She didn’t find out? Wow.

@Zealandia No, I don't think she did. I think she would have mentioned it.

Wow, that’s pretty medieval and scary. I wonder what the parents thought?

Caning seemed to be phased out during my secondary schooling. I never experienced that.

I remember a story about one student who swore in pain during one of the canings or straps, so was given an extra one.

The headmaster was an ex All Black. Long story but the one time I inadvertently had direct dealings with him, he acted like a fucken coward. One of his AB shirts from some international match was mounted in a glass frame on the wall. Pretty weird when you think about it.

@Zealandia I saw the last of it, early 80's. Put it this way, I was on first name basis with him which was a pain because I was the only name he knew half the time. That meant if he was walking around and saw rubbish, he'd always call me to pick it up as I was the only name he knew. He never used the thin one, got the 3rd thinnest one though.
One time this girl was delicately licking cream from a bun, teasing everyone, being a dickhead, because it was the last one from the canteen. She leaned towards me like going "Nah na Nah nah Na". Couldn't help myself and gently shoved it in her face, nothing forceful but she ran off and dobbed.
Anyway off I go to his office and he's "What did you do this time Puff?" I explained and he laughed as she was one of those types who kind of deserved it, a bully herself to other girls. Horrible to some actually. He said "Tell everyone you got three of the best" and let me go. He wasn't so bad.

@puff Annoying that he could only remember your name.

He must have been in a good mood that day.

@Zealandia I got it once when it wasn't me. After, I was extremely upset with tears of rage and told him it was BS rah rah rah. I think he realised and was telling me to calm down. I told him to go fuck himself. Back to the bent over the desk position for swearing at him. He was a good shot, used to get you right where your legs meet your arse cheeks.

@Zealandia I think that's the reason he let it go the cream bun thing

@puff Sounds like a psychopath to me. Things were different in the past.

@Zealandia Nah I'd disagree. He didn't really get off on it. You knew when he was pissed off, a vein in his nose started throbbing. I was a cheeky little bastard, it was always my mouth usually that got me in trouble. Luckily, I grew up

@puff Yeah, growing up can change a lot of things.

Funny about that throbbing vein though.

@Zealandia It was funny but believe me, you didn't dare laugh. We had a mutual respect. I'm the type to own things if I fuck up which is why I got so upset.