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

used the quote many times myself

without government help

I thought you got edjukatid by the Government!

one or two school teachers triedI accepted the basics off them, but they just couldn't reach MY level

Two gud fur'em, eh?

oh yus!1 joinery teacher(a softy)co's I used to get "picked" on, I sat on his desk and said I ain't moving until I can make a clubguess who walked out of the joinery class with a club and 2ins nail stuck in it

You're kidding me!

true! 1st year at secondaryonly got half way down the corridor with it though

I wonder what happened to it

there were 3 fives courts at the top end of the playground and "tradition" 1st yrs were put over and their arse's were belted by the top years, some brutally, a good mate from junior took the roll of my protector, hence I didn't have mine whacked, he took a lot of punishment that daypart for me! so the first lesson in joinery, was defence

we lost contact after about 5 years of leaving school, I often think where ? etc he is

Hopefully, he's happily married and protecting his family

dunno ? alive and I never knew any of his relatives, so couldn't get info, at junior school, we were that close a mates, we shared the best looking girlfriend in our year

Have you never tried to trace him?

no, it was 65' when we left school and by 70', they had moved house, but how can I put iteasy! a big bro at secondary school, stood up for me many a time(as I can remember)

You keep those wonderful memories.. They are special

true!

the girl in question, I still see in town, she is married to a friend from ex local, but she is wheelchair bound, has been for a few yearswe always stop and natter

She must have been a lovely girl

our year, all the lads ed over her and each time try any tried to "chat" her up, she shook them off and came to me and my mateI was chuffed, co's he was "normal"and good looking

good effort. Even if it was just by doing... nothing... You know what i mean