to unpick linings to see if you had done the herringbone tac...
by sejintenej
Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:22 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: An embarrassing and slightly stupid question...
Replies: 60
Views: 13884

Must dash, it's time for bed, and there's something large and hairy buzzing around the room . I hope you don't have a partner who could take offence to that ... He posted that at 6.42pm. Maybe the large hairy thing is his partner though as for what the partner thinks of going to bed at 6.42pm - ask...
by sejintenej
Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:27 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Deputy Grecian-2007+
Replies: 1343
Views: 236306

I know this is a slight deviation of the current topic but I don't know whether we have to pay for the exams taken because in some schools parents have to pay separately for exam costs. Is this the same at ch? Note to Josh!. If you see this before you get on msn or before 6pm etc Please sort out yo...
by sejintenej
Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:10 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Life after the taps run dry
Replies: 10
Views: 2388

Re: water water everywhere

Having not lived in England for 14 years, I was made quite homesick when I came across this in the Guardian; "What can you do? You can either sob or try to enjoy the spectacle," Chin up guys - I'm sure that we'll all be back in drought conditions within a few short months. xx To think tha...
by sejintenej
Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:04 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Bullying & Abuse - Take II
Replies: 132
Views: 55515

Bullying certainly existed in my day at CH and I was on the wrong end of some of it. However I don't think CH was necessarially any worse than any other school, it just seemed worse because there was no respite for the victims away from the School which you would get at a day school. At a day schoo...
by sejintenej
Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:41 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: The End Is Nigh (This Means You)
Replies: 73
Views: 16474

My father was gassed in WWII (yes, it was enemy action!) and my mother died of post operative complications, both of them around 56 years of age. OTOH my mother's brother went through into his 80's and their sister into her late 70's. I should last a few more days - but not the 30 years or so predi...
by sejintenej
Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:45 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: The End Is Nigh (This Means You)
Replies: 73
Views: 16474

It's an indication, not a guarantee. My grandmother died of TB in her 40's, her husband was gassed in WWI and wheezed all his life up to 81, my other grandfather was an asthmatic (invalided out of the Civil Service in his 40's) and died in his early 60's, yet one of his sons had Emphysema all his l...
by sejintenej
Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:27 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: JR gets everywhere!
Replies: 21
Views: 4383

All this talk of stockings and suspenders is making me get all unneccessary ! I was going to say 'come over all unneccessary' but thought twice.... ! Just as well, you might shock the young people here. Maggie After CH I wonder if any of them are shockable? (OK so Gemma hasn't been through the mill...
by sejintenej
Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:47 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Break the record
Replies: 18
Views: 3714

Re: Shock Horror

I think we shoulkd keep going. I hear sales are down over 50% in the last 2 years and if we don't do SOMETHING we won't be able to get them at all. Horrified to read this Mary! I have had great trouble getting traditional black seamed stockings with the woven heel, it's true. When I investigated th...
by sejintenej
Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:42 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Deputy Grecian-2007+
Replies: 1343
Views: 236306

Um, not that many times. I didn't really need to, well except for the time I was late to role call which to be honest wasn't an excuse and was true. I honestly didn't know. :oops: So what role were you asking for / being dumped with, or was it a roll as in rolling around on the floor with laughter
by sejintenej
Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:25 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: The End Is Nigh (This Means You)
Replies: 73
Views: 16474

Re: Expliquez! (If that's the word...)

Thai lingerie shops must be rather heavenly. Sigh! Angela and the rest! There is one place in Bang kok (down, JR, down) which is a bit of a shopping mall in 8 floors. One area, on one floor, about 200 yards plus by 100 yards sells nothing but mobile phones. I didn't check out the silk stockings or ...
by sejintenej
Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:17 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: The End Is Nigh (This Means You)
Replies: 73
Views: 16474

The summer of 2015 at the age of 68 !! So I have 10 years left to live. I'd better start doing the things I've never got round to doing yet. :roll: It says I will even outlive Mary; what to do for the next 26 years is a bit of a problem when I have trouble getting through each day :cry: (I have alr...
by sejintenej
Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:11 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: The End Is Nigh (This Means You)
Replies: 73
Views: 16474

Re: The End Is Nigh (This Means You)

Feeling a bit fed up? Try cheering yourself up with http://www.deathclock.com In case you were wondering, my own result was Sunday June 10 2012. What, me worry? Obviously you lead a decadent life. Given you are 4 now that makes it an age of 9 when you die - not even old enough to get to CH. So, wha...