On 17/05/2021 13:26, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 17/05/2021 07:33, andyW wrote:
On 15/05/2021 07:42, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

it was the strap in my day...made in Fife ...

Made in Lochgelly. After the ban on hitting kids they diversified into
a more adult and consenting punishment market.

While at primary school I was belted a LOT by a belt-happy headmaster,
mostly for things that I was innocent of but he didn't care. It
instilled a deep suspicion of petty people in power.

Andy

1969 me and a pal got six of the bast for driving away from the school
at 3pm.......

I got 6 for being in the toilets when a fight broke out outside the
toilet and migrated inside.
I got 6 on the other hand for denying that I was involved.

I was scheduled for a further six the following week for commenting that
it was unfair to be belted when I did nothing. I was then asked if I
wanted belting every week until I admitted that I was involved so I
buckled and admitted that I was involved (even though I was not) and was
scheduled for an extra 6 the following week for lying.
He said that either I was lying about being involved or lying about not
being involved. Either was I was lying and deserved another six.

Nasty spiteful little tyrant of a man.

Andy