Now bullying is bang out of order usually, in this case though it's totally understandable

[Classic Jorge]

http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5927410.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Jeremy-Clarkson.jpg

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jeremy-clarkson-reveals-s chool-bully-5926657 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jeremy-clarkson-reveals-school-bully-5926657)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I read that peice. It was jocular fluff about public school, not a revelation of truth in any way. :rolleyes:

[Classic Jorge]

[Curly]

but a likeable won

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The one behind is obviously his mum.

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

only to find a giant steaming turd lurking noisomely therein :hehe:

Classic banter there, Clive.

[barrybueno]

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Or are you suggesting that the turd is loud?

[Curly]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Oppressive patriarchal *******.

[Berni]

I shall change it forthwith.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

What is this prep you allude to.

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

friends is undoubtedly rude, juvenile points scoring and indicative of a rather unpalatable didactic streak.

But you always nail me. :thumbup:

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Utterly devoid of any talent or charisma and just riding on the coat tails of Jeremy's false controversies.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Homework. Grammar, and so on.

[Berni]

it sitting there like a turd in my metaphorical tuck box.

I, for one, welcome constructive criticism of this type.

[Classic Jorge]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Naturally I was excluded from class for a period but I had the last laugh as I passed my English Language O’Level (not my Literature) and look where I am now.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Even if we correct the grammar, it's going to be an inelegant sentence. Perhaps you could reword it to make something we can all enjoy reading?

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I am not a number etc.

[Berni]

Hence, 'prep' which is a term that sprang from boarding schools.

Mind you, my school bell was called 'Ding-dong', my assembly hall was 'Big School' and our fourth and fifth biggest cricket pitches were 'Big Side' and 'Little Side', respectively.

Not until I left school did these somewhat infantilising terms start to sound at all odd.

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

My school bell.

[Berni]

you done your work?', he could have meant anything.

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

[Snin]

blag your way out of it imo..o'levels were easy and with no coursework there was no need to do anything imo

[Berni]

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[Berni]

There were also Junior school assemlies for the grey jobs, you see?

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

was Admiral when we thrashed the Armada.

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[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Classic Jorge]

It's where the upper formers take their tobacco and snuff

[Berni]

the middle of the quad and hundreds of Peacocks that made the most dreadful racket when you were doing your exams.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

The whole large pond / young boys thing.

[Curly]

[Berni]

2,000-odd boys managed to avoid drowning. Remarkable.

I should add that the pond was about 2ft deep, though. Which helped.

[Berni]

There are limits, old chap.

These days, there's a zoo that Lizzie opened. It's got flamingoes and all sorts of ****.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Health & Safety and other such modern day scaremongering not really relevant back in the 80s.

[Curly]

A veritable Jurassic Park moment