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And five years later people travelled on the London Underground to see the last public hanging in the UK.
To save the age-baiters, I wasn't one of them. Anybody who suggests otherwise will be reported to the shadowy vigilante groups who 'investigate' this sort of thing.
And five years later people travelled on the London Underground to see the last public hanging in the UK.
To save the age-baiters, I wasn't one of them. Anybody who suggests otherwise will be reported to the shadowy vigilante groups who 'investigate' this sort of thing.
The fact that you didn't agree with this whole new-fangled 'horseless carriage' thing for a long while is the main reason you didn't go.
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I'm one of the people who was blamed for getting Paul Cook sacked. PM for the full post.
I hated Latin at school. Teacher was an odd boy who smelt of mothballs and caned me for throwing a snowball through the Master’s Common Room window. Because the Headmaster smoked a pipe, they used to leave it open a few inches at the top to let some fresh air in. Show some mercy ffs.
I hated Latin at school. Teacher was an odd boy who smelt of mothballs and caned me for throwing a snowball through the Master’s Common Room window. Because the Headmaster smoked a pipe, they used to leave it open a few inches at the top to let some fresh air in. Show some mercy ffs.
Our Latin teacher was 'Pup' Eaglesham. Why that was his nickname nobody knew.
We also had a maths teacher who'd been years called Mr McLaughlin. He was nicknamed Tick Tock. Again nobody knew why. Then, some years ago, I saw the film based on the true story of the racehorse Seabiscuit. That film featured a racing commentator 'Tick Tock' McLaughlin. I thought the mystery was solved.
Then, a couple of years ago, I found out that the racing commentator was an entirely fictional character....
Our Latin teacher was 'Pup' Eaglesham. Why that was his nickname nobody knew.
We also had a maths teacher who'd been years called Mr McLaughlin. He was nicknamed Tick Tock. Again nobody knew why. Then, some years ago, I saw the film based on the true story of the racehorse Seabiscuit. That film featured a racing commentator 'Tick Tock' McLaughlin. I thought the mystery was solved.
Then, a couple of years ago, I found out that the racing commentator was an entirely fictional character....
If you pronounce McLaughlin with a heavy accent it sound like 'My Clock Lin"
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