There's also the tradition of a playground beating for the kid who raises their arm in a class to give an answer. That didn't happen much at my school but it did at my brother's (View Post)

Back in 1955 I was upbraided as a smart Alec by our geography master when I said that "Man" and "Wight" were the same thing (I had a dictionary, see) (View Post)

otoh the Russians are pretty much always offensive (View Post)

Fell into a bottomless pit with all his shillings? (View Post)

They don't even know what they voted for .. what a shower (View Post)