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What do Robin Cook and Irn Bru have in common? They're both Scottish, orange and er, cold!

Doss: meaning to scive (or is that skive?), bunk off, mess about, not do much, divert attention from curricular activities. A 'doss lesson' would usual involve an easily side-tracked teacher (such as Smeggy O'Meara) or even better - no teacher at all. Does anyone recall the 15 minute rule - if the t...

Interesting trivia: A 'daddy longlegs' is also known as a 'harvestman' or 'crane fly'. A claim was banded around that they are extremely poisonous but harmless to humans because they are unable to bite through our skin. This is false! More than one type of critter is referred to as a "daddy lon...

Thanks for that GP! Maybe he ran away and hid when he realised his pants were missing....

The last I heard of Alex was about 4 years ago. He was working in a hotel. I hope he's alright.

If... is my absolute favourite film of all time. Did you know that it was filmed in both black & white and colour because they didn't have enough money for colour film? The one scene that's always puzzled me is after the CCF field day when the chaplain appears out of the drawer in the headmaster...

Freddie Mercury, Gianni Versace and Princess Diana have all just died and are waiting in heaven's VIP room, next to the pearly gates. Saint Peter walks in: 'I'm afraid I've some bad news,' he says, 'we're rather full at the moment so we only have room for one more celebrity. You'll all have to tell ...

A Welsh policeman receives an anonymous phone call, telling him that a local farmer has been 'up to no good' with one of his sheep. The policeman duly visits the farmer, who freely confesses to his crime, and so arrests him. On the journey back to the station the policeman cannot help but ask the fa...

Air Lingus flight 123 is approaching Heathrow:

PILOT: Dis is Air Lingus floight one, two, tree - permission to land please.

TOWER: This is Heathrow - please state your height and position AL 123.

PILOT: Oim five foot nine and oim sittin at the front of the plane!

Does anybody recall the infamous 'pink dust' ploy for catching thieves (or 'kleps' as we liked to call them) as used by Dr Maddren? Was it used in other houses? For those not in know this involved covering an item (cunningly planted by the housemaster) such as a chocolate bar, in pink dust. The dust...

I don't think you should go...

funnily enough as I was typing the words "he destroyed a monitor" I wondered if someone would be daft enough to make that joke...so congrats Dave...

Great Plum. Please ask your dad if he remembers shouting at three young boys one cold September afternoon about fifteen years ago to "GET OFF THAT CRICKET PITCH!!!" That's the last time I played hockey at the crease....

Fraser - do you remember putting an injured blackbird in a bag and killing it with my hockey stick? That incident scarred me for life... I have a vague recollection of that, doing my bit for humane treatment of injured animals! You'll be pleased to know I have not killed anything recently, I know j...

Sorry to hear that JR but what with rationing and everything they were probably worried you wouldn't have the energy to play both sports!!!