Primary school for me was a catholic school run by monks…

… so they believed heartily in corporal punishment, regularly and enthusiastically administered. In the words of the Go-Between, the past is a different country. In my case it was also literally a different country, at that time. But as a blue-eyed blonde (in those days) boy, I wasn’t seen as trouble so only my friends tended to get the strap.

Horrible times, in quite a few ways. Not all, but quite a few.

Posted By: APB on March 11th 2026 at 13:30:43

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Norwich school stabbing (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 12:24:56
- Back in my day, kids only got stabbed with (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Mar 11, 13:17:51
  - or towel spun round and whipped with it in the showers (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 14:42:26
    - Deodorant sprayed up the ass 👀 (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Mar 11, 15:56:08
  - bunsen burner attacks? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 11, 13:20:29
    - Oh yes. Forgot about those. (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Mar 11, 13:25:46
- My old school. Seems to have gone downhill (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 11, 12:35:45
  - didn't USAC go there too? (General Chat) - dr fanta, Mar 11, 12:49:15
    - No I was the pride of Thorpe Hamlet (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 11, 14:36:11
      - ha ha (General Chat) - dr fanta, Mar 11, 16:03:01
  - Was it good old fashioned brass knuckles and coshes in your day? (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 11, 12:48:21
    - The cane was still a thing in my first year there (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 11, 12:49:43
      - not sure we need the cane ... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 11, 12:56:59
        
        I think the cane was very rarely used (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 11, 12:58:15
      - 🙏 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 12:52:48
        
        Even my primary school had the dreaded slipper (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 11, 12:54:37
        
        Blackboard rubbers were the projectile of choice at my secondary (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 11, 13:07:32
        
        Blackboard rubbers? For safe sex with Blackboards? (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Mar 11, 15:52:51
        
        i had a board ruber lobbed at me by a scary teacher once. I threw it back (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 14:43:51
        
        Took a few blackboard rubber hits, and narrowly avoided a flying chair (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 11, 13:13:09
        
        I got the slipper at primary school. It was quite traumatic (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 11, 13:03:22
        
        Maybe it was you! (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 11, 14:42:30
        
        Haha no, I'm an oik pal. It was Geoffrey Dixon and Mulbarton Middle School. The bastard (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 11, 16:56:30
        
        You ever receive a good thrashing? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 12:56:01
        
        Obviously not, I was a massive swot (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 11, 14:41:29
        
        my geography master was particularly interesting (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 14:51:35
        
        Primary school for me was a catholic school run by monks… (General Chat) - APB, Mar 11, 13:30:43
        
        Ampleforth still regularly fails its inspection (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 14:47:50
        
        Jesus (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 14:23:41
        
        No, even though I once threw a brick at someone (General Chat) - jamesward, Mar 11, 12:57:28
  - Not been a good week for it (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 11, 12:37:32
    - at a football match ... (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 11, 13:41:24
    - kids ....... the little scamps !! (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 11, 12:46:49

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