In secondary school, I was beaten with a perforated wooden paddle three times. Once for talking in class, once for smoking, and once for forging an admit slip when I was late. It was quite severe, and I won't ever forget it. That was catholic school education in Chicago. It served me well.
> I was beaten at school for being "generally obstreperous". > > Such were the joys of a traditional British education. > > John > > > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:20:56 +0000, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 21/3/05, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> cotty: rambunctiously irreverent, impertinent. > > > > LOL > > > > Pot calling the kettle black ! > > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > > _____________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 18/03/2005 >