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by Otter
Wed Dec 17, 2025 9:25 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Senior Grecians
Replies: 27
Views: 23050

Re: Senior Grecians


21/22 Jin Samson (Middleton / Gr W)
22/23 Maddie Loveless (Barnes / Gr E)
23/24 Zaphaneth Puplampu (Middleton / Gr W)
24/25 Hoyeon Chang (Peele A / Gr W)
(Admin note - the school avoid sharing the names of current pupils online, hence have removed the current Senior Grecian from this list - JT ...
by Otter
Wed Dec 17, 2025 9:20 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: OLD BLUE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA?
Replies: 13
Views: 9739

Re: OLD BLUE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA?


Well, Newsom would get my vote as he seems to be one of the very few who actually stands up against the very undemocratic bully that is Trump.


Newsom is term-barred; he is ineligible to stand again.


what's the motive for a fake persona to come onto a minority forum and laud Hilton in such a ...
by Otter
Tue Dec 02, 2025 7:54 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: OLD BLUE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA?
Replies: 13
Views: 9739

Re: OLD BLUE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA?


The phrase Old Blue Governor of California brings to mind a nostalgic reflection on leadership and history. It could refer to a time when politics was more grounded in values, integrity, and connection with the people. “Old Blue” might symbolize wisdom, tradition, and loyalty—traits expected from ...
by Otter
Thu Feb 27, 2025 1:15 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Should I renew my UK passport?
Replies: 32
Views: 19497

Re: Should I renew my UK passport?



Another advantage of keeping your UK passport is that there is an agreement that Commonwealth countries allow all Commonwealth citizens to use their embassy in an emergency. E.g. a British person in an emergency situation in Burkina Faso, which has no UK embassy, can use the Indian, Canadian or ...
by Otter
Thu Feb 06, 2025 1:09 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Should I renew my UK passport?
Replies: 32
Views: 19497

Re: Should I renew my UK passport?


Just don't pull them out simultaneously at Border Control.


Dual UK-EU citizens (with the exception of dual UK-Irish) will soon have to do this, not at border control but at check-in and possibly at the gate during the final check.

Why? With ETIAS coming to effect in the EU+Schengen, and the ...
by Otter
Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Help at airports
Replies: 6
Views: 8706

Re: Help at airports


You’re right Fidesien to put a question mark after Ryan Air. Last Christmas my wife and I travelled to Dublin with them for a long weekend break. The flight was delayed by about four hours due to some mechanical problem. They gave us a voucher for a coffee and a snack at the café and I filled in a ...
by Otter
Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Should I renew my UK passport?
Replies: 32
Views: 19497

Re: Should I renew my UK passport?

To me it's a no-brainer to get another citizenship (especially an EU one) if you are eligible. So much more to it than queuing.

It's not about emotion, it's about retaining the legal rights that the 52% voted to take away. In this sense, nationality is not an emotional issue, it is a practical one ...
by Otter
Mon Oct 28, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Model Railway Club - stories/history
Replies: 2
Views: 5524

Re: Model Railway Club - stories/history

I remember in the mid-90s it was in a little garage between the Scout Hut and the CDT building, behind the Dining Hall. It was run by Revd Chris Robinson (husband of Elspeth Robinson of Food & Nut fame).

I remember the layout was inspired by Box Hill in the Downs - a few circuits around the outside ...
by Otter
Mon May 06, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Amelia White (in the Daily Mail) deplores her CH years
Replies: 28
Views: 151765

Re: Amelia White (in the Daily Mail) deplores her CH years

sejintenej wrote: Fri May 03, 2024 2:50 pm even the teachers can't do decent handwriting - we got the ruler on knuckles if we were messy.
Thankfully attitudes are not so primitive and violent nowadays.
by Otter
Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:40 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Bohemian rhapsody parody music video c.2000
Replies: 3
Views: 12557

Re: Bohemian rhapsody parody music video c.2000

This is the one you're looking for (you need to be a member of the "Old Blues" private Facebook group to view it).

https://www.facebook.com/chris.chapman. ... 7942042588

I'm not aware of it being available anywhere else online. Perhaps ask the person who posted it.
by Otter
Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: David Taplin (1939-2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 10955

David Taplin (1939-2022)

I have belatedly learned of the death of Professor David Taplin (CH 1950-57).

He was an engineer and professor who worked and taught in various countries around the world, before ultimately settling and retiring in Vancouver.

Our paths crossed professionally about 20 years ago and we stayed in ...
by Otter
Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Amelia White (in the Daily Mail) deplores her CH years
Replies: 28
Views: 151765

Re: Amelia White (in the Daily Mail) deplores her CH years


I was surprised by her calling it Christ’s , is that common usage? I would have expected CH or the full name. Of course the change may have been made by the paper.


I have heard this on several occasions, but not by current or former pupils or staff themselves. I've heard it said by people who ...