Older Than Dirt

[Pusser]

what about inkwells and firing ink soaked pellets of blotting paper with your 12 inch wooden ruler (which often resulted in a passing aquaintance with a big leather strap)

[DavidG]

what about inkwells and firing ink soaked pellets of blotting paper with your 12 inch wooden ruler

Twasn't me. I would never fire one at the board when the teacher was writing on it .........






Wern't the blue fingers a bit of a giveaway

[Barry_White]

And what about dipping the girls pig tails that sits in front of you in the ink well.

[bookend]

Similar to woodbe although I'm a bit younger, what about being able to buy a lolly at the local deli for 1 cent and for 10c being able to buy a heap of lollies from a row of shelves (take your choice) and have the deli worker reach into the lolly boxes with BARE HANDS to dump them into a paper bag?

[astrid]

Heres some us girls might remember.
dress nets on ladies bikes.
Non sexy suspenders for winter school stockings.
sanitary belts
different pay rates for women workers.
make up and jewellery prohibited at work.
the boss always being male
separate playgrounds for boys and girls
having compulsory cooking and sewing lessons in second form.
(boys had woodwork and metalwork)
all girls leaving the class for their mothercaft lesson second form.
Having to get parents permission for the pill (age 18)
having to clean your brothers bedroom
boys throwing dead cats at packs of girl cyclists.
eldest son inhereting the lot.
Male teacher being able to cane girls (and boys)
but for some reason we coped it on the back of legs not hand
hair ribbons, alice bands.
senior mistress giving instructions in " keeping ourselves nice"
sexually active girls refered to as sluts.
"fault" devorce laws
having to get husands permission for abortion, regardless of the reason.
Ruler test for skirt length at school.
Sex sepparated sport and not being taught cricket or football or soccer.

Im glad for my daughter

Astrid

[MICKYG]

Hi all, this must be the exercising the grey matter thread. Sadly I can remember 98% of it all.
I believe it is good to stop and smell the roses once again. It is a good read for the over the hill
like myself members. LOL. enjoy your New Year where ever you are.


Regards Mike