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Of course they had foreign muck ... swedes, brussel sprouts, welsh rarebit, ... oh, and Yorkshire pudding ... it don't get more foreign than Yorkshire.:D

And you are right about play ... so what if there are cuts and bruises, maybe the odd broken arm; it's part of growing and learning (helped along by the odd backhander from your mom:D) Sure risks are involved; but human beings got where we are by taking risks ... risk taking is part of how we learn.

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I liked all those things....Brussels sprouts, swedes....I could eat them by the plateful.I wasn't keen on school Yorkshire pud.....but Ma's was Devine.

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So ... you fart a lot, eh:s_fart::hidewall:

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Nope! I can control my bodily gases.

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My grandad was a press operator at Howard and Bulloughs where they used to stamp them out.

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It's not easy enforcing it before or after school though. Those Academy skirts have a logo on them high up, it disappears when the girls roll them up at the waist to make them shorter so they can't use the "it's a bit small on me" excuse to the staff.

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I would agree with you on that except when you look at the childhood obesity figures

That came from here Child Obesity :: Public Health England Obesity Knowledge and Intelligence team

Should the authorities ignore these figures or try to do something about it? I'm not saying the way they are going about it is right because some of the things we hear about is stupid like plastic cake. Would be better to have no cake at all than a plastic one.

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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.

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Not very practical though getting the girls on their knees every morning in registration, can you imagine the headlines in the local rag

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I can't!

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Well, it is too late to try and train you now.:)

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it depends what measurements they are taking to check whether a child is obese or not.
BMI(body mass index) is unreliable because it doesn't take into account that muscular children will weigh more, but that muscles burn calories where fat does not.
The problem of obesity is multifaceted and therefore a 'one size fits all approach' is never going to work.
Also it is wrong to be prescriptive about what parents should include in lunch boxes....it just alienates those who need help......and is counter productive.
It would be far better to give children education in the preparation of healthy food.......in my experience, children are always happy to eat something that they have made.

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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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What about Retlaw's cork? ;)

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Yes, that would work, but it isn't exactly training...more a mechanical obstruction......
One of Accyx's mouldy plums would do, but it would have to be bunged home tightly.

Tell me .......how did we get onto such a juvenile and lavatorial subject?