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1. Pat Condell: Anthology DVD available now!

Comment #172469 by General Friit on April 29, 2008 at 3:31 pm

I stumbled across Pat's vid's on Youtube and now have him favourited on my Youtube account. Well worth a look.

General Fritt.

Is favourited a word?

2. Mount Vernon schools to hire investigator in Bible case

Comment #169672 by General Friit on April 26, 2008 at 2:13 pm

Burnt with an electric cross? You lucky bastards they must think the sun shines out your arse!

Corporal punishment was only banned in Scottish schools around 20 years ago. This consisted of a piece of stiff leather, 2 foot in length about a quarter of inch thick, with 2 to 3 thongs at the busines end and was refered to as the strap, belt or tawse. Punishment was adminstered across your outstreched hand,for brawling, talking in class, not knowing your times table,teacher was in a bad mood that day,generally anything. Try telling that to the kids today and they won't believe you. Apparently kids in England got caned, but they are a soft lot.

Seriously though, several kids are branded and nothing happens at that point. I'd be down to the school with the cops in tow if my kid came home branded.

Friit

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