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My nicknames all derived from my real name, R obin Over . I am still known as Rover by more people than know me as Robin. (Mr R Over according to my bank card). Clover, lover, fell, turn, and numerous other variations on the theme were heard over the years but almost all fell into disuse after some ...

Did you ever get ordered to ben dover? Regularly! I had many nicknames based on my name R obin Over (Mr R Over according to my bank card) as well as being a bit of a naughty boy and a regular target for thrashing by a large bunch of the teaching staff I was also unlucky enough to be in school ...

Stuart, how can you forget Happy? Best wishes dear Fisher! Also to you Stu, Luke, Ju and all the rest of you. Pass my love to mz Duncan and the belle of Bognor if any of you are in touch. Much love, Robin "Rover" "Dover" Over

My best friend for most of my 5 year stretch. Sadly not heard from Chaz since I left. Would love to catch up with him. I spent many great weeks in Wimbledon with Chaz, Sophie and Zoe during holidays.

On the off topic subject of ale I can confirm Old Speckled Hen is still produced by Greene King under the name Morlands and is available regularly, served on the wood (as all good real ale should be) in my pub "The North Star" in Steventon, Oxfordshire. Any OB who makes themselves known there is ...

My only experience of corporal punishment was 6 whacks with a Dunlop Greenflash trainer, delivered by my junior housemaster Bob Sillett, for being overheard saying "It's not f**king funny". I was commenting on someone else who Bob had just "slippered", when someone was laughing at him and thinking ...

J.R. wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:41 am In the Prep houses in my day, Matron was Miss Haigh. On reflection now, she seemed quite young for the post.

In my day we still had Miss Haigh as matron, well past retirement age like Sister B (Sister Betsy Payne) who ran the Sicker into her senior years