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do you ever wonder what happened to your schoolmates?
do you ever wonder what happened to your schoolmates?
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That is ambiguous.
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Bah, that's why no answer, I got the clue wrong:
"I think you might have gone to the same school as my wife Slippy, 7 letters, "Ginnel runs from pole to pole"?" |
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Must have been TL akabula, and not the leopard
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...... if you had stuck with him, you could have been an enforcer
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.... The Don of Portobello
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Not quite on-topic but I imagine all my old teachers will have retired, and many died.
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Spot on Mac. After reading a few books on him I think his wife M was the brains of the operation.
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Was never a mate Mac but our paths crossed on many occasions.
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Just seen Johnny Bairstow talking about the book he has out, in which he speaks about his dad's suicide for the first time.
I was at school with his dad, although slightly older, also played in the Boy's Brigade football team with him. Bradford 8th company. A likeable bloke, if somewhat boisterous. I remember a funny moment about David, Chris Old and a Bradford disco, mid 70s. You had to be there I reckon. |
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I saw some of your school-mates on telly Kenny, Time Team I think it was.
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That's very funny Ken, and totally unexpected.
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my older brother went on holiday to Australia was staying at his girl friends grandmothers house
when into the garden next morning turned out this fella from the house next door was my best mate when we were at school. Such a good mate he fxxked off to the other side of the world to get away from you mr crisp |
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Ken D.C. was an all boys school. They did try and introduce female students at 6th form to take 'A' levels in the early/mid 80's but they binned that project after a short trial basis. I met an old schoolmate via fb earlier this year who has moved back to the area, we had not seen each other for 32 years and spent all afternoon in the pub reminiscing about yesteryear. It was really good to see him again.
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In a word, NO, do I f***
my school was full of a**h**ls. I do however sometimes still wonder about one of my teachers, proper sort she was, and handy with the cane  |
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My brother taught the actress Molly Sugden when she was in primary school, he was also good friends with the actor Arnold Ridley
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The trouble with school reunions is the cost of hiring the sports car, buying the designer clothes and paying the supermodel to pretend to be your wife.
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Crisp. |
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Funny you should ask .. 6 weeks ago I paid FinderMonkey £249 to try to find my old school, teens and twenties mate. They phoned me this morning to say no joy. I'm certain they earned their money, treated me very well, great comms, I'll post a 5* review on TrustPilot. So, he's either left the country, possible, or more likely, he's no longer with us. I left it too long, sadly
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I recently found out, one kid in my class went to prison for diddling little boys. He was the weirdest kid in the class, very poor at socialising. He would walk home in the same direction as me, and used to catch up and walk with me. I was basically the only kid in the class who would talk to him. A rather sad character to be honest.
Another kid I was friendly with went on to be quite a famous male model. I hear he still appears in UK TV ads. He was a good looking charmer. |
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One became a TD and government minister (wasn't top of the class).
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Did'nt know ken Polish
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Mr Sheen yes
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If my old mate was deceased they'd have found the death certificate, as long as he died in the UK, of course. There's also the possibility that he keeps himself very private, no online presence, no mortgage, no family etc etc
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I contacted a couple of old school friends through LinkedIn and FB earlier this year, whom I last saw in 1990. I moved to London as a 19 year old (250 miles away) and kept in touch for a few years after, but then lost all contact as you do. I met up with them in July, they still lived in the same village/town and were still the best of friends, best men at each of their weddings. I had a really good evening and think we really hit it off, but it certainly made me aware of what I'd lost out on.
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prison/dead/alcoholics/drug /gambling addicts probably make up the bulk . Quite a few dead by 30/35 though .
some did get married and stayed on track as it were but they make up the minority . Very few folk achieve any form of success in life tbf ,it's usually a long line of disappointments for most unless you are very lucky . |
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* deaths mostly either drugs/motorbikes/car accidents etc
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Not a mate but a lad in the same year, complete wrong un.
Got shot dead in a pub, bloke walked in, cycle leathers and crash helmet, shot him and his mate. Other guy survived. No one caught. |
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A friend of mine set up a hedge fund about 20 years ago. He's got a beautiful garden.
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was that a Privet hedge fund?
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I am meeting two friends I schooled with for 10 years this Friday. One, I have not seen for 25 years the other I see once every other year on averaged. I dare say we have all filled out a bit and gone a little grey!
Christopher Nolan was in the year above me at prep school. I remember him making short films with a basic camera...who would have thought?! |
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My best friend at Primary School lives half a mile from me, in the same village where we both grew up. We lost touch for several years when we went to different senior schools and after I got married. Caught up when I moved back to the village. Friends, over sixty years later.
I am still very close to my best friend from senior school; they sat us together on our first day. A serious tactical error for the smooth running a school. We are still close - I am still in Sussex and he is in Cumbria  . See him 4 or 5 times a year. Wish I had tried to stay in touch with others over the years. As others on here have realised, those early friendships are far more important than you ever think they will be. Good and worthy thread!!! |
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I brought it back after 3 years especially for you, blackbarn. Knew you'd like it.
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The only old school friends I'm interested in hearing about are those who are having a crap life eg death, disease, divorce, prison, suicide etc Nobody wants to hear what a wonderful wife, kids, job etc people have...although they wouldn't admit it.
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they're all famous and successful, except for me?
i'm just happy. |
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Good stuff blackbarn
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I'm just glad I didn't go to school with Aunty Post!
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