| One
of the most eagerly sought after features
in the annual Prescotian Magazine was the
assorted 'sayings' aka 'gaffes' by the
teaching staff over the previous year!
This page is dedicated to the wit and
wonder of those times and any
ex-Prescotians who have more to offer,
then send them in asap! |
| "Mr. Middlehurst is
tied up in the book-room." H.T. |
| "Tomorrow we are
going to assess Pitt." M.H |
| "So next time
you're in here,you'll be next door."
V.S. |
| "All of you
standing may go, the rest of you sit
down." H.T. (again) |
| "Put the address in
the left right-hand corner." A.H. |
| "You don't come to
school to think." C.M. |
| "Don't hide
Storrow, I'll think of your name in a
moment." D.R. |
| "Boys shall wear
woollen scarves and nothing else."
J.C.S.W. |
| "Mr.Middlehurst is
tied up in the bookroom". H.T |
| Des Roberts (directing
school play Semi-Detached) "At this
pointer a titter will run round the
auditorium" ... schoolboy sniggers
from us ... "and after we've thrown
him out..." |
| "Don't play it, and
see if I can hear it." E.F.K. |
| "There are no
exceptions to this, except...." A.H. |
| "That's as good as
it gets...... Ah! That's better!"
M.H. |
| "I am an adult now,
and I am enjoying the pleasures of
adultery!". C.M. |
| "I'd rather order
too few than not enough." A.B. |
| "It's School
photograph on Monday, and you must have
your shirts and haircuts with you."
R.T. |
| "These Zulus would
often run over 40 miles in a day....
incredible feat." M.H. |
| "When ice
freezes..." A.H. |
| "All of you
standing may go, the rest of you sit
down." H.T. |
| "If I went to one
of those nude theatres, I'd soon show
them the meaning of audience
participation." D.R. |
| "So next time
you're in here, you'll be next
door." V.S. |
| "The River Nile is
3000 miles long. Just a minute
while I measure it with my ruler" D.S. |
| Charlie Middlehurst:
Windle, to what end does one play
football? Paul Windle: Well, it depends
what side you are on, Sir. |
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