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Thursday, April 10, 2008,8:29 PM
Monster Hoaxes, Broken Fingers, and Evil Celery
Just something about the Loch Ness monster I got from Horrible Histories: The 20th Century, since Saskia was so freaked out when she read somewhere that the Loch Ness Monster lured children to ride on its back, and the next day the children's livers were found floating on the water.Sir Peter Scott grew to be a famous wildlife expert. One of the investigations he took part in was the search for the Loch Ness Monster. He even came up with a scientific name for it: Nessiteras Rhombopteryx. The support of such a famous man meant a lot of people began to take Nessie seriously... until someone worked out that the letters of Nessiteras Rhombopteryx could be rearranged to spell Monster hoax by Sir Peter S!Lol. Still not sure whether Nessie is a fact or myth though. There are pictures, but they could be fake. But wouldn't it be cool if it were a myth?And do you know which of the following were punished with the cane (it wasn't unusual for a pupil's finger to be broken by the cane) in a Birmingham girls' school?1. Deliberately disobeying a teacher2. Going into the boys' playground3. Lateness4. Smiling after ateacher told another girl off5. Laziness6. "Naughty talk" out of school7. Writing in the lavatory8. Talking in class9. Bullying10. Losing a bookALL OF THEM!! Gosh. How strict, huh?And here's something really stupid from the book:The first Juvenile Courts (for children) are held in London. Kids' crimes include playing football in the street, gambling, throwing fireworks, insulting behaviour and (goodness knows why) 'shouting "Celery!"'. CELERY!!! Lol!! "Celery!!" "You're coming with me sonny!"Labels: I never liked celery anyway
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