Being told off as an adultWhen was the last time you were properly told off? You know: treated as an errant child rather than the sophisticated adult you are.
The sort of thing that dredges up an involuntary teenage mumble of "Sorry, Miss" whilst you stare at the ground.
Go on, tell us what childish thing you were up to when you got caught.
Oh, and can we have more than one-line answers this time? Cheers!
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chthonic, Thu 20 Sep 2007, 17:18)
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LunarJimYes, Addenbrookes is rahter brutalist, isn't it?
And because this is entirely on topic: when I was a young BobFossil, I entered the fancy dress competition for our Village Fete, and decided to go as Papegeno from "The Magic Flute" (yes, I was a touch pretentious, even back when I was 6).
Whilst trying to sew feathers onto a bit of cloth to wear as a cloak, I accidentally swallowed the needle (was trying to force it through using my teeth, instead of a thimble).
Mother duly took me to Addenbrookes A+E for an x-ray, and we sat around waiting for 4 hours (somethings never change). I got the x-ray, all seemed to be fine, I was assured that it would probably pass right through me, and that if I did get tummy pains, I should come back for another x-ray).
We got home, and Mother gave me a sound telling-off. For ruining a decent sheet to make a feathered cloak? No. For being stupid and not using a thimble, and thus endangering myself? No. She told me off for being so bloody pretentious, and that if I was going to be so smarmy, then I deserved all I got.
Thanks Mother.
[Edit: OK, I was being told off as a kid, not an adult; but I'm still bloody pretentious].
(, Wed 26 Sep 2007, 16:26, Reply)
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