Problems digging this out of my brain.
I don't know if I'm repressing anything, but I can't remember much of my early school years. Maybe I'm just old.

However, reading these posts I have recollection of one nativity play from when I was about 6, which does partly go to explain why I forget my childhood at times.

I was a Shepherd at the opening sequence of the nativity. We're around a camp fire, but being a primary school, it obviously wasn't a REAL fire ( this is Hornchurch, early 70's after all), it was a humungous wooden construction made by the caretaker. I was assigned the job of bringing it off stage when we'd done our set.

All I can remember clearly is me, in front of pretty much the whole school, vainly trying to lift a 6st prop. The bastards left me to it for what seemed like hours (probably only a minute or so), but I still remember the teachers sitting there impassively watching me struggle my little arms off.

I can't see why we've got so many negative comments about this QOTW. I'm finding it quite therapeutic...
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Mon 30 Mar 2009, 16:56, 3 replies)

Hoho
When I was a kid all the churches were Hornchurches!

*mirth*
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Mon 30 Mar 2009, 17:40, closed)

Certainly not for me
My main recollection of churches was from my short stay in the cubs, carrying the heavy flag there from the hall, then sitting on hard chairs while the organ reverberated through your body.

And if you can find something smutty about that, I'd be surprised :-)
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Tue 31 Mar 2009, 9:42, closed)

Dunno about therapeutic...
But I'm getting some serious office LOLs in reading the posts.

I think every QOTW has it's share of the good, the pad, and the punny (sorry).
( snee held his breath since, Tue 31 Mar 2009, 12:34, closed)