I don't know.
But I suspect teachers would be put upon a whole lot more if they weren't part of a union.
( girlinthehole, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 15:43, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

My father had 6 months off a year when he taught.
Many of the teachers I had (and some of the people I know who became teachers) would not have lasted 5 minutes in 'the real world', so I say 'fucking boo hoo' to teachers.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 15:48, Reply)

There are not many professions where it is compulsary that you have to do extra work at home, unpaid overtime.
Plus it's often a thankless task.
( girlinthehole, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 15:52, Reply)

they aren't forced to become teachers

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 15:54, Reply)

Nor are they forced to have MASSIVE HOLIDAYS
In many, many jobs it is expected that employees put in unpaid overtime. These people do not live in the real world.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 15:59, Reply)

That's why I picked reception
no marking! just lots of creative shit.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:01, Reply)

Not just because your punctuation's at about the same level?
Edit: Well edited.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:03, Reply)

when you sit down my cock is the same level as your eye
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:07, Reply)

*estimates height of eye when seated in desk chair*
How tall are you?
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:09, Reply)

5 ft 10
I reckon with the angle of elevation naturally occuring in my dong, it could be feasible to poke you in the eye.

edit - actually maybe not.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:13, Reply)

that's how you get pinkeye

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:14, Reply)

pinkeye is poop isn't it?
Don't tell me I farted on my housemates pillow all those years ago for nothing.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:15, Reply)

Everything you have ever done is for nothing
as I doubt anyone will remember you when you're dead
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:15, Reply)

trust me things I'm planning to do to your bumhole
will ensure the name BobbyTheStarfish lives on forever.

Edit - yeah I got my own name wrong, what of it? wanna fight about it?
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:17, Reply)

Chocolate starfish vs Chocolate seahorse
On the one hand, one of those moulded Belgian chocolate truffles. On the other, somebody's arsehole.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:21, Reply)

I've had both in my mouth
at some point
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:22, Reply)

Delightful...

(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:24, Reply)

I am sorry for lowering the tone of this intellectual
pantheon. Right I'm off to the gym, If I'm gonna rub my cock over your chest I'm gonna want some stamina!
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:25, Reply)

I don't know, I'm not a doctor

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:18, Reply)

I don't know Damnit Jim !
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:38, Reply)

5'10?
I didn't know they stacked shit that high!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:19, Reply)

At a rough estimate, when seated in my chair and sitting upright,
My eye can't be far off 5ft. Assuming, like every man who posts on /OT, you have a modest 12" wang (unless you're a QotW regular, in which case it's normally 15"), and you have disproportionately small legs for your height, I think you'll be lucky if you can caress my nipples with it.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:20, Reply)

that's more than enough for me

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:21, Reply)

I'll be waiting for you...
*waves coquettishly*
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:22, Reply)

hahaha I'm 2 or 3 inches taller than you when you're sitting down
fuck I'm short
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:22, Reply)

Look on the bright side,
you probably didn't struggle in the same way to find shoes big enough, or trousers long enough, at least before manufacturers recognised that my build was increasingly commonplace. You may even enjoy the tax benefits of still being able to buy children's clothes.

On the downside, yes, you are short.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:26, Reply)

Children's clothes?!
Oh really. Really. Really.

It's not my fault I stopped growing at the age of 12 :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:28, Reply)

I was going to say "get into children's clothes"
but that sounded too much like what I was doing about an hour ago.

12? Really? Were you one of those poor souls who gradually went from being the tallest person in their class to one of the smallest?
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:30, Reply)

Oh you and your pederasty
Yes, I sadly was. Except no one really noticed, and people are thus surprised when I reveal how small I am. Plus I wore high heels every day from age 15 onwards.
And there was someone in my year with dwarfism.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:32, Reply)

sensible lad

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:03, Reply)

I concur

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:04, Reply)

yeah that's kind of how I feel
although I don't know the ins and outs of it. I have a couple of friends who are teachers and they seem to have it pretty fucking easy. Although having said that, something a teacher posted in QOTW a bit ago did change my mind a little.

I just think striking is like having a tantrum when you don't get your own way. And all those BA people who striked over Christmas ruining everyone's holiday plans were just awful, they left so many families unable to be together over Christmas.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 16:13, Reply)