tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4154348199396493310..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Clearly A Far More Troubling Question Than ‘Daddy Or Chips?’…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-56956094850628402442011-04-21T06:01:33.077+01:002011-04-21T06:01:33.077+01:00" At my very expensive public school in the 8...<i>" At my very expensive public school in the 80's, girls were specifically enjoined to wear skirts rather than trousers..."</i> <br /><br />Provided - as Macheath and Patently point out - clear instructions about length are given that should be sufficient.<br /><br /><i>"Mr Stride ? .. Trousers ? "</i> <br /><br />I didn't notice that! :)<br /><br /><i>"A school I know of tried to get round this problem by requiring pupils to wear 'clothing suitable for a work environment'.<br /><br />And so they did - assuming that the workplace in question was a surf shack or Spearmint Rhino."</i> <br /><br />LOL!<br /><br /><i>"Especially not those worn half way down the buttocks to show cheap underpants."</i><br /><br />That is just the most unattractive fashion ever. <br /><br /><i>"...of sufficient length that, when the girl is kneeling, the fabric must be within a certain distance of the floor. "</i> <br /><br />Now there's a good way of doing it!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-78050378888083435422011-04-20T12:58:18.870+01:002011-04-20T12:58:18.870+01:00Little Miss P's school requires a skirt, and t...Little Miss P's school requires a skirt, and that it must be of sufficient length that, when the girl is kneeling, the fabric must be within a certain distance of the floor. <br /><br />Simple, measurable, clear. It's not that difficult...patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-46699491116893679002011-04-20T12:52:42.608+01:002011-04-20T12:52:42.608+01:00"Well, trousers aren’t necessarily going to b..."Well, trousers aren’t necessarily going to be any better…"<br /><br />Especially not those worn half way down the buttocks to show cheap underpants. Or skimpy thong tops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48497615323524907172011-04-20T12:49:33.655+01:002011-04-20T12:49:33.655+01:00The only solution to this one is to specify the ex...The only solution to this one is to specify the exact skirts or trousers required - as in the old days of schools using a particular uniform shop (many private schools still do).<br /><br />A school I know of tried to get round this problem by requiring pupils to wear 'clothing suitable for a work environment'.<br /><br />And so they did - assuming that the workplace in question was a surf shack or Spearmint Rhino.<br /><br />Cue a very hasty rethink by the management and a strict and prescriptive policy within a week.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-28995986411219374672011-04-20T09:26:57.830+01:002011-04-20T09:26:57.830+01:00Mr Stride ? .. Trousers ?
Yer 'avin' a l...Mr Stride ? .. Trousers ? <br /><br />Yer 'avin' a laff Julia .. ;)Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-50672169075839718652011-04-20T09:23:19.658+01:002011-04-20T09:23:19.658+01:00Sic transit gloria mundi. At my very expensive pub...<i>Sic transit gloria mundi</i>. At my very expensive public school in the 80's, girls were specifically enjoined to wear skirts rather than trousers (with a dispensation given during truly inclement weather) so that they would not look like frightful slappers.David Gilliesnoreply@blogger.com