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- Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:50 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: The Morning After
- Replies: 87
- Views: 21425
Re: The Morning After
( I know, no news is good news...). Hopefully she will make contact soon :D I gave my son a stamped addressed envelope, and we got a letter today (probably the first and last letter!) Ah, back in the day we all had to sit down every Sunday morning after Chapel and write home. The content was typica...
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blue stars in Madonna's new film
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3192
Re: Old Blue stars in Madonna's new film
Still - We all know the American won the 2nd World War. Apparently, we weren't involved at all, according to them in most of their films on the subject ! Wrong - it was John Wayne who won WWII almost singlehanded with Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson and Clint Eastwood having walk-on parts. Think ...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Should I change my browser?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9245
Re: Should I change my browser?
Yes: that sounds about right for yousejintenej wrote:'avin erd abaht these fings oi gose up t'regent street and' shop there was no good - t' fings woodnt work and no elp frum starf. arl stoi wiv windersLongGone wrote:
Unless you have a Mac, then it defragments automatically for you.
- Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Should I change my browser?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 9245
Re: Should I change my browser?
After you have been using your computer for some time, files get fragmented when stored on your Hard Disc. I would suggest, clicking 'START' . then open 'ACCESSORIES' , then open 'SYSTEM TOOLS' , then open 'DISC FRAGMENTER' , and follow the instructions on the drop down menu. It might take some tim...
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:49 pm
- Forum: Parents - Past, Present & Future
- Topic: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
- Replies: 228
- Views: 58951
Re: sock ties and other miscellaneous queries
Is there evidence that the ‘new’ system is better for the students? Certainly in the 50s the first few days were tough, but I don’t remember separation being a major longterm issue. If anything the two? half day visits each term made things worse. I suppose there must be a tipping point, where...
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:31 pm
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Books studied in English
- Replies: 42
- Views: 21993
Re: Books studied in English
'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' was one of our set texts for Olevel, always loved this long poem. I could never understand this title given the definition: Rime: A white or milky and opaque granular deposit of ice formed by the rapid freezing of super-cooled water drops as they impinge upon an ex...
- Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Current reading matter
- Replies: 539
- Views: 105810
Re: Current reading matter
Stone's Fall by Iain Pears is a good read: if you read his first book (An Instance of the Fingerpost) you may get a slight deja vu.
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:07 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: New blog on Christ's Hospital
- Replies: 54
- Views: 17215
Re: New blog on Christ's Hospital
While the sample size is small, I am surprised by the apparent trend. It seems that under the old, pre-Seaman 19th Century model, bullying was relatively rare: under the more enlighten 70s-on regime, it has become more prevalent. I don't know if there have been published studies on this (not just at...
- Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: MP3 players - advice needed please!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4771
Re: MP3 players - advice needed please!
I only use a earphone in the non-traffic-side earenglishangel wrote:It's OK if you are running around CH but I would caution anyone who is not in a safe environment against running with headphones in. You can hear neither a pursuer (human or canine) nor traffic.
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: MP3 players - advice needed please!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4771
Re: MP3 players - advice needed please!
The iPod Shuffle has a 2GB capacity. If you need more, then the Nano comes in 8 and 16 GB versions. All can handle music, as well as podcasts and audiobooks.
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:31 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: New blog on Christ's Hospital
- Replies: 54
- Views: 17215
Re: New blog on Christ's Hospital
Pretty depressing: what time period were you there? It might be interesting to poll this forum to see if bullying has increased, decreased, or stayed the same over the last 50-60 years. My time was late 50s and I don't remember any systemic bullying of individuals, though there was a lot of low-leve...
- Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Hertford to Horsham
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10970
Re: Hertford to Horsham
"Alcohol.... available at Horsham, not available at Hertford!"
My God: in my day I am not sure whether alcohol or girls were the most sought after! To have both available would have been beyond our wildest imagination.
My God: in my day I am not sure whether alcohol or girls were the most sought after! To have both available would have been beyond our wildest imagination.
- Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Hertford to Horsham
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10970
Re: Hertford to Horsham
I apologize for apparently re-opening a sore topic. I was more interested in the reaction to moving to Horsham: what did you really miss, and what did you find to be a positive change?
- Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Hertford to Horsham
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10970
Hertford to Horsham
This has probably been done to death: I just haven't noticed it. The Hertford experience must have been very different that Horsham in many respects. For those who were in the transition: what struck you most forcefully (both good and bad)?
- Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Gentlemen vs Players
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1216
Gentlemen vs Players
Our local PGA event is being lead by a 19 year old amateur, who broke the course record. This got me to thinking about the Gentlemen vs Players matches when I was young. Are there still competitive amateur players in any of the major sports in the UK?