Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

DavebytheSea wrote:Oh I forgot! You don't actually take part in the action, you just score.

In which case the box may not be necessary. But a bassoon requires enhanced storage space compared with a piccolo.

you can get mini-bassoons now! but not at a mini-price ...

It was known as bokkering in Col B in the 90s rather than fagging - I didn't mind doing it as I believed I would be at the other end of it in a few years. Of course they stopped it by then so it was only when I was older I actually minded. One of the things we were made to do was roll joints for th...

it's shoes are too big

pint (as in down one!)

I agree. A huge part of that was due to the way the Flemings ran the house. It certainly wasn't like that under the Endacotts.

girls were good at the mental/verbal 'bullying' (probably a little too strong a word for it, but you get the gist), although it had practically gone by the time I left. thank goodness! trying to get respect from making younger pupils do tasks for you or by asserting your supposed authority just for ...

Saw my first Christmas advert on the telly today. It's not even November!!! Surely they should pass a law to stop anyone advertising Christmas until December? I can't stand it any longer. Argos has their Xmas ad out. A father climbs on the chimney and jumps onto a star to get his son a Scalextric.....

Eurgh, no, that is a horrible thought!

Luckily I had my own bassoon, but played on a school one for marching. I just had to hope the last player had got rid of the old spit out of the crook. Doesn't bear thinking about!

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Mrs E was fairly forthright in her opinions, wasn't she. that's far more polite than I'd have managed! Mr E taught me English for A level. A good teacher, but I was always slightly reticent (even after 2 years of them not being in Col A)! Mrs E was almost never heard from again after they want to P...

I'm sure the Pied Piper was on my second or third form so about 1988, as Naomi Dulfer who was on my year took quite a prominent role (?). I did the programme, which was pretty rubbish if I remember, Mrs Endacott took the draft I did as the final version. then again that woman couldn't stand me so wa...

Tooting comes from the original settlement founded by the 'Tota' people in the 5th century.

how on earth do I know that?! must have read too much local history!

well, nothing like being admonished however many years later by your seniors :lol: I can honestly say I don't remember you ever being one of the 'power happy' ones so please don't take any offence, but there were ones who seemed to take great delight in making certain junior years lives pretty miser...

I'd go back but only from the UF onwards. I wasn't really ready for boarding and had too many issues going on (unrelated to CH) to do well before then. nobody bothered to notice I needed help and so I just floundered along. thank goodness for a change in houseparents and the moving on of certain peo...

so long as you put 'allegedly' somewhere in the explanation you should be ok?!