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Old 30-09-2014, 10:58   #28
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Well I never?

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Originally Posted by DtheP47 View Post
My sister tells me back in the days of The Girls High School, a skirt was deemed too short if it failed this simple test.
Kneel upright on a floor mat your back straight and if the hem of your skirt didnt touch the mat, lines or detention.

That ought to do it.
Mrs Owen(the teacher at my school) didn't need to get the girls to do anything like that she just used to scan us all(with her eyes) as we filed in for registration....anyone who had a skirt that was too short was sent home to change.
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