Tag Archives: blade

In defence of the ‘Nonsense Norwegian’ (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Dreamaticus

The residential staff retreat was a dreary affair. As I stood in a queue waiting for my turn to take part in the next ‘exciting’ activity – charity shop shopping – my mother-in-law lifted my woollen jumper to check that … Continue reading →

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Snowball tattoo shocker (Rousse)

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I wasn’t too shocked when TPR tried on his sister S’s blue Liberty patterned bikini. The real horror was the sight of his tattooed shoulders and back beneath the strappy top. When had he had the time to ruin his … Continue reading →

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Failing your finals (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Now that we were in the second term of the final year of our degrees it was high time that I started work on my dissertation. I caught Mrs S heading into the staff room and confessed to her that … Continue reading →

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Prosthetic limbs, a party, and a professor (Rousse)

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

TPR was mobile again now that he had been kitted out with the same type of blades favoured by Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. He wore them in public for the first time at ED’s party in West Lothian. The party … Continue reading →

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