There was a bloke in a wheelchair in my class during my dalliance with higher education.

[The JBear]

We were told not to treat him differently (which was riduculous anyway, because they treated him differently by letting him doing his exams on a computer, while the rest of us had to use pens and paper), so when I told him he was a prick for grassing me up for doing a six month project in a week (which he only did because I better grade for mine that he got for his pile of pap that took him significantly longer) I assumed I wouldn't get in trouble. I was wrong.

[Hillary]

than by announcing that he shouldn't be.

[redgunamo]

[Mack]

Lovely chap.

[Berni]

It did not, however, prevent him being a colossal tool given to grassing and generally being a c*nt because he knew we couldn't hit him without his life being endangered.

It would surely be patronising to overlook this fact just because he had a blood disorder (and ended up getting the good AIDS and dying), wouldn't it?

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

That makes me Uralt, doesn't it? :-(

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

There was an amusing occasion when a teacher inadvertently called him a clot and he started crying, though.

[Classic Jorge]

[redgunamo]

[Berni]

Naturally, being 12 year-old boys and having all the compassion of your average Praying Mantis, we laughed our tiny tits off.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Did you know if you are in an office environment and there is a fire you are supposed to exit the building in a calm and orderly fashion while leaving wheelchair dude there.

Bad form.

[The JBear]

[Berni]

chance, at least.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Stern telling off from any person looking to use the lift.

Even when it was only a drill.

[PSRB]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Leave the wheelchair and get the f**k out. I was shocked.

I suppose you could be on the second floor or higher and the whole carrying the wheelchair could be a lot of hassle.

[Berni]

If that had been a real fire, we'd have been properly f*cked. :-)

[Peter]

Would you have got in trouble for calling anyone else a prick? Chances are you would.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I was chastised once for not taking a drill seriously, when I clearly knew it was a drill.

My resignation soon followed.