The school assembly
I think the intention was good, when the headmaster introduced the WWII veteram and survivor of the Japanese POW camp as a reminder that we must never forget the sacrifices made on our part. And the awed silence that fell upon us as he told his tale would certainly have stuck in the memory for a long long time, had it not been ended with the phrase 'Obviously, I still can't stand the Japanese, evil little people'

Which probably would have been bad enough and stunned us all to silence for a moment, but after the headmaster recovered his composure and asked us for questions, one of the sixth formers started an eloquent question about whether it was acceptable to dismiss an entire nationality on the basis of the behaviour of a select group of individuals a long time ago.

Our guest bluntly stated 'yes, and if it happened to you you would feel the same' and in a cowardly attempt not offend him, the headmaster long windedly and circuitously somehow managed to agree that yes, this was accetable. At which point, the usually quiet Nigel from my year stood up, pointed at the Jewish music teacher and yelled 'That's why I hate him for killing Christ'.

Conversation, assembly and all thoughts of Nigel as the harmless shy boy were killed stone dead.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 13 May 2011, 11:27, 6 replies)

This is absolutely ace. Go Nigel! Go Nigel!
*does Jerry Springer head-waggle*

It's good to see that you've made plans for Nigel.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 13 May 2011, 11:34, closed)

The boy's a star.
Do you know what became of him?
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Fri 13 May 2011, 12:03, closed)

Changed his name to Doctor Rowan Williams

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 13 May 2011, 12:12, closed)

Hahaha!
:D
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Fri 13 May 2011, 12:15, closed)

Nigel wins.
Click!
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Fri 13 May 2011, 16:13, closed)

magic
have a click
(AndySpanners not working too hard on, Tue 17 May 2011, 16:50, closed)