I Got Caned At SchoolA question for those who got caned at school. Do you think it did you a) any good; b) any harm?
I Got The Cane At SchoolA question for those who got the cane at school. Do you think it did you a) any good; b) any harm?
I Received Corporal Punishment At SchoolAged 9. Talking with three other boys while waiting for a gym class. Teacher told us to report to him when we were changed, which meant our bottoms were protected just by very flimsy cotton shorts. Rest of the class lined up to watch. I went first....See More »
I Have a Suggestion for Similar WorldsMaking a post just now, I stumbled across two posts from a friend in the same group, of which I have been a member for ages. The posts were made during the last three days, in which period I have been online several times, but I had not been notified...See More »
I Am Interested In PoliticsThe slogan of the Liberal Democratic Party in the British general election is "Open, Tolerant, United". It seems to me that it is very difficult for a party, or a country, to be all three, at least to the same extent. If a party is open and tolerant,...See More »
I Have Something to SayWhy do some people swear so much? I have just come back from a quick lunch in my local pub. While I was there two men came in and sat down at the table next to me. They were ordinary respectable blokes, in their 40s I would guess, chatting quietly...See More »
I Love MusicI am looking for a piece of music to end a funeral, to be played while the mourners leave. Something reasonably positive and uplifting. Not too jolly, obviously, but not too sombre either - the deceased was a cheerful soul. Classical or popular. I...See More »
I Think The Cane Should Be Bought Back Into The School SystemSometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. This is from a recent biography of Clement Attlee, British Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951: "Attlee joined his fellow schoolboys in a protest against the headmaster for his failure to grant a public...See More »
I School CaningSometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. This is from a recent biography of Clement Attlee, British Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951: "Attlee joined his fellow schoolboys in a protest against the headmaster for his failure to grant a public...See More »
I Remember Life Before the InternetDo you believe that the internet has, on balance, been a good thing or a bad thing? Please give reasons. Thank you.
I Love Chatting OnlineA good SW friend of mine, with whom I have chatted every few days for the last six months, has just closed her account - and without saying goodbye. Sad. I do hope nothing bad has happened to her.😥
I Believe In Corporal PunishmentA report in today's papers says that three boys from the same school in northern England have committed suicide in the last year, apparently as a result of bullying. In my day, if a boy was found bullying at school he was caned. There wasn't much...See More »
I Witnessed Corporal Punishment At SchoolOr in this case, the immediate aftermath. In my third year at secondary school I had a small part in the school play, which that year was "The Scottish Play". Rehearsals took place after school, and one afternoon the rest of us were kept waiting by...See More »
I Love MusicOn the concourse at St Pancras station in London there are two pianos, which anyone can play. A wonderful idea, I think. When I was there this morning to catch a train, a young lady was playing, from memory and very well, a classical piece - Chopin...See More »
I Love OperaIt may be a minority taste, but well worth the effort for anyone who likes music, of any kind. I love Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and many others.
I 60's CaningsI just walked out to post some Christmas cards and overheard a boy, perhaps 13 or 14, explaining rather nervously to his mother why he had been excluded from a woodwork class. I know what he'd have got at school in my day. I wonder what was in store...See More »
I Received Corporal Punishment At SchoolAged about 10 or 11, during a lunch break I was caught by a teacher, Miss Moran, in a part of the school playing fields that was strictly out of bounds. To make matters worse, when she asked me what I was doing I said something wet, like "Nothing,...See More »
I Love Chatting OnlineBy contrast to a post in this group 20 minutes or so ago, I DO. I'll chat with anyone who's real and polite. Why not? If we don't get on, we can stop.
I Believe In Corporal PunishmentAt my first school, aged 8, I and the girl who sat next to me were caught playing a stupid game during a lesson. We didn't receive a specific punishment, but were given a severe dressing down by the headmistress and were humiliated by our class...See More »
I Believe In Corporal PunishmentI was intrigued by pictures today of a young woman receiving a public caning in Indonesia. Leaving aside the bizarre nature of the "offence" for which she was being punished, it seemed that she was caned on her back. Surely that is cruel and...See More »
I 60's CaningsAt my grammar school, if a boy was caned, a notice would be placed on the notice board outside the headmaster's study: "M Smith has been beaten for smoking" or whatever.
I 60's CaningsAt my junior school, if you did anything wrong you got a detention (one lady teacher in particular gave detentions for extremely minor things). If you got four detentions in one term you were caned. In my first year I remember a boy in my class...See More »