When I was at school, I was once beaten by a prefect for reading a book on Czech history at a football match...back in 1960, screaming "Come on, Sutton!" at a bunch of grunting, muddied idiots in blue, black and white shirts was deemed more important than the 1948 defenestration of Jan Masaryk in Prague. A prefect later lashed me with a cane on the orders of a spectacularly cruel housemaster whose unwillingness to prevent the most vicious beatings almost equalled his love of soccer and rugby football.
Lordy, not only did you risk being unpopular at public school as a nerd, but apparently you also risked getting beaten!
Spanking fetish aside, I have to say I'm glad my rather strong nerdy tendencies in high school only cost me momentary embarrassement from time to time.
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Hi, Natty :-)
Of course, there are some folks who hate Fisk so much that they'd positive relish this account...!
Interesting to see that he was quite contrary, even at such a young age. His other (totally vanilla!) article in yesterday's Indie was fantastic, BTW, if you get a chance to read it...
Of course, there are some folks who hate Fisk so much that they'd positive relish this account...!
He he...so true. And it is funny how he was such a contrarian even as a wee lad.
Oh, and regarding Fisk's article on Saturday, check out this post on my non-kink blog.
I'm so nerdy, I started saving all of Fisk's articles this summer during the Israel-Lebanon. You know, my own rough draft of whatever book he'll come out with in the next couple of years. ;)
The fact that you got beaten at public school for showing a modicum of intelligence perhaps explains Britain's politicians!! :)
Alex
LOL! Too true, Alex.
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