I was at NS in the late 70s

There was only one boy of Afro-Caribbean descent. He was accepted and liked but I remember two bad incidents.

One was the annual Cup Run, a cross-country event on Mousehold Heath. The route took us along a stretch of pavement along a road, on the other side of which was the playground of a state school (Heartsease?). Their pupils had lined up behind the chain link fence to shout abuse at the "toffs" puffing past on the other side of the road, and when this boy ran past (he was just ahead of me) the whole lot started shouting "nigger nigger nigger". He flicked them the Vs and we ran on. No-one ever mentioned it afterwards.

The other was in a chemistry lesson when some prat made a joke at his expense about "Cadbury's take them and they cover them in chocolate". There was a horrified pause, he shot back a reply about the Milky Bar Kid and there was an explosion of relieved laughter. But what I really remember was the ghastly northern Chemistry master (Bob Worsely?) , who had heard it all, not doing anything about it.

Thank f**k times have changed.

Posted By: Old Git on November 17th 2010 at 10:58:26

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Kate Soon-to-be-Windsor - yes or no? (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:00:27
- Phwoooar! Yes please. I long to rain over her. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 17, 10:49:01
  - Reign, shirley (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 11:14:24
    - Think about it (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 17, 11:17:03
      - I get the pun I just think it should have been reign not rain... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 11:22:39
        
        That wouldn't have been a pun then would it? (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 17, 11:24:51
        
        To me it would have been as I knew what you meant... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 11:35:03
    - It's a play on words. Reign, Rain. (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 17, 11:16:56
      - no (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 17, 11:24:16
      - Oh purleeze (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 11:21:53
        
        Jaffers is having a right royal jizz-fest over this one (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 17, 11:24:00
        
        I'd enter her palace via traitors gate. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 17, 11:26:16
        
        The man's a genius (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 11:28:00
  - She could wear my crown jewels any day (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 17, 10:51:20
    - I'd show her what a King Willy feels like (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 17, 10:54:58
      - I'd fuck her in the back of a mercedes by banging into the walls of her underpass. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 17, 10:57:26
        
        She could handle my sceptre and orbs (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 11:09:17
        
        !!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 17, 11:01:34
      - I'd be prepared to fight for Queen and cunt-ry ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 17, 10:56:07
- No (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 17, 10:25:41
- fuck yeah! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 17, 10:20:50
- Oh yes, no doubt about it. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 17, 10:15:59
- yes but....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 17, 10:15:11
  - you're wrong (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 17, 10:21:18
  - Fail. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 17, 10:20:44
  - I always thought (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 10:18:48
  - I always thought you were Queen if the King was (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 17, 10:18:20
  - I think it's more sexist than that (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:17:59
    - No catholics either (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 17, 10:22:51
      - Thank fuck for that (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:27:21
        
        Rules me out by technicality (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 17, 10:29:14
  - Met HRH Phillip in July (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Nov 17, 10:16:49
    - Did he say anything 'racey'? (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 10:40:36
      - No, most polite (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Nov 17, 10:43:20
        
        Are you a Caucasian gentleman Claygate? (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 10:44:49
        
        I am, as were most people from Norfolk in the 1950s (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Nov 17, 10:50:27
        
        I was at NS in the late 70s (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:58:26
        
        I remember two chemistry masters (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Nov 17, 11:17:44
- She will have her finger in Diana's ring (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Nov 17, 10:15:06
- She seems brighter than Dopey Di (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 17, 10:13:14
  - ^^^ Union Jack top hatted, queuing up all night on the Mall with Condomhead, royalist ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 10:16:09
  - HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE'S PRINCESS LIKE THAT (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 10:14:48
- yes (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 17, 10:10:32
- Yet you rate Denise Van Outen? (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 17, 10:09:19
  - Filth (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:14:24
    - She's plain (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 17, 10:17:59
      - Eye test for Mr yarmyyarmy please (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:20:23
        
        hmmmm (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 10:24:08
        
        The entire world has literally run out of airbrush becuase of those pictures. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 17, 10:23:26
        
        But would you? (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:28:37
        
        Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 17, 10:29:26
        
        Plainer than ready salted crisps (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 17, 10:21:47
- Privileged shite... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 10:07:47
  - they bring in loads to the economy (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 17, 10:22:11
    - They still can whilst they pay for themselves (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 10:25:38
- If it wasn't for the royal links, therefore you removed... (General Chat) - Arganth, Nov 17, 10:07:14
- a yes for me but this is more your thing anyway isn't it? (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 10:06:10
  - Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 17, 10:10:08
  - Phwoaarr (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:08:54
- Facially, he's batting above his average imo (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 17, 10:04:01
  - Hello sailer - see above... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 10:08:53
    - hent sin your twatter (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 17, 10:10:27
- The new peoples Princess? (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Nov 17, 10:02:00

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