On Mon, 17 May 2021 16:31:30 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 17/05/2021 14:28, andyW wrote:
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
Now my first head master would have given me 6 just for being there, and
getting caught, guilty or not, and explained with a smile that 'it's for
all the other times I didn't catch you, then'.

Quite right!

And, it clearly never did you any harm.