Indeed - 5000 words on why you should be an HOB..
And you have to be hardcore - seriously. All OBs who did their full 7 years are hardcore.
Honorary Old Blue.....?
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shoz
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If you mean 'why' I should be considered, well-Deb GP wrote:Why? I think we need a précis on "Why?".shoz wrote:
Can you tell I really want this?
(The answer "why not?" will not be considered.)
I love everything about the school, from the buildings and its traditions, its ethos, the way it teaches young people how to behave in the modern world. from the examples I have seen the people that come out of CH should make the school very proud.
I want to learn as much as I can about the school, all about every day life, from a pupils first day to when he/she leaves and enters the world.
I could write more but I don't want you all nodding off, lol.
How will I know the definitive answer?
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shoz
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That's just my point! I am not an OB, never been a pupil so can't speak like an OB. That is another reason I want to become one so I can learn from your collective experiences. I wont take this on lightly, I really do want to learn. I know it will be difficult, trying to learn about somewhere that I have never visited and in all honesty, probably never will visit. But CH is EXACTLY the school I would have chosen to attend had I been given the choice.
I can see the vote is slipping away from me, is there anyone willing to vote in my favour?
I can see the vote is slipping away from me, is there anyone willing to vote in my favour?
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Be not disheartened. We just testing the cut of your jib. You're very welcome here and it's great to see other people's perspective of Housey. I'm sure you'll be discussing favourite marches, the dubious fashion sense of those who prefered wearing their girdle as a bum-belt and how annoying it can be when freshly starched bands flicked in your eye on a windy day in no time at all.
It's good to have you shoz.
It's good to have you shoz.
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Oh dear, my brother still wears his broadie below his a*se - why oh why do boys want to give themselves a huge bum?Deb GP wrote: the dubious fashion sense of those who prefered wearing their girdle as a bum-belt and how annoying it can be when freshly starched bands flicked in your eye on a windy day in no time at all.
And bands in the eye really really hurt.
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Whilst SHOZ's obvious fascination with CH and desire to become an honourary OB is both understandable and flattering, I vote "no" - if we go handing out HOB status to those who didn't have to survive those 7 years, it makes a mockery of our battle scars ....(( mutter, mutter )
Perhaps Shoz should put his money where his mouth is, and become a Donation Governor - the school can always use more !
After all, my Mum put 2 kids and half a grand-child through CH, and has been actively involved with both CH and KES since 1991 - but that doesn't make her an HOB - so there !
Perhaps Shoz should put his money where his mouth is, and become a Donation Governor - the school can always use more !
After all, my Mum put 2 kids and half a grand-child through CH, and has been actively involved with both CH and KES since 1991 - but that doesn't make her an HOB - so there !
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It used to be a 'status' thing for juniors.Emma Jane wrote:Oh dear, my brother still wears his broadie below his a*se - why oh why do boys want to give themselves a huge bum?Deb GP wrote: the dubious fashion sense of those who prefered wearing their girdle as a bum-belt and how annoying it can be when freshly starched bands flicked in your eye on a windy day in no time at all.
And bands in the eye really really hurt.
Squits were supposed to wear their girdles around the waist of the coat, and cries of "Get your girdle up, squit" would be directed at anyone who allowed theirs to slip.
So, obviously, on advancing a year boys would wear their girdles as low as possible (without actually tripping up) in order to emphasise their new-found status. I don't think that there was any particular desire to increase the proportions of one's arse...
These small things seemed to really matter at the time!
And I'd totally forgotten about the bands thing. Yes, ouch!
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Richard Ruck wrote:Am I alone in thinking that such a strong desire to become associated with the place (as opposed to taking a deep and understandable interest in it) is a bit, well, odd?
Or am I just being ungenerous?
mmm.....careful......shoz wrote:Is everyone on here an ex-pupil or are there any pupils here?
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