New Forum Section - Hertford Memories

[Alexandra Thrift]

I must explain that there is a post higher in the thread by "Guest" and that "Guest" is me and I must have omitted to log-on. However it is interesting to see that I can do that if I want and make a post kind of anonymous.

When I registered and gave my real name I didn't realise that that would count as my "user name".However it's not such a bad thing to post as "myself" and to not be afraid to take full responsibility for what I write. Why should I have to hide and indeed why should anybody?

Yes DR is a spinster unless she recently tied the knot aged ninety something!

I have to admire her incredible self-discipline, which I think she considered was part and parcel of her Christian faith ( disciple).

I could never be immaculately organised like this and in fact found the strict routine and predictability of life at Hertford profoundly depressing.The bell would toll at 7.00 every morning Dong dong dong, dong dong,dong dong.......etc and I would lie for 2 minutes ( before I got into trouble for not instantly leaping out of bed) and feel the oppressive day, that I knew every moment of already, stretching ahead like a terrible punishment, and all within the confines of that claustrophobic several acres,surrounded by a high brick wall with broken glass embedded along the top.

[englishangel]

I realised it was you Alex.

If you click on my name anywhere it is underlined it will take you to my profile where my full name is, and somewhere there you can also click to email me, on the left hand side.

[Alexandra Thrift]

...I will get around to reading the insructions on how to use this forum, I just haven't had time !

I will also email you; again no time at the moment and I would rather think about what I write.

I think I know who "euterpe" is .Lovely to hear from her. I was amused by her comment about how surprising it is that we didn't all become promiscuous, alcoholic drug-takers on leaving school !!! ( and will add no further comment )

Gotta go to bed. Lights out! and best wishes to you and all who post here.
( boys and Horsham girls WELCOME to post in this section as far as I'm concerned)

[Euterpe13]

I think I know who "euterpe" is .Lovely to hear from her. I was amused by her comment about how surprising it is that we didn't all become promiscuous, alcoholic drug-takers on leaving school !!! ( and will add no further comment )

Alex - as MV said, you only have to click on my name to verify identity - as to becoming "promiscuous... " - well, perhaps some of us did....but that is still covered by libel laws, so we won't go there!

Will just add that, apart from my leaving-day rebellion ( DR had a fit when she saw me!), the first 2 things I did when I left Hertfort were 1) to out to dinner with my Ma and get rat-arsed and 2) dye my hair bright red!
Only regret : I didnt send her a photo of either - but then she already thought that I was a " bad lot", so ...
cheers -
off to L'pool for the long week-end to visit my lovely daughter -
B

[J.R.]

STRICTLY SINGLE House-mistresses administering to girls in a 'girls-only' school.

STRICTLY SINGLE priests administering to poor women about birth control and sin.

Sounds like a marvelous topic for conversation, ladies !

[Euterpe13]

J.R., my lad , you have no idea where those conversations could go !...
give us lot a crate of booze and watch us .... one unmentioned so-far offshoot was the incredible amount of filthy jokes that went around - there were some I still cannot bring myself to repeat in mix company...

We also became past-masters at wearing make-up without it actually looking as though we were - merely "enhanced" , although I can still remember one poor girl having her face scrubbed with a handkerchief by Fanny on return from Long Sat because she looked too healthy for honesty - turned out that she really was just a nice colour....

Ah, the joys of boarding school in the days of Mary Whitehouse..
B

[J.R.]

I won't do the joke about the girls school dormitory and time for 'lights-out', then ! Though originally, I think it was a convent dormitory !

[DavebytheSea]

Not an intrusion. if you read all of Euterpe's note you would have ssen that we are friendly, thoughtful and broad-minded.

We comment on your psots, so why shouldn't you send us messages. The more the merrier I say.

Well I am sorry you feel it necessary to comment on our spots; I have to say that most of us should have outgrown them by now. I, for one, would never dream of saying rude things about your pubescent problems, girls.

However, it is mentioned elsewhere on this thread that being cabined, cribbed, confined behind the Hertford walls, may have turned you all into raging nymphomaniacs. I wonder if that condition too has been outgrown .....? Perhaps you could let us mere males who trespass thus upon your thread know a little more ............................??

[Mid A 15]

Euterpe 13,

I'm pleased to read that you have Nick's photos. Did you have any success with the Thornton B Association?

[englishangel]

J.R., my lad , you have no idea where those conversations could go !...
give us lot a crate of booze and watch us .... one unmentioned so-far offshoot was the incredible amount of filthy jokes that went around - there were some I still cannot bring myself to repeat in mix company...

We also became past-masters at wearing make-up without it actually looking as though we were - merely "enhanced" , although I can still remember one poor girl having her face scrubbed with a handkerchief by Fanny on return from Long Sat because she looked too healthy for honesty - turned out that she really was just a nice colour....

Ah, the joys of boarding school in the days of Mary Whitehouse..
B

Euterpe was 2 years above me and in the same house. I rmember those jokes from my very first night in the dorm, especially the one about the ATR which would make any male go pale and cross his legs. (That was 40 years ago, )

And Dave, I meants posts, not spots.

[J.R.]

J.R., my lad , you have no idea where those conversations could go !...
give us lot a crate of booze and watch us .... one unmentioned so-far offshoot was the incredible amount of filthy jokes that went around - there were some I still cannot bring myself to repeat in mix company...

We also became past-masters at wearing make-up without it actually looking as though we were - merely "enhanced" , although I can still remember one poor girl having her face scrubbed with a handkerchief by Fanny on return from Long Sat because she looked too healthy for honesty - turned out that she really was just a nice colour....

Ah, the joys of boarding school in the days of Mary Whitehouse..
B

Euterpe was 2 years above me and in the same house. I rmember those jokes from my very first night in the dorm, especially the one about the ATR which would make any male go pale and cross his legs. (That was 40 years ago, )

And Dave, I meants posts, not spots.

ATR ???

Perhaps a PM might be in order.

Off with 'Er Indoors to sample a jar in Horsham with the illustrious Mr Ruck, (or Wuck, as the Chinese call him !)

[Richard Ruck]

I rmember those jokes from my very first night in the dorm, especially the one about the ATR which would make any male go pale and cross his legs. (That was 40 years ago, )

Why not try us? There's a very nice 'jokes' thread which could do with a few additions.

Go on, you know you want to......

[J.R.]

I rmember those jokes from my very first night in the dorm, especially the one about the ATR which would make any male go pale and cross his legs. (That was 40 years ago, )

Why not try us? There's a very nice 'jokes' thread which could do with a few additions.

Go on, you know you want to......

Do you know something I don't ?????

[DavebytheSea]

And Dave, I meants posts, not spots.

Ah! I see. A silly mistake.

[J.R.]

And Dave, I meants posts, not spots.

Ah! I see. A silly mistake.

... and a rather apt anagram !