Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Spooky, John! I was thinking of that one only yesterday (before the gin-and-posting frenzy took hold...). We must be on the same e-mail joke circulation list. This one came some time ago from a friend in Brunei. Someone should invent a joke database connected to a spam filter so that we don't keep ...

shoz wrote:How do I get a copy of the Housey magazine? Is it available online?

I suggest you phone Ann Sartain at the Partnership office. The phone number should be on the association site, if not they will redirect you.

There should be an index to these but since I can't be bothered to trawl all the jokes, I will post this and if it a repeat, then I am sure JT will delete. When Charles DeGaulle decided to retire from public life, the American ambassador and his wife threw a gala dinner party in his honor. At the di...

I now consider myself almost bilingual in Spanish, having been in Latin America and Spain since 1970. When I started Spanish in 1970, I only had a few classes in Guatemala before being thrown in at the deep end as a teacher in Costa Rica. I discovered that I could get by with a combination of my bas...

I think there are a couple of band members I recall in the earlier photo. (Front row along with our illustrious 'Blue' Editor.) Also think Mullinar is the one and same person who was my Nurse-Maid in Prep B. I might be wrong on some of these but Mullinar probably was your Nurse Maid and is now work...

I see that I have been accused of being under the influence, and can only claim that had I been, I would have looked considerably better. Being dragged out into the English sun for a photo shoot was unexpected, especially as I am renowned for staying in the shade. Next time you see me like that, ple...

After all these years I can remember one lesson and the teacher who gave it with total clarity. It was chemistry, we were sitting on those high stools and the teacher was "Pop" Bevan , a rather scruffy man with drooping moustaches, who always looked tired. For months we had been going thr...

I well remember Cherniavsky - I had him for history for a while. He was promoted to Housemaster of BaB - shock of curly hair and somewhat distracted manner. I believe he is now deceased. Nice guy. Man you go back.... Chern was my Housemaster in Barnes B for the first year but was replaced by Chris ...

I recall films in Big School, not a bad selection; Bridge of the River Kwai, Dr Strangelove, The Horse's Mouth (Alec Guiness), The Rebel (Tony Hancock I think), Mon Oncle (Jacques Tati?) all run by Paddy Cullen on a back projector, i.e., it projected on to the back of the screen as opposed to the ci...

Precisely their concern, since they allege the name has been taken by others who are not of their persuasion.

I am sure that JT will get at least one honorary mention, along with the statistice of the most looked at subject matters, which will possibly help us refocus the magazine.
Does anyone have a better name for the Young Old Blues?

Wow! Yes, David - I do now recall the occasion tho' I guess it's at least 50 years since i last remembered it! I had a vague feeling that it might have been in Prep B Dayroom - but I expect you are right. He did all sorts of clever things with his lassoo and I remember trying them out for a year or...

Ta, muchly, Simon. I spent plenty of memorable time in Nigeria trying to sort out their default and in Brazil trying to sort out Nigeria's default and in London trying to sort out Brazil's default. Now if I had known it was you I'd have asked to be excused Lagos duty; that was even worse than CH. M...

I well remember Cherniavsky - I had him for history for a while. He was promoted to Housemaster of BaB - shock of curly hair and somewhat distracted manner. I believe he is now deceased. Nice guy. Man you go back.... Chern was my Housemaster in Barnes B for the first year but was replaced by Chris ...

Surely, when we get to 500 we should each put in 50p so that we can get Julian a large drink of his choice.