h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Z
I'd have to disagree

If it hadn't been for some good teachers pushing me I'd have left school with no qualifications and no desire to do anything.

That would be perfect training to be a minimum wage slave to be abused by the capitalist system.


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Hypatia

"My elementary/jr.high burned. My high school was torn down."

I thought you claimed you were never naughty

To lose one school is unfortunate ....

"...to lose two is downright careless."

I'm sorry. That was a terrible Oscar Wilde reference.

I guess I am the last to the forum this time.
I apologize for skipping the backlog.

FG
Agreed but it had to be said

Don't worry, it's nice to have you back Hati

Sorry for being controversial for no reason.

Hati

I'm sure Lil will grant you a backlog exemption.

I do hope so.

Glad you made it back, Hati

H went to a 'progressive' school where they learnt to read by assimulation, with labels stuck to things: 'wall', door', 'table' and so on. But it was all of no use to him as he discovered after leaving school that he was dyslexic. Reading is a slow process for him and only really began to enjoy it after he met me. Although he still can't quite appreciate the joy of a brand new, unopened book.

Because maths was explained using more normal traditional methods, he excelled at the subject. He can remember strings of IP addresses from many years ago, but it will take him days to complete a chapter in a book.

"I remember making a torture chamber out of lego after we visited the Tower of London"

Z. I still disagree. It is much harder to take a career break for education when one has financial commitments than you allow for. Mind you, the last time Z and I discussed this subject we ended up boring everyone else so much we went to a couple of sex shops.

Ben

Oh. SFAIK all my schools are still standing, though the tiny village school is now a private house.

Ben

Yes Ben, doesn't everyone go to sex shops when they're bored?

Trust me, the excitement wears off very quickly once you're in there

I am just a sweet innocent thing, me!

B

Yes Ben's never been in a sex shop. At all. Well apart from the ones I took her to.

And I'm Mary Poppins!

I *knew* that was going to simpost

Yes, I have too so!

Did I tell you about the sex shop in Sweden which had Jessica Rabbits in a lovely Easter Display with s and s and other fluffy things?

Mary Poppins, GD? Suits you sir!

B

Oh for heaven's sake. Even I have been to a sex shop.

Not that we have one in WC. You have to travel a fur piece to find one.