I really loved RHS because............
If I am to be completely honest, I hated the place, much of the time I was there.They say hindsight is 20/20 so looking back, there were some really great times spent with boys from diversified...
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Hi RodThe place did get under your skin didnt it. Here I am 35 years later still wanting to talk about it.The food was dire, I have never eaten a prune since, or pea doo. It took 25 years for me to...
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Hi Logan,What do they say about oak trees starting from little acorns?Something like: "great trees from little acorns grow."Hey, we have made a start and now we will gain momentum. You know, talking...
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Logan, your mentioning prunes reminds me to write that out here in Australia we have a prune advert on the box starring a RHS lad in full uniform. The narrative goes something like this;"I travel the...
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A chap in Blake whose name I forget but whose nickname was Morgue, (because he looked like an apprentice undertaker, nice bloke, his misfortune was to be sent to Blake. Anybody heard of him...
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Nothing wrong with prunes - I once had the juniors collaborate on my table and set the house record at 65 prunes. Don't think I managed much custard with that and given the time between red lights, it...
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There was a prune grower called Carter,by god he was a farter,he could fart any themefrom god save the queento Beethoven & Frank Sinatra.Boom Boom.
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I checked with the supplier their response is below. I note they have a new advert out now. Clearly they did not mind a bit of bullshit or perhaps they never bothered to check our "sailors" story. The...
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dkr thats brilliant stuff. Am I going daft I'm sure that there was a picture posted somewhere, but I cant find it, I thought nickoff had posted it.Regards on a cracking jobLogan
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DKr you amaze me ! I never dreamt, in my wildest dreams, to folllow it up further. As to the picture Logan, well sorry mate the old mind is playing tricks, unless of course someone has really...
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Prunes, Prunes, Prunes, Prunes, Prunes ...........Something has been bugging me about RHS PRUNES and it came to me in a flash, a moment ago !If I remember correctly, stewed prunes were served with...
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Rod! Spot on, Same in my era, remember I posted an article about an Irish boy who would eat a tin of vaseline.Well all the skins were passed down the table to him, he loved them.Yeuchhhhh Mickoff
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I lie,I hated the place, Ijoined in 1940 and Left in 1943. The house instructors were only too happy to leave the discipline to the so called PO Boys.and in so doing were allowing Bullying to go...
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Ron welcome to the board, I hear what you say, Pidler Pine was a twisted little b<stard, that nobody liked even, the other masters had no time for him, not that he wielded the cane, but he did...
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Welcome to the board Ron. It's good to be told the whole story. I'd guess things have changed an awful lot since you were at Holbrook, and I also guess it all depended upon which House you were given....
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Thanks Ron,for your honest post. I can relate to your experiences, although I always stayed clear of piddler Pine.Certainly there were badge boys who abused power, fortunately they were a small...
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There you go then Rod. An idea for your next poll:Spare the Rod and spoil the child ?Sorry, no pun intended, or on second thoughts, either meaning would do !
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