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to wonder what IPOAT stands for?

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Hullygully · 24/02/2011 09:07

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Umami · 01/03/2011 14:36

YY! Burn letter. Letter never arrived. Look up results online at 5pm. Be indignant about non-arrival of letter for a couple of days, and then allow whole episode to fade from memory.

Hullygully · 01/03/2011 14:39

It's a letter direct from the school (additional to council letter) with test results. She'll know. I think the dog paws and cake will work. They'll have to.

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Umami · 01/03/2011 14:40

When I were a lass, not so very long ago, I'm sure there was none of this malarkey. We just went t' school down t' road.

Hullygully · 01/03/2011 14:43

When I were a lass my mum sent me to do the scholarship exam for a private school about which none of us new nowt. She worried mostly about what coat I should wear. When I turned up I looked at the paper, laughed, and went and sat on the steps outside to wait for her. Ahhh. Pore ol me.

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MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 14:46

When I were young the pit ponies would draw out equations with their hooves in the coal dust for us to learn maths...happy days!

Pagwatch · 01/03/2011 14:46

When I were a lass I got on the bus to go to the big comp a few miles away and arrived to see a pupil chasing a teacher with a hammer. I hid for the next few years.
Didn't do me any harm.

Umami · 01/03/2011 14:56
MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 15:06

outed! damn woman, outed!

Actually, got that despite being a girl. must sort! (not really luxuriant however, more bag of revels than godiva chocolates)

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 15:37

When I was young I got teased relentlessly by kids from local schools as I made my way on two buses to my catholic school. Pulling a piano accordion on an old granny shopping trolly type thing, complete with elasticated luggage straps, did not help my cause.

I didn't stand a chance.

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 15:42

The braces and demi wave (that went wrong) did not help.

Not that I'm scarred or anything.

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 15:43

but look at you now!

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 15:52

I'm a firm believer that low lighting and mucho make up are a girls best friend.

Only just over an hour to go Mimi

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 15:57

my, how seductive you look here!

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 15:58

am now beginning to dread what will happen if we don't get it. I will have to appeal,ExP will behave like a twat. Please god let something go right this month.

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 16:05

Is it too soon to start drinking? (not cocktails, obviously. have learnt my lesson there)

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 16:06

love the link Grin

Try not to fret till you have the mail. Easier said than done I know, I am the worlds worst for fretting.

In case you all hadn't worked that out by now Wink

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 16:06

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Mimi

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 16:08

I got a bit upper case happy in that last post.

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 16:08

Clever Gibbon! Going to the shop will occupy me for ten mins.

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 16:20

slowly sipping white wine...have to work tonight, so must not get tiddly...

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 16:22

Good idea, take a slow stroll and think of other things x

BeribbonedGibbon · 01/03/2011 16:26

Good for you, close your eyes, sip and relax [bliss]

Umami · 01/03/2011 16:26

Beribonned Gibbon's School Days

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 16:34

27 minutes to go. whats the odds the panlondon admissions server crashes?

MadameDefarge · 01/03/2011 16:50

10 mins to go.

om om om om om krishna jesus, yaweh, angels, beealzebub...anyone!

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