"These days"?

The old man reckons it was a badge of honour when he went to school to have the longest tie possible. There was a delicate balance to be struck between having it hang just over your belt and getting away with it, or having the tie swinging between the knees and getting a caning from one of the Masters...

Posted By: Iwan Husarmi on March 19th 2007 at 18:48:32

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God help England (General Chat) - duckandchips, Mar 19, 18:18:18
- Are they going to ban underpants to prevent shreddies ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 19, 19:20:15
- Sensationalist journalism (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 19, 19:19:26
- It were better in my day, like (n/m) (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 19, 19:04:33
- On the subject of school ties.... (General Chat) - Clare, Mar 19, 18:42:11
  - It's called getting "peanutted"... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Mar 19, 19:02:15
    - we used to put a penny in the knot to stop peanutters (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 19, 19:04:59
      - I can't fathom... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Mar 19, 19:06:52
  - "These days"? (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 19, 18:48:32
    - Thats no where near as bad as the latest fashion (General Chat) - Clare, Mar 19, 19:29:14
      - When I were a lad... (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 19, 19:46:13
      - I tried that when I was in year 9 (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, Mar 19, 19:37:06
      - Nah, it's just gone the other way (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 19, 19:33:31
        
        Yes it probably will (General Chat) - Clare, Mar 19, 19:49:39
        
        Stopping pinheads is not a technological problem. It's a human problem. (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 19, 20:10:27
        
        Yup (General Chat) - Clare, Mar 19, 21:03:47
        
        Depends how cruel the kids are. They could always send their victim limping off ... (General Chat) - bjt, Mar 19, 21:08:35
    - A caning from one of the masters...... hmmm yes..... (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 19, 18:50:58
      - Or how many just didn't take any shit whatsoever (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Mar 19, 18:54:41
  - a pinhead? (n/m) (General Chat) - bjt, Mar 19, 18:44:16
  - "given a pinhead"? pray tell...... (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 19, 18:43:50
    - You have kids don't you? (General Chat) - Clare, Mar 19, 19:30:39
    - like hellraiser stylee?? (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 19, 18:44:24
- ...you want to play kiss chase with a pig in a knotted tie? (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 19, 18:23:03

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