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I can't remember coffee EVER being served up at Horsham.

Always kiff in the regulation kiff bowl !

DavebytheSea wrote:

englishangel wrote:

And Dave, I meants posts, not spots.

Ah! I see. A silly mistake.

... and a rather apt anagram !

Very interesting question, Jack !

This matter was touched upon at a clandestine meeting and beer sampling on Saturday afternoon.

One can't help but thinking that now half-term is over, there may be fewer posts on this site, BUT that's ANOTHER story !

englishangel wrote:"Little boys' room" anyone?

Very Michael Jackson

Hence the American term, Comfort break !

The funny thing around us is, At the boys' grammar they wear blazers, ties etc. then in Sixth form they wear sports jackets (as in, like their father's) and a sixth form tie, At the girls' grammar they wear sweatshirts over a blouse, and the shortest skirts you have ever seen, then in Sixth form th...

are you implying that he was plying you with the drink? And was he young when you knew him? he was OLD when i knew him but he was fascinating go on ask me why Hard to put an age on him in the early 60's. (You know how hard it is to judge age when a mere sprog !) I know he passed on to the big bee-h...

Call it what you will, anything I can do including ROFL to reduce it will do for me. I lived in US for 4 years and son had to translate onec when I asked for a ham and tomaaaato sandwich. :) I had huge problems in California when all the restaurants offered me "Super Salad". Answering &qu...

Richard Ruck wrote: From "A Gentleman's English Dictionary and Usage" -

Khazi Slang term for lavatory.

No cries of 'Hallo Sailor !'

but, yes, HEADS is United States Naval terminology for the ships latrines.

I don't think that is just CH. My daughter (wot her again?) 16 and gorgeous, has only had one boyfriend, from another school. I think he was a 'tick in the box', to say she had had one. He lasted three weeks then she dumped him after she met his friends. she reckoned they passed one brain cell roun...

Richard Ruck wrote:'Arse', please, not 'Ass' - we are British after all....

Don't make a donkey of yerself !

Richard Ruck wrote:

J.R. wrote: I went on the Generation Game and won a pair of sliding doors and a conveyor belt !

Did anyone win the camp presenter ?

Hi-De-Hi Campers !

Nice one Richard !

I'd love to be pedantic, and I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

(When I left CH, I was classified as Dyslexic, but I'm K.O. now !)

MidA15 - You and I seem very similar. Long conversations this afternoon regarding this very subject.

Our Grand-Children are as close to us as our two girls were. A long, long story. Much too long to go into detail on here !

Oh aah, that oi did! Just wondering how you could detect an accent on the internet, though.... If my memory serves me well I'm sure I recall you talking in a deep Somerset accent while at school - can't be sure whether it was put on for comedic effect or if you really spoke like that. I can assure ...

Would suggest the above posters attend the next meeting of the Anarchists Club.....

Children ??

I'm tutoring 4 x Grand-Children, but that's another story !

(p.s. Julian: It ain't difficult !)