Housey 'Peaceful Revolution'

[nastymum]

My son has told me that the Lousey has appeared again and he says he thinks it must be part of the 'Revolution'. There are some exspected jibes at the SMT especially Mr Vessey. I asked him what he thought of it and he said it's mostly very witty with loads of typos( well, who of us can say we are guiltless there?), a bit verbose(pleased he knew that word) and generally entertaining.

[kerrensimmonds]

Thanks, Julian! And I am sorry to have hijacked a legitimate (and not really connected..) thread. I know I got a bit carried away.
Kerren

[Angela Woodford]

I did! I like to keep up to date with the Peaceful Revolution! Even I managed to access the latest stuff.

Correction. There was another facebooky change. I would have to be nominated... bother, I thought I had cracked something technological.

There's something I'd like to say to any pupil who has felt that something personal and unacceptable has been said to them. Write it down - keep a record - tell the person you are doing so. If possible, have a witness.

Many years ago I was working at a hospital where I was endlessly mocked for sounding "posh" and "la-di-dah". Even a senior Nursing Officer joined in with this. I would hear nurses impersonating my accent.

Having been brought up with all the "love your enemy, do good to them that hate you" teachings, I did nothing for ages; tried to be nice in return. But in the end, I went to Staff Health and filled in a complaint form. It didn't do any good, because I hadn't kept any record of the incidents, and it was just dismissed as my not being able to take a joke.

At the risk of sounding a bit sad, I think that, having spent seven years with senior girls, a couple of the mistresses and DR (all that blunt frankness) telling me I was a dead loss, I came to believe that I deserved criticism.

So don't be like me!

[huntertitus]

I never met anyone else who describes having the michael taken for having a posh accent. It's interesting, Angela, because when I was first at CH I had that type of accent and all my nicknames were about my so-called posh accent. They'd shout out words like "Cad" and "Bounder" and a noise that was sort-of like "EEAAOOWWW!" which I suppose was meant to sound like an approximation of my plummy vowels. At first I had no idea what it all meant and when I realised what was going on I saw that the less one reacted to it, the less they seemed to enjoy the torment. So later on I was called F*cker, because part of my surname is the scottish name Farquhar. This felt to me like an improvement, and for years after, if I heard someone shout the word "F*cker!" I would inadvertantly turn to them and answer "Yes?"

[Angela Woodford]

Oh, Robin! I am laughing so hard!

I know exactly the noise you mean by "EEAAOOWWW".

I really did try to show indifference at the time, but I've got the sort of face that's a complete giveaway! Once I was at a local meeting (back in Kent) and a woman came up to me and said, consolingly,

"Never mind about your voice, dear, I think you speak very clearly!"

Thanks for your post.

[CHAZ]

Oh, Robin! I am laughing so hard!

I know exactly the noise you mean by "EEAAOOWWW".

The sound is like that of Kenneth Williams in Carry On film fame if i am not mistaken! He would curl up his mouth and had a
great nose too!

[carong]

When I made the mistake of leaving Hertford and attending the local comp - which even by 70's comp standards was considered to be rough - not only was I bullied for talking posh, apparently I even danced posh too! (No, I have no idea what that means even now!)

I was also a 'boff' which means something different now, I believe, but then just reflected the fact that I had already covered most of the syllabus and therefore not only was I a snob but I got good marks too!

I wonder, sometimes, when I'm doing voiceovers for the local radio whether those girls recognise my voice and reflect on whether their local accents (Worthing is officially Chav Central!) are worth the same hourly rate as my 'posh' one!

[huntertitus]

Oh, Robin! I am laughing so hard!

I know exactly the noise you mean by "EEAAOOWWW".


The sound is like that of Kenneth Williams in Carry On film fame if i am not mistaken! He would curl up his mouth and had a
great nose too!

Just a Minute on Radio 4 was always my favourite programme, chiefly because of the havoc caused by the waspish Kenneth Williams. The other contestants at the time were Derek Nimmo, (a queer name) Clement Freud and Peter Jones who was so old at the end that he would come to a complete halt and because the others loved him so much they would not buzz him for hesitation. It was priceless. I never really enjoyed Kenneth Williams' programmes where he TRIED to be funny but his extemporisations and peevish outbursts on that programme were quite simply genius in my opinion. I enjoyed him so much that I wrote him a letter and he wrote a charming letter back (written with a fountain pen, of course and on Great Portland Street headed writing paper). Just a Minute is not what it was.

[Ajarn Philip]

Oh, Robin! I am laughing so hard!

I know exactly the noise you mean by "EEAAOOWWW".


The sound is like that of Kenneth Williams in Carry On film fame if i am not mistaken! He would curl up his mouth and had a
great nose too!

Just a Minute on Radio 4 was always my favourite programme, chiefly because of the havoc caused by the waspish Kenneth Williams. The other contestants at the time were Derek Nimmo, (a queer name) Clement Freud and Peter Jones who was so old at the end that he would come to a complete halt and because the others loved him so much they would not buzz him for hesitation. It was priceless. I never really enjoyed Kenneth Williams' programmes where he TRIED to be funny but his extemporisations and peevish outbursts on that programme were quite simply genius in my opinion. I enjoyed him so much that I wrote him a letter and he wrote a charming letter back (written with a fountain pen, of course and on Great Portland Street headed writing paper). Just a Minute is not what it was.

I haven't heard it for years, but we obviously listened during the same era. I remember crying with laughter sometimes. I never warmed to Clement Freud - he always seemed to try a bit too hard to win, but I wonder if that was all part of the show.

There are other people I thought were very clever, but their names escape me. I do remember when they put on Barbara Windsor and the actress from Eastenders and Are You Being Served (wrote he, blushing slightly at the realisation that he can name the show...) - cringeingly embarrassing to listen to. I was also always happier when Nicholas Parsons kept "'is gawb shut" (as KW might have said).

[cstegerlewis]

Personally I find this thread a bit sad.

For the adults among us (not trying to be patronising) isn't it always the same when you get a new Boss, MD, Head teacher etc? They all have a certain style and charisma that has got them to the top, and it is usually not by following on in the same style of the person they replaced - I know I like to 'make my mark' when I start with a new team. Just looks like Franklin has a different style to Southern.

Being a bit more right wing as I get older (but still having some of the liberal tendencies Neil Simms introduced me to) the problem sounds to me as it is more with the old regime than the new one, with the exception of applause and Sky TV. CH certainly taught me self discipline and respect as well as developing my overall character, perhaps this is what the new guy wants to develop as well?

Having gone through 2 changes in HM in 18 months while I was there, styles will always be different, you just learn to adapt to the environment around you. I think that is the key learning point the school age contributors to this thread should take from this experience - tolreance and respect for others view, and behaving within the (reasonable) rules you are given is a great skill for life - if they are unreasonable then debate and protest may be warranted, in which case use the education to persuade and to negotiate rather than rant.

[icomefromalanddownunder]

[quote="cstegerlewis"]Personally I find this thread a bit sad.

For the adults among us (not trying to be patronising) isn't it always the same when you get a new Boss,

Maybe, but does it have to be? Although there are some who cannot handle change, I believe that most of us are more than happy to move forward when change is preceded by respect and good communication.

I believe that making change purely to establish oneself as the new head honcho is no more or less than the human equivalent of dogs peeing up trees.

[cstegerlewis]

Do not disagree with your colourful description, however that is the tendency of human nature (or animal for that matter). The art is to bring one's own personality to the situation to "make you mark" without discriminating and demotivating the team by ignoring all the years of social development that has got them, usually successfully, to that point.

I am at the risk of going into psycho bable and team psychology theory here, so I should probably lie down with a beer

[Wuppertal]

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[J.R.]

I have no problem with 'change', as such, but if change doesn't work then revert back. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to happen.

The old adage, "If it ain't broken, don't fix it !" should always apply.

[englishangel]

I have no problem with 'change', as such, but if change doesn't work then revert back. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to happen.

The old adage, "If it ain't broken, don't fix it !" should always apply.

Please see The Pedants Revolt.