Originally Posted by Eric (Post 988686)

Indeed it was harsh and unforgiving ... of course, the occasional peek at Mrs. Skull's fantastic rack, as she leaned over a bench in the physics lab, did provide brief moments of relief;):D ... about as far from pc'ism as a school could get.

Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 988692)

Eric, were you in the same year as Terry Gribbens, who was the next-door neighbour I previously mentioned?

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 988699)

Name seems real familiar. Where did he go to elementary school?

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 988698)

I remember Jean Scull well and her husband Ken.She taught biology and when she was teaching us about human reproduction I remember one bright spark in our class asking for a demo with Ken which made her go bright red and walk out of the classroom.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 988685)

I am aware that the word 'mong' has other interpretations, but the interpretation that we used at home caused no offence to anyone.
This is where the PC brigade get it wrong....they assume a word to have an offensive interpretation when that might not be the case.

I think we have all become a bit too rigid/sensitive about things. We need to take the pole out of our backsides and get on with living our lives......stop trying to read into words things that aren't there...sometimes the pussyfooting around causes just as much anguish as coming out and saying what you really mean about something.
Now, I'll just duck and dodge the red stuff.

Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 988705)

I don't know. It surprised me to see his name on the AGSOB website.

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 988718)

Is it "Gribbens" or "Gibbens"? Maybe he went to All Saints:confused:

Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 988719)

Definitely Gribbens. According to the website, he was at AGS from 1957 to 1961.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 988708)

Didn't Kathleen Jones' father run an antique shop on Abbey Street where the Esso garage is now?

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 988746)

I was in the same form as Kathleen in my years at High school.
Her dad ran a second hand shop (hardly antiques:rolleyes:).
It was in a block of shops near the top of Abbey St.