I've just watched Question Time and heard one young, spotty woman in the audience tell the world how she took her Key Stage 2 SATS (??? Is that right?) test years ago at the age of 11 and found it crippling.
Tough titty fish face, is what I say.
It took me back to when I was alive and we had what was known as the 11-Plus. If you passed it you got the chance to go to grammar school and apparently make something of yourself and rise above the herd.
I took the 11-Plus and passed, as it happens. Trouble was, I never went on to grammar school. I've no idea why. I think it was my dismount.
As to stress and crippling worry during the exam? All I can remember is that it was summer and outside there was the sound of sports pitches being mown, birds singing and people having fun. Inside the examination room, I was sitting next to Sian Fellows, my first ever girlfriend, and I spent more time than I should have done trying to look up her skirt as it rode up her thighs as she fidgeted in her seat.
Sian went on to become a shipping lawyer earning obscene amounts of money - and I'm stuck here with three dogs and the body of a 90-year-old man. Ah, happy days!!!
To Make You Laugh and Cry
I was listening to this on a Sunday, the very-soon-to-be ex-Mrs Pither is a Catholic, Tom Lehrer is one of my all-time heroes and this is one of his best.............no other reasons.
On a more sombre note (and with thanks to Fish for coming up with this Woman's-Own-passes-the-time-in-the-dentist's-waiting-room nonsense), why not get a computer to tell you that you are a waste of space and your life is a sham of a mockery of a farce? Ok, it's from one of those poxy dating sites but...go on, take the test. You ain't got much to beat!!
Apparently, in my case, "computer say 'no!'"
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2 comments:
Don't worry, Reg, I'm sure Ms Fellows is saying something similar, to wit "I'm stuck here doing this tedious, wanky job, while Reg is at home enjoying the company of his three dogs, the body of a 90-year-old man and the adulation of the International Blogging Community".
"Tough titty fish face", at least that 90 year old bloke sounds willing. It's easy for some, you lucky, lucky bastard.
ADG
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