Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

I am so sorry to hear of this. Sincere condolences to 'Midget's' family. Too many people dying. Sad.

Thanks, JR! It was a very quiet day - at work for most of it and all the kids occupied elsewhere. I guess birthdays get quieter as we get older! Thanks for the thought though - much appreciated!

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I am SO very sorry to hear this. Deirdre was in the year above me in 2s and I had a lot of admiration for her quiet strength. She had some very tragic experiences during her time at CH, with the death of both her mother and her sister. I did not know that she had been at Horsham. I hope the rest of ...

So sorry that was your experience, CHBlogspot. That can leave deep wounds. Hope the rest of your life has been happier.

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I seem to remember alcohol being allowed in the Upper VI study - was that for 18th birthdays??? I know we had cider at least. (Hertford)

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Miss Jukes completely dominated my Sixth Form days at CH. I had unwisely decided to take Home Economics as an 'A' level, based on the facts that I had chosen English and French, and couldn't think of anything else in which I might succeed. Miss Jukes had seemed such a nice woman during our previous...

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. However, the only skin on his body that the doctor fe...

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Happy Birthday, JR!!

allergy

A married fellow gets home early from work and hears strange noises coming from the bedroom. He rushes upstairs to find his wife naked on the bed, sweating and panting. "What's up?" he asks. "I'm having a heart attack," cries the woman. He rushes downstairs to grab the phone, but...