Six of the best - wipipedia.org
Six of the best is a phrase that refers to a (chiefly British) method of physical punishment. "Six of the best" was a classic punishment for boys. Six strokes or "cuts" are delivered with a cane onto the delinquent's buttocks. The punishment could be given either on the seat of the trousers or shorts, on the briefs, or on the bare bottom.
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Tales from the study
I got six strokes, but there’s no way anyone could have mistaken them for “six-of-the best.” I remained bent over after the last one landed. I knew the etiquette was you stayed in position until you were given permission to stand up. In the stories if a boy stood up before being allowed he got extra strokes.
Education: Six of the Best - TIME
Smiling, Wildman suggested “Six of the best, in the place that seems to have been provided by nature for the purpose.” At that point, Headmaster Copping gave a signal. Immediately, 20 boys ...
English school caning, March 1958 - CORPUN ARCHIVE uksc5803
OAKHAM, England, March 9 (Reuter's.) -- The 18-year-old son of Dan Duryea, villain of the movies, today earned six lashes of the cane -- at his own request. Peter Duryea, prefect at a private school here, got his "six of the best" by slipping out after lights for a dance in town. Four other boys involved also got lashed.
My Six Best Six Of The Best: Part One; “The Slipper”. - Medium
2022年5月9日 · 6: Primary school headmaster, Mr Rushton, was a very tall, slender fellow who spoke with, what was to me, a very posh voice. I had a fondness for Mr Rushton.
Being punished - British Schools Museum
We no-longer have corporal punishment in schools (it was stopped in State Schools in 1987). Yet, it wasn't that long ago when rulers were used on the hands to stop pupils from writing with their left hands. The cane was used to deliver 'six of the best', although usually for really bad or repeatedly bad behaviour.
Six of the Best - The Pen Factor
Six of the best on the palms of the hands was the typical cost of a breach of school rules. The punishment could bring tears to the eyes of even the largest boy – girls were not belted! The pain was particularly nasty on a cold day, on partially numb hands, it could take five minutes before the throbbing pain reached a maximum.
Behave or bend over for the slipper: UK Grammar School life in …
Mr N. announced that he would be getting "six of the best". He was as good as his word. Six deafeningly loud whacks resounded around the room, shattering the silence.
Six of the Best
REGISTER OF DISCIPLINE ADMINISTERED AT ST. AUGUSTINE'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL (as recalled by the boys) Whether you were unlucky enough to receive "Six of the Best" or a lesser punishment... Fill in a docket to retrieve the event from oblivion and …
GERRY ADAMS: The strap was worst for six of the best - Belfast …
2021年12月4日 · Six of the best was reserved for more serious offences like giving cheek to the teacher. The first slap was always the worst. There was an initial shock as the strap met your extended palm.
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