[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

We went to Wigan Pier for a trip once and they had a mock up of a Victorian Classroom and I swear apart from the Slates it was the same as ours. We even had them desks with the ink wells and flip up lids.

[foot-loose]

I had them as well.

The ink wells tended to get full of pencil sharpenings.

On a slightly related note - do they still use sawdust in primary school when someone vomits? It seemed to be the norm then but now I find it odd.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

haha I don't think so anymore. they used to give us a cup of tea and a biscuit if we fainted too.

[foot-loose]

There was a girl in my class that insisted on vomiting on practically a daily basis (i think she may have been ill). Then the janitor (or school mantinence technicians - wotever) would turn up and pour the sawdust all over it. It was a faily effective method when you think about it, but its a bit weird that they must have to order that from somewhere. Is it called "vomit sawdust for primary schools"? Do they get it from the same place you get jotters? Why was it called a jotter? As soon as you leave school, it becomes a notebook!

[Walter Sobchak]

Then the janitor (or school mantinence technicians - wotever)

lol, Oi! I don't do puke, Thats for the cleaners!

[Zoot]

I've never heard of Jotters outside of the Bash street Kids!

Wow, does anyone remember the bash street kids? I wonder if I can still name them all...

[foot-loose]

Whit?

You didn't have jotters? What did you write on?

[Yudster]

Plug. He's the only one I can remember.

[pjordan2000]

can never forget plug

[Zoot]

What about Fatty? And Danny? And Sidney? And Spotty? And Toots? Ithink they've got a black Kid in it too, politicaly correct and everything, not sure on his name though.

[DemonHorse]

Token?

[Zoot]

hehehe

[foot-loose]

I nearly gave him a name, but it was probably increadibly racist.

That is all...

[MK Chris]

Smiffy was one wasn't he? The incredibly thick one? I didn't read the Beano loads but I did get the obligatory annual every Christmas.

Buster ruled. Unfortunately not many agreed with me and it folded in 2000.

Also, we had jotters at school, also known as 'rough books'.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Roy of the Rovers was the best. God bless Melchester.

[timp]

To get back to this being a bar, has anyone got any nice drink concoctions like the one's earlier in the thread that I can try?

[Sidders]

25ml Cointreau, 25ml Galliano, 125ml Orange Juice, 50ml cream. Shake with ice, server in tall glass.

Also, a dash of grenadine in milk makes it taste like strawberry milk.

[foot-loose]

Place ice in a clean glass.
Add two shots of vodka.
Top up with Coca-cola (do not use draught or imitation brands. Best served chilled.)

[Quincy]

has anyone had any strawberry beer?

[Quincy]

i can confirm that

[foot-loose]

I tried pear cider the other night.

Its drinkable.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

has anyone had any strawberry beer?

You really are a proper southerner eh?

*burps*

[Boboff]

I tried pear cider the other night.

Its drinkable.

called perry, you were legally allowed to drink it at 12 until 2003

[Zoot]

I've tried chocolate ale before now, that wasn't so nice

[foot-loose]

called perry, you were legally allowed to drink it at 12 until 2003

But only if I was called Perry?