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The Fifty Ninth Republic - May Half Term beckons

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StaffRepFeistyClub · 24/05/2021 22:57

You are most welcome to this school staff support thread to get us through stressful times. It is meant for school staff only – a sort of room of requirement for school staff to let off steam.

Baiters, haters, goaders, and bashers can jog on somewhere else.

If you are NOT staff and just have a general education query please start your own thread.

Do not give the staffroom password to non-staff as it attracts the wrong sort of crowd.

Other requirements for staff room entry include the ability to find the staff room, the ability to find a clean mug in the staff room, knowledge of the photocopier codes, and the ability to sniff out where the booze is stashed - Thirsty Tuesdays, Fizz Fridays now in operation. Do not sit on the chairs and do wear a mask. Finally, upload your covid test results twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays.

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HobnobbingAboutHobnobs · 30/05/2021 08:21

I too am working hard to conquer paranoia, and am considering desperately tracking down rule while she's in my neck of the woods...

JanFebAnyMonth · 30/05/2021 08:43

You’ll be able to easily spot her on the beach @HobnobbingAboutHobnobs, surrounded by obedient Bobs of primary age!

Some expert on R4 this morning said that because the previous marriages wouldn’t have met canonical rules they won’t count. Apparently the couple should have had at least six months’ clerical instruction before the marriage. How on earth has he fitted that in with everything else?

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 08:43

Oooh it's Jan and Honey lunch date day. Exciting!

I think a meet-up where the only label you wear is a number and at the end everyone has to fill out a sheet guessing which person is which username is the way forward.

Scottish accent? That narrows it down. Highly intimidating? Got to be piggy
Keeps dropping exotic and interesting anecdotes about her past into conversation? Honey
Doesn't swear gotta be Jan
Primary teacher. Looks like Angelina Jolie. Ange
Drinking all the gin, selection of half naked men on her phone. MrsHamlet

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 08:49

How on earth has he fitted that in with everything else?

Same way he fitted in those Cobra meetings at the start of the pandemic. i.e. not.

I can only imagine that they arranged the wedding in secret while the limit on guests was 30 so that the sound of laughter as Boris made his vows wasn't too overwhelming.

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 09:03

Had to leave early to do an assignment namechanged
Ate all the chocolate biscuits chocolateisavegetable
Welsh DrMaddy

Maths teacher, recently got a puppy. Oh no. Stuck.

GuyFawkesDay · 30/05/2021 09:06

Slightly incredulous at the Boris stuff too. Actually concerned the Daily Fail Boris worship is getting more than a little Trumpian.

Can't be arsed to get out of bed. Need to clean and do some DIY but the duvet wins

MrsHerculePoirot · 30/05/2021 09:15

@noblegiraffe

Had to leave early to do an assignment namechanged Ate all the chocolate biscuits chocolateisavegetable Welsh DrMaddy

Maths teacher, recently got a puppy. Oh no. Stuck.

#brutal

🤣🤣🤣

MrsHerculePoirot · 30/05/2021 09:16

Although there are now two of us maths teachers with a recent puppy I’ve realised 🤣

MrsHerculePoirot · 30/05/2021 09:16

I was worried the nob issue was still hanging over me...😂

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 09:19

Maths teacher, recently got a puppy, looks shifty when the word nob is mentioned - MrsHP Grin

Maths teacher, keen to play shag, marry, kill, always opts to shag Mark Lehain - Herc

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 09:21

Have you decided what you're doing next year, MrsHP?

Piggywaspushed · 30/05/2021 09:22

You missed 'organises us all into teams and keeps out infiltrators ' - staffrep

HercwasanEnemyofEducation · 30/05/2021 09:23

Me in a sentence there noble

JanFebAnyMonth · 30/05/2021 09:23

GrinGrin

JanFebAnyMonth · 30/05/2021 09:24

Don’t mention Teams

HercwasanEnemyofEducation · 30/05/2021 09:24

Living in yam yam land and probably talks funny mother

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 09:29

@Piggywaspushed

You missed 'organises us all into teams and keeps out infiltrators ' - staffrep
Has to organise everything and keep out infiltrators because despite her being exceptionally busy and everyone else being perfectly capable of doing it, there are rules. We'll wait out in the porch until she arrives.
chocolateisavegetable · 30/05/2021 09:33

@noblegiraffe

Had to leave early to do an assignment namechanged Ate all the chocolate biscuits chocolateisavegetable Welsh DrMaddy

Maths teacher, recently got a puppy. Oh no. Stuck.

Guilty as charged
MrsHerculePoirot · 30/05/2021 09:36

@noblegiraffe yes staying as am for now - spoke to my head and HoD and both convinced me to stay and said we’d all just deal with it if I need time next year. My head said if I turn up in sept wanting to drop all responsibility we’ll just work around it. Both also had really good advice as well either been through similar or have similar age kids. So I’ll see how things pan out and looking into finding some professional private support/therapy/whatever for her too.

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 09:36

Also, chocolate, incredibly tall.

noblegiraffe · 30/05/2021 09:36

That's really good to hear, MrsHP that they're being so supportive and flexible.

MrsHerculePoirot · 30/05/2021 09:40

Maths teacher, doesn’t look shifty at mention of nobs - MsAD

Has VERY long list of notes of republic members - noble 😂

CallmeHendricks · 30/05/2021 09:51

Who will be the first one to get booted out for being loud/drunk/disorderly/aggressive/opinionated?
Heck, would we even be able to find a venue that would let us in in the first place?

HarveySchlumpfenburger · 30/05/2021 09:51

I don’t wish to bring up an uncomfortable subject, but will there be chairs at this meet up?

Apparently, entering into a marriage with no intention of remaining faithful is grounds for annulment, so I reckon Boris is probably covered. Should probably just annul this one now.

namechangedyetagain · 30/05/2021 09:52

I'm more 'oh my assignment is due but there is wine.... I'll smash it out the day before it's in' Blush

Fingers crossed if the last one comes back ok I'll never have to do another again !