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Title: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Dingdell on November 09, 2009, 05:13:47 PM It's not often I've found myself saying 'I never thought when I learnt that at school it would ever come in useful' but recently I used something I'd learnt in needlework of all things to help at work when I was learning to do threading of eyebrows.
What is the most useful thing you have ever learnt at school and why? Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: cia260895 on November 09, 2009, 05:16:51 PM tying shoelaces ftw
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: G1BTW on November 09, 2009, 05:22:12 PM French. Helped a ton with work, got relatives that are french. I'm probably pretty crap at it by most standards but peeps half understand me and I get by.
[ ] Latin. Yer that was dead useful ::) Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: AndrewT on November 09, 2009, 05:29:07 PM I learned that my married Geography teacher was having an affair with one of the English teachers.
That proved very useful the time he tried to give me a detention. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Laxie on November 09, 2009, 06:07:56 PM How to avoid slimy drunk guys has come in handy throughout the years. Had a math teacher to thank for that one.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Claw75 on November 09, 2009, 06:10:57 PM I'd probably say reading and writing!
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: EvilPie on November 09, 2009, 06:12:31 PM I'd probably say reading and writing! Pretty much this tbh. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: gatso on November 09, 2009, 06:13:49 PM I'd probably say reading and writing! Pretty much this tbh. err, did you not know how to do that before you went to school? Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Claw75 on November 09, 2009, 06:15:40 PM I'd probably say reading and writing! Pretty much this tbh. err, did you not know how to do that before you went to school? dunno - my mum reckons I could read when I was 2, but I think she's probs just exaggerating. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Longy on November 09, 2009, 06:17:22 PM 6bet bluffing and reverse implied odds.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: gatso on November 09, 2009, 06:18:15 PM well I know I could r&w before school. assume most are the same aren't they?
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Claw75 on November 09, 2009, 06:19:17 PM well I know I could r&w before school. assume most are the same aren't they? Hannah couldn't - she could just about write letters and her name, but couldn't really read anything. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Colchester Kev on November 09, 2009, 06:20:45 PM To hide my cigs well enough that the teachers couldn't find them and nick them off me.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Claw75 on November 09, 2009, 06:22:42 PM To hide my cigs well enough that the teachers couldn't find them and nick them off me. lol. I remember we used to cram about 6 of us in the far cubicle in the bogs and all spark up - must have been a massive cloud of smoke and would have stunk, but we never got done. Only time I got caught was outside ffs! My dad gave me a bollocking for getting caught and said he thought I was more clever than that. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: gatso on November 09, 2009, 06:23:39 PM maybe I was bright for my age. obv didn't last long
I think the most useful thing I learnt was how to get away with doing stuff I shouldn't be doing. this has helped me more than any other individual skill in my life so far Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: doubleup on November 09, 2009, 06:30:22 PM I learned that my married Geography teacher was having an affair with one of the English teachers. That proved very useful the time he tried to give me a detention. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZgwNutwK0Y Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: G1BTW on November 09, 2009, 07:28:20 PM maybe I was bright for my age. obv didn't last long I think the most useful thing I learnt was how to get away with doing stuff I shouldn't be doing. this has helped me more than any other individual skill in my life so far ban please. Must be up to something. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: thetank on November 09, 2009, 07:31:57 PM Concentration, logical thinking, independant desicion making, objectivity and the fact that with rights come responsibilities were all candidates.
Most useful thing I learned was that offence sells tickets and defence wins championships. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: The-Crow on November 09, 2009, 07:46:42 PM I learnt to play 3 card brag between lessons ;djinn;
and at lunch break we helped each other repair our motorbikes ;topofclass; At 16 I ran the school tuck shop, and we ate all the damaged goods, unfit to sell, like crisps, dented coke cans, and half melted ice-cream. :dontask: We had an lot of damaged goods, lol, :)up Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Claw75 on November 09, 2009, 10:37:18 PM At 16 I ran the school tuck shop is that like a buttery? Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Simon Galloway on November 10, 2009, 09:21:04 AM I also ran the tuck shop! Wtf were they thinking? It would be like asking the Rolling Stones to look after your pub for you whilst you went on holiday.
Here's what I learned at school: A fortnight of hard cramming>>>working all year. Thanks to Friends Reunited 20 years later, 3 of the girls I would love to have doinked were actually quite amenable to the idea - shame I didn't ask. FML. A little bit of highly personal material can comfortably cover up otherwise inadequate essays. Opening a (shaken) can of coke up in a girl's face isn't the best way to get to stage 2. School dinner tickets can be traded significantly below face value. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Dingdell on November 10, 2009, 11:10:33 AM I also ran the tuck shop! Wtf were they thinking? It would be like asking the Rolling Stones to look after your pub for you whilst you went on holiday. Here's what I learned at school: A fortnight of hard cramming>>>working all year. Thanks to Friends Reunited 20 years later, 3 of the girls I would love to have doinked were actually quite amenable to the idea - shame I didn't ask. FML. A little bit of highly personal material can comfortably cover up otherwise inadequate essays. Opening a (shaken) can of coke up in a girl's face isn't the best way to get to stage 2. School dinner tickets can be traded significantly below face value. Are you sure we weren't separated at birth? That sort of sums up my education too. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Acidmouse on November 10, 2009, 11:25:58 AM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: rex008 on November 10, 2009, 02:20:52 PM F = ma
But then I did go to an all-boys school. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: The_nun on November 10, 2009, 02:24:38 PM To pad my knickers with loo roll b4 going into to see pervy Mr jones who like to give the whip.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: relaedgc on November 10, 2009, 02:31:04 PM Reading and writing. While it's obviously a skill that you develop before your start school, I don't think there's any doubt you really make any serious progress until you're in full time education. I've always felt that if you can read and write, then there's simply no object to whatever you wish to learn.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Cf on November 10, 2009, 02:31:38 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: cia260895 on November 10, 2009, 02:32:50 PM To hide my cigs well enough that the teachers couldn't find them and nick them off me. this was easy.we always got captured by the spiral staircase and when the teachers told us to empty our pockets i would always pull out a fiver and get told to pick it up quickly b4 it blew away ...worked every time..Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: cia260895 on November 10, 2009, 02:34:18 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Scottish Dave on November 10, 2009, 02:46:53 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's i left school 11 years ago now, and it was £1 coins wee used, sometimes there were 15-20 playing, and if came 1st, you were onto around £10 right away if lucky. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: kinboshi on November 10, 2009, 02:56:27 PM F = ma But then I did go to an all-boys school. This needs more love imo. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: AndrewT on November 10, 2009, 03:00:46 PM Reading and writing. While it's obviously a skill that you develop before your start school, I don't think there's any doubt you really make any serious progress until you're in full time education. I've always felt that if you can read and write, then there's simply no object to whatever you wish to learn. From an educational point of view, I learned very very little at school until my A-levels. I could read, write and do basic maths before school, which is more than some kids I knew could do when they left school at 16. Being in the same class as these guys meant going at their speed until we started getting split into groups by ability. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: AndrewT on November 10, 2009, 03:01:16 PM F = ma But then I did go to an all-boys school. This needs more love imo. He went to an all-boys school - he probably had more love than he could handle. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: cia260895 on November 10, 2009, 03:05:59 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's i left school 11 years ago now, and it was £1 coins wee used, sometimes there were 15-20 playing, and if came 1st, you were onto around £10 right away if lucky. lol we still had £1 notes ouch Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: gatso on November 10, 2009, 03:07:13 PM so is it just me and andrewt that could read and write (and do maths) properly before school?
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Jon MW on November 10, 2009, 03:09:05 PM ... I could read, write and do basic maths before school, which is more than some kids I knew could do when they left school at 16. Being in the same class as these guys meant going at their speed until we started getting split into groups by ability. When I did teacher training I taught in a school which had mixed ability classes (including maths) up to and including GCSE's. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: DaveShoelace on November 10, 2009, 03:10:36 PM It was someone in my class that first explained to me what wanking was.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: AndrewT on November 10, 2009, 03:15:46 PM It was someone in my class that first explained to me what wanking was. I assume that teacher got sacked for that. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Cf on November 10, 2009, 03:28:07 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: thetank on November 10, 2009, 03:38:16 PM What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? This Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: relaedgc on November 10, 2009, 03:39:16 PM Reading and writing. While it's obviously a skill that you develop before your start school, I don't think there's any doubt you really make any serious progress until you're in full time education. I've always felt that if you can read and write, then there's simply no object to whatever you wish to learn. From an educational point of view, I learned very very little at school until my A-levels. I could read, write and do basic maths before school, which is more than some kids I knew could do when they left school at 16. Being in the same class as these guys meant going at their speed until we started getting split into groups by ability. My reading age was well ahead of the rest of my peers, but I wouldn't dream of saying that I didn't learn anything while at school. I can certainly remember writing lessons, for some reason, because I had a handwriting issue that I managed to perfect with special lessons. I do recall that my spelling ability was far superior to most of my age, but again, I don't think I could discount school from 5-16 as completely worthless. I suppose it depends on what context you refer to, I've certainly forgotten most of the subject matter but I don't think there's any substitution for the social environment that you're in. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: AndrewT on November 10, 2009, 03:56:10 PM Reading and writing. While it's obviously a skill that you develop before your start school, I don't think there's any doubt you really make any serious progress until you're in full time education. I've always felt that if you can read and write, then there's simply no object to whatever you wish to learn. From an educational point of view, I learned very very little at school until my A-levels. I could read, write and do basic maths before school, which is more than some kids I knew could do when they left school at 16. Being in the same class as these guys meant going at their speed until we started getting split into groups by ability. My reading age was well ahead of the rest of my peers, but I wouldn't dream of saying that I didn't learn anything while at school. I can certainly remember writing lessons, for some reason, because I had a handwriting issue that I managed to perfect with special lessons. I do recall that my spelling ability was far superior to most of my age, but again, I don't think I could discount school from 5-16 as completely worthless. I suppose it depends on what context you refer to, I've certainly forgotten most of the subject matter but I don't think there's any substitution for the social environment that you're in. Yeah, I'm talking academically. I used to read encyclopedias at home so 'learned stuff' from them. Admittedly things like algebra were new to me at school, but two years later when there are still kids in your class who ask 'what does x mean?' you're not going to be able to learn too much new till these guys get pooled into their own class. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Longy on November 10, 2009, 03:59:40 PM I can't believe you weren't put in sets for GCSE's that is so ridic. I am not aware of any schools that don't put kids into sets for GCSE and the majority set them as soon as they get into secondary school based on SATS results.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Colchester Kev on November 10, 2009, 04:04:47 PM To hide my cigs well enough that the teachers couldn't find them and nick them off me. this was easy.we always got captured by the spiral staircase and when the teachers told us to empty our pockets i would always pull out a fiver and get told to pick it up quickly b4 it blew away ...worked every time..I graduated to chief cig seller at my high school, even the teachers bought singles from me when they had none left :) Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Simon Galloway on November 10, 2009, 04:06:42 PM I can't believe you weren't put in sets for GCSE's that is so ridic. I am not aware of any schools that don't put kids into sets for GCSE and the majority set them as soon as they get into secondary school based on SATS results. GCSE? SATS? O levels ftw. No coursework, just read this book and see you in June. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: kinboshi on November 10, 2009, 04:22:58 PM so is it just me and andrewt that could read and write (and do maths) properly before school? Nope I could read and write before I went to school. Can't remember about the maths bit though. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: relaedgc on November 10, 2009, 04:24:50 PM Reading and writing. While it's obviously a skill that you develop before your start school, I don't think there's any doubt you really make any serious progress until you're in full time education. I've always felt that if you can read and write, then there's simply no object to whatever you wish to learn. From an educational point of view, I learned very very little at school until my A-levels. I could read, write and do basic maths before school, which is more than some kids I knew could do when they left school at 16. Being in the same class as these guys meant going at their speed until we started getting split into groups by ability. My reading age was well ahead of the rest of my peers, but I wouldn't dream of saying that I didn't learn anything while at school. I can certainly remember writing lessons, for some reason, because I had a handwriting issue that I managed to perfect with special lessons. I do recall that my spelling ability was far superior to most of my age, but again, I don't think I could discount school from 5-16 as completely worthless. I suppose it depends on what context you refer to, I've certainly forgotten most of the subject matter but I don't think there's any substitution for the social environment that you're in. Yeah, I'm talking academically. I used to read encyclopedias at home so 'learned stuff' from them. Admittedly things like algebra were new to me at school, but two years later when there are still kids in your class who ask 'what does x mean?' you're not going to be able to learn too much new till these guys get pooled into their own class. Fair point, and I can't argue with that. Such is our education system. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: pokefast on November 10, 2009, 04:25:44 PM Learnt to play snooker.
Made a decent living for a school boy!. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Scottish Dave on November 10, 2009, 04:35:11 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Cf on November 10, 2009, 04:36:09 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly Ah right. That makes sense. We just said whoever was closest gets the lot :) Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Colchester Kev on November 10, 2009, 04:36:37 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly LOL a nits version of the game ... closest scoops ffs !! Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Scottish Dave on November 10, 2009, 04:56:20 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly LOL a nits version of the game ... closest scoops ffs !! this is the lazy version, for future Fat Blokes :P Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: kinboshi on November 10, 2009, 05:11:12 PM Reading and writing. While it's obviously a skill that you develop before your start school, I don't think there's any doubt you really make any serious progress until you're in full time education. I've always felt that if you can read and write, then there's simply no object to whatever you wish to learn. From an educational point of view, I learned very very little at school until my A-levels. I could read, write and do basic maths before school, which is more than some kids I knew could do when they left school at 16. Being in the same class as these guys meant going at their speed until we started getting split into groups by ability. My reading age was well ahead of the rest of my peers, but I wouldn't dream of saying that I didn't learn anything while at school. I can certainly remember writing lessons, for some reason, because I had a handwriting issue that I managed to perfect with special lessons. I do recall that my spelling ability was far superior to most of my age, but again, I don't think I could discount school from 5-16 as completely worthless. I suppose it depends on what context you refer to, I've certainly forgotten most of the subject matter but I don't think there's any substitution for the social environment that you're in. Yeah, I'm talking academically. I used to read encyclopedias at home so 'learned stuff' from them. Admittedly things like algebra were new to me at school, but two years later when there are still kids in your class who ask 'what does x mean?' you're not going to be able to learn too much new till these guys get pooled into their own class. Fair point, and I can't argue with that. Such is our education system. My secondary school was shockingly bad. I was the only boy in my year who went on to uni - that sort of shows the academic level of the school. I had a brilliant time there, but the level of teaching and education was severely lacking. I was lucky, I found school very easy and got the grades I got 'despite' the school. When I went on to a new college for 6th form, I soon realised what I hadn't learned at school (especially in maths) and how far behind I was other kids who'd been taught far more than me. I caught up, but there's no way I should have had to. When I went to uni I also quickly realised that the language instruction I received for 5 years at secondary school was absolutely awful. I learnt more in my first week at uni (I studied a language) than I did in 5 years 'studying' French at school - and that's no exaggeration. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Claw75 on November 10, 2009, 05:15:15 PM so is it just me and andrewt that could read and write (and do maths) properly before school? Nope I could read and write before I went to school. Can't remember about the maths bit though. same here but, as I said earlier, I'm still not convinced by the assertions that I could read when I was 2 Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: KarmaDope on November 10, 2009, 05:17:47 PM so is it just me and andrewt that could read and write (and do maths) properly before school? Nope I could read and write before I went to school. Can't remember about the maths bit though. same here, as I said earlier, I'm still not convinced by the assertions that I could read when I was 2 same here as well, and I didn't believe my mother's assertions either, until I saw the pics. Pity I've managed to forget 95% of it though. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: The_nun on November 10, 2009, 05:32:53 PM I have never been very academic, but have been gifted in common sense and a more hands on approach to life. Unlike you lot I couldn't read and write before I started school, come to think of it still can't that well, but from around 2 hours old I made my own bottles, changed my self ( could not quite grasp the potty thing until I reached 3 weeks ), and got my wind up without patting. Can't have it all I guess.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Claw75 on November 10, 2009, 05:34:23 PM so is it just me and andrewt that could read and write (and do maths) properly before school? Nope I could read and write before I went to school. Can't remember about the maths bit though. same here, as I said earlier, I'm still not convinced by the assertions that I could read when I was 2 same here as well, and I didn't believe my mother's assertions either, until I saw the pics. Pity I've managed to forget 95% of it though. maybe it is true then. not that it makes any odds now! Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: nirvana on November 10, 2009, 05:44:08 PM so is it just me and andrewt that could read and write (and do maths) properly before school? My mum was on a mission until we went to school at which point she never pressed or pushed us at all. But we arrived at school with a reading, writing & maths ability probably a few years ahead of most. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: thetank on November 10, 2009, 05:47:26 PM I could read and write but I still pissed my pants twice a week so can't have been that fucking clever.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: ZZZZZZZROPE on November 10, 2009, 05:48:28 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly haha aye used to love this game! for some reason in greenock it was called pap Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: KarmaDope on November 10, 2009, 05:55:24 PM I could read and write but I still pissed my pants twice a week so can't have been that fucking clever. Tank wins the internet. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: cia260895 on November 10, 2009, 08:21:51 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly haha aye used to love this game! for some reason in greenock it was called pap deffo have to have this at the next BB £2 coins FTW Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Colchester Kev on November 10, 2009, 08:23:23 PM Does everyone play the rule that you cannot actually hit the wall or you are disqualified ?
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: cia260895 on November 10, 2009, 08:26:39 PM Does everyone play the rule that you cannot actually hit the wall or you are disqualified ? never ever heard of that 1 Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: bobAlike on November 10, 2009, 09:03:54 PM Does everyone play the rule that you cannot actually hit the wall or you are disqualified ? That was the way when I was young, also winner took all. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: pokerfan on November 10, 2009, 09:13:37 PM Does everyone play the rule that you cannot actually hit the wall or you are disqualified ? That was the way when I was young, also winner took all. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: bobAlike on November 10, 2009, 09:42:41 PM Does everyone play the rule that you cannot actually hit the wall or you are disqualified ? That was the way when I was young, also winner took all. Pretty sure we called it Shove 'apenny, but that was a long time ago. Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Scottish Dave on November 10, 2009, 10:31:30 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly haha aye used to love this game! for some reason in greenock it was called pap I went to Holy Cross High, in Hamilton. The Hamilton guys called it Jingles, but my and my mates from Uddingston called it Chippie! Either way it bought my Bottle of Merry Down and 4 cans that Saturday night! Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: lazaroonie on November 10, 2009, 10:36:25 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly haha aye used to love this game! for some reason in greenock it was called pap I went to Holy Cross High, in Hamilton. The Hamilton guys called it Jingles, but my and my mates from Uddingston called it Chippie! Either way it bought my Bottle of Merry Down and 4 cans that Saturday night! tossing school ftw Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Scottish Dave on November 10, 2009, 10:39:53 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly haha aye used to love this game! for some reason in greenock it was called pap I went to Holy Cross High, in Hamilton. The Hamilton guys called it Jingles, but my and my mates from Uddingston called it Chippie! Either way it bought my Bottle of Merry Down and 4 cans that Saturday night! tossing school ftw WTF Laz, That school made us the people we are today mate! Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: lazaroonie on November 10, 2009, 10:44:29 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly haha aye used to love this game! for some reason in greenock it was called pap I went to Holy Cross High, in Hamilton. The Hamilton guys called it Jingles, but my and my mates from Uddingston called it Chippie! Either way it bought my Bottle of Merry Down and 4 cans that Saturday night! tossing school ftw WTF Laz, That school made us the people we are today mate! naw...the game with the throwing of coins against the wall was called a 'tossing school' holy cross was a school for tossers though cardinal newman ftw... ;nana; Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Scottish Dave on November 10, 2009, 10:58:01 PM Useful was spending 3 years a highschool milking people playing nearest to the wall. Me and friend went halfs and proper took loads from the same people day after day. I learnt not to listen to other people and their opinions, trust your own instincts. Was this the throwing coins at wall game? I loved this myself, and made some good money out of it :) the nearest to the wall picked all coins up shook them and called heads or tails and kept whatever landed that way? bet it would be fun with £1's today we done it with 10p's We didn't have any of this heads or tails stuff. Nearest coin scooped the lot. What did you do with the coins that you didn't guess right? are you serious, i though this game was a must for guys growing up. lets say there are 10 players, meaning £10 in the game, everyone throws to the wall, the guy who is closest flips them all at the same time and calls 'heads' or 'tails', he keeps all the ones he called correct, in this instance he got 4 correct, the remaining £6 moves onto the guy who came2nd closest to the wall, he flips/calls/collects, any coins he misses moves onto the 3rd closest to the wall, who flips/calls/collects......and so on till all coins are called correctly haha aye used to love this game! for some reason in greenock it was called pap I went to Holy Cross High, in Hamilton. The Hamilton guys called it Jingles, but my and my mates from Uddingston called it Chippie! Either way it bought my Bottle of Merry Down and 4 cans that Saturday night! tossing school ftw WTF Laz, That school made us the people we are today mate! naw...the game with the throwing of coins against the wall was called a 'tossing school' holy cross was a school for tossers though cardinal newman ftw... ;nana; oh no, you didn't go there FFS! I always thought you were a good guy too, oh well Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: The_duke on November 10, 2009, 11:25:42 PM How to duck
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: TightEnd on November 10, 2009, 11:38:54 PM Debating society, lunchtime Latin club and AS level Applied Economics get my vote.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: phatomch on November 11, 2009, 01:10:09 AM i learnt that the fat buirds or unhappy ones had low self esteem and would put out, this inspireirefd me to empty my dads alchohol cabinet into them atr a early asge
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: boldie on November 11, 2009, 11:57:02 AM Not to forget my gym shorts.
Title: Re: What was the most useful thing you learnt at school? Post by: Acidmouse on November 11, 2009, 12:04:17 PM Having the nearest to the wall scoop the lot was bad for longterm +EV. Our games generally had 10 players in, so giving the weak ones hope of scooping something for 3rd or 4th nearest was crucial in them coming back daily for the hour games. I would team up with a strong player and this pretty much guarenteed a min break even each game. We played with 10p's which in 88-92 was about a 7th of your dinner money, so a decent amount. Used to make about 2 quid a day, enough for single cigs and stuff from the ice cream van :)
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