Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Two gems from my early teaching career. 1. "The Holy Roman Empire consisted of about 300 small states. Some were very small indeed being no bigger than an archbishop's prick." (13 yr old girl) 2. "Julius Caesar crossed the Channul with many vecils, veculs, vessuls , botes " (11 y...

Ahah! So we are not to know what they be all "on" in deepest, darkest Sussex. Down 'ere, we be mostly on just pasties and cream, but 'tis rumoured that they surfers down Newquay way be on summat stronger!

Thanks for your posting Hendrik - a real ROFL insertion. Did I just invent that? Assuming that those who have voted on this issue form a representative sample of all known Blues in the worldwide Cordon Bleu, we can deduce from the statistics as follows: a: only some 8.3% of us actually think that th...

Oh Dear! When the urge gets you, you don't seem to be able to stop it just pouring out! Anyway, this obviously pre-dates any rear extension or refurbishment when there were some diabolical outside bogs at the back of the houses. Two Blues took two loos to Toulouse (In case there were none there to u...

Peele A (in the far western reaches of the Avenue) is to be the home of Jonathan when he leaves his beloved Cornwall to become a New Dep in September. You should have heard my son squeal When he heard he was going to Peele. He said "'Tho I know I'll have further to go 'Tis nearer to home that I...

or a terrible happening at Stratton (just next door to Bude, in fact) ... There was a young lady from Stratton (Why is it always a young lady ....?) Anyway (and in a proper Cornish accent)..... There was a young lady from Stratton Went bathing with only 'er 'at on The sun were so 'ot She was burnt q...

Of course, funny things can happen down here in Cornwall, but bearing in mind the high ethical standards imposed by our stern moderator (stern as in serious not like the back end of my boat) ....... There was a young lady from Bude Who went for a swim in the Mediterranean A shark, up it come Takes a...

Dear Helen, What have you got there
(That yellow thing with the black hair)?
It distracts from the rhyme
When I've so little time
And I really dont think it's quite fair.

I want one!

Well I am really surprised Julian - you have got the settles quite wrong (tho they did sell off the desks too - a great pity as they were built to last 1000 years and, yes, they did have the CH crest in wrought iron down the side). No, settles were the iron boxes with wooden lids beside one's bed in...

I wonder if they have got any settles left - I would dearly love one!!

Come on Hannah - you can't get away with that! Just how interesting were/are they? If they are just too interesting for general consumption (is that possible? - I suppose, on reflection, it may be!) then PM me. I will not reveal anything, even to that son of mine.

Of course it is Hannah! Traditions die hard and, although it is now a year or so since I left, I am sure that it is still a model of good sense and sobriety. Just look at its distinguished alumni! And, is it not the only house still privileged to wave sticks in the air? Jonathan quite fancied that, ...

Anyone know anything about Peele A? My son, Jonathan, has just learned that he is to be launched into Peele A (rather than something sensible like Middleton A) for his New Deps. In my day (early 50s), I cannot recall it actually having anyone in it - though I suppose it must have done. It's just tha...

Well - here we are, April.

These programmes were scheduled to be shown in the spring! Does anybody have inside information? I should hate to miss this one!