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Desperate nuns resort to kidnap to drive up convent recruitment figures (Rousse)

I always hated the return to work after my holiday, but what made this worse was that the campus had been moved from Corstorphine in Edinburgh to Perry Barr in Birmingham, and there was nobody there other than me. I … Continue reading

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Rousse ventures inside the female body

Inside the female body turned out to be a fascinating exhibition. TPR and I called into the Dundee gallery on our way north to peer in awe at the body parts dyed different colours and mounted on display. The whole … Continue reading

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Hobbit star turns her talents to Batman (Rousse)

Now that the filming for The Hobbit was complete, it was time to celebrate. Co-starring as Bilbo Baggins’ best friend, I was in the thick of the action both on and off-stage. However, we all knew that the real star … Continue reading

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Friday night terror for females on campus (Rousse)

There was something so frightening at the university that DB offered to provide protection and accompany me to my office. When we reached campus we noticed how much the layout had changed due to the building work. However, it was … Continue reading

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Rousse avoids a rubbish job

Back in 1982 I was doing all I could to avoid what I considered an inappropriate task for female first year undergraduates: picking up litter. They said that the boys would be there too, but I didn’t believe it. I’d … Continue reading

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Single women looking for men, and a new line in hot tubs (Rousse)

TPR and GJ were sewn into a two-man Black Watch tartan straight-jacket. Forced together so closely, the dancing tutor believed this would speed up the process of teaching them the moves for the forthcoming ball. Neither was particularly charmed by … Continue reading

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Rousse’s Darth Vader impersonation reaps rewards

The all-female committee smiled and listened as I spoke. Nobody – not even LR-J or BR – challenged a single of my ideas. This was great! Normally I would be ignored. A little later the sun came out and cast … Continue reading

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Diet Coke special delivery and explanations of evidence based practice (Rousse)

I took a last minute decision to call into Tesco to stock up on supplies for my office. By the time I reached the till I had bought far more than I could carry, largely due to the purchase of … Continue reading

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