I only went to a mixed school up to age 11 but I think once past infants all boys were addressed by surname while the girls were addressed by forename. I might be wrong though as I recall both names for quite a few boys and girls and none where I knew only one or the other from then.

Quote from: Mups on Yesterday at 10:45:59 PMI think she got fed up with Mr. M.  using her as a brillo pad,  so changed to lambs wool last winter. 

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Anyway, moving on and kinda vaguely related to the thread title... have any of you heard about the benefits of spinning?  Not riding a gym bike, but more of a whirling dervish thing.

I recall reading about it years ago, and that Bruce Forsyth was a strong advocate of it.

Quote from: Dextrous63 on Yesterday at 10:42:58 PMWire wool vests, from what I've heard Mups.

I think she got fed up with Mr. M.  using her as a brillo pad,  so changed to lambs wool last winter.  

Quote from: Mups on Yesterday at 10:34:48 PMActually, I did used to believe that once. 
And we keep on coming back until we get it right.  We are only here to learn after all.
Once we become perfect we become an Angel, and our job will then be to help others. 

That's a lovely thought.  🙂

I recall reading a book by a Japanese author a fair old while ago, and there's something sorta similar in that culture.

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Wire wool vests, from what I've heard Mups.

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Exactly JB.  Although, since there are some folk who can't quite figure out what a male or female actually is, maybe we should veto such terms entirely so as to avoid hurting their fragile sensibilities?

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