[jambutty]

Yes! Mental arithmetic came in handy when we tried to decide how the fags should be divided up between us.

One of the lessons that we learned which were not on the curriculum was dodging missiles hurled by an irate teacher. Including a hard board duster, assorted pieces of chalk and the odd golf ball that had been confiscated, with the occasional gym shoe that wasn’t being used for its normal purpose of whacking some kid across the backside.

But on balance, school was OK. If you did your work, kept your gob shut during class except when asked to speak, the missiles were aimed at the spoilers.