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Title: The Boy latest
Post by: Nick on August 14, 2012, 06:32:10 PM

Spoke to Mrs Nick last night. She and The Boy had spent two weeks in Valencia with friends. She reported that his Spanish had improved. I enquired further. As part of the" holiday" she had arranged for three hours a day of Spanish lessons in a private school.
 noooo:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Barman on August 14, 2012, 06:32:39 PM

 noooo:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 14, 2012, 06:35:10 PM

 noooo: noooo: noooo:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 14, 2012, 06:45:06 PM

 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Snoopy on August 16, 2012, 09:02:57 AM

I guess she thinks it's a good plan....... or perhaps she did it to ensure some personal "Free Time"  rubschin:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Barman on August 16, 2012, 09:52:05 AM

Poor kid.... first Nick then this.....  noooo:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on August 17, 2012, 05:10:48 PM

Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on August 14, 2012, 06:32:10 PM

Spoke to Mrs Nick last night. She and The Boy had spent two weeks in Valencia with friends. She reported that his Spanish had improved. I enquired further. As part of the" holiday" she had arranged for three hours a day of Spanish lessons in a private school.
 noooo:

Were there lots of men wearing frocks in said private school?

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2012, 05:17:02 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/b3835646#b01lsts1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/b3835646#b01lsts1)

16.30 mins in  whistle:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Pastis on August 17, 2012, 05:44:17 PM

Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on August 17, 2012, 05:17:02 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/b3835646#b01lsts1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/b3835646#b01lsts1)

16.30 mins in  whistle:

I heard it this morning ... I'm not going to listen again. Wot's @ 16:30 mins?

He said some lovely stuff, interestingly about skool but also something like "I walk into an empty church and I feel religious; I walk into a full church and I feel like an outsider"    lol:

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2012, 05:45:40 PM

The Head dressed in skool uniform, including shorts. Nice wheelchair tale tooooooooooo

Title: Re: The Boy latest
Post by: Pastis on August 17, 2012, 05:49:28 PM

Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on August 17, 2012, 05:45:40 PM

The Head dressed in skool uniform, including shorts. Nice wheelchair tale tooooooooooo

Ahhh, yes.  ;D