Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

gemmygemmerson wrote: just say that I got an offer from Oxford if anyone cares, not that many people probably do, but hey..

We all care about you Gemma, you only have to read the 87 pages of this (your) thread to see that...
Congratulations, i'm so pleased for you...
John.

Alan P5age wrote: No Christmas bonus this year, then.

You have to wonder 'Who would think of typing that in the first place?'

Type Harare Dictator into Google Maps.
Hmmm - looks like Google don't like him too.

A very useful list of free software URLs here:

http://www.pprune.org/computer-internet ... tware.html

(Why buy MS Office when you can have Open Office for free and IMO better, for home use, than Office 2007)

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michael scuffil wrote:Was this the Sam Sargeant who was a long-time hall warden and is visible here http://www.chforum.info/pictures/brianl ... l-1952.jpg ?

Ah, that is the Sargeant that I remember...

Neill, I don't remember 'Old Dido' but Mr Sergeant was there in my time - I think!!
It is only in recent years that I am told that Mr McConnell (BaB House Master circa 1949 - 52) had been a prisoner of the Japanese in the war.
John

John, How could you accuse me of making it up? This extract is, as I am sure you will appreciate, taken straight from "The Miller's Tale." :shock: The 'rude-one' if memory serves from Horsham days ! If you dropped the books on the floor they always seemed to fall open at the page where he...

Sorry if this has been on before but I just love it....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6JvHwqDUA

John.

That's a good one Neill.... I remember the Morris tube .22 rifles they had at CH and the 25 yard .303 range in the woods (somewhere). John Down in 'The Lag' , next to the CCF assault course. Ah, Yes.... across a stream... I think!! I am impressed with how some posters memories are much better than ...

A little Story --- We were on our first Weapons instruction on the 25yds Rang.22s in a morris tube No 4 Rifle. The Sergeant demonstrates with 5 Rounds, in a Group of about 2 inches. Neill has School Shooting Colours, .22 and 303.-- so he produces a Group --- all cutting, in the bull. Sergeant : &qu...

Needless to say after that, there was the normal larking about but whenever it got out of hand and I threatened punishments, it all stopped. Never had another problem all year. John, see what todays youth are missing.... discipline and respect... For some reason I don't remember the settles, certai...

englishangel wrote:erm...I've already said that.

erm... Not in this thread... and I had not read the other thread.

Sallz wrote:< the time is an hour ahead on the current time display.

If it is the 'Forum' time you are writing about then you need to reset the time in your 'User Control Panel'.
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John...

President Bush was sitting at his desk during a meeting ,when one of his secretaries came in and told him that 3 Brazilian troops died while on a convoy in Iraq. A few seconds later President Bush leaned over to the Secretary of defense and asked...."How many is a Brazilian?"