Tag Archives: punishment

A proposed oral penalty (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Dreamaticus

EH was away so I was left to chaperone the learned dignitary who had flown in from the US to deliver a guest lecture to the final year students. She was the only British academic to have ever won the … Continue reading →

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Hanged for minor misdemeanours (Rousse)

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Dreamaticus

In my new life, in my new town, I immersed myself in voluntary activities. First, I helped out at the public library, and then served on the school board. My main priority, however, was to outlaw the archaic practice of … Continue reading →

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Gary Barlow punished (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Dreamaticus

Gary Barlow’s punishment was to resurface a road that led up a very steep hill. Barlow was not the only celebrity put to hard labour. I also recognised a Coronation Street actress in a top hat carrying a shovel.

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Dogs days with Sir Sean Connery (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Mine was one of the first families drafted to perform anti-terrorist service. We lined up inside a long plastic tent at the junction of Queen Street and North St David Street in Edinburgh, following the instructions of the police to … Continue reading →

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A caning for cocktail drinking call girls (Rousse)

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Dreamaticus

AF and her three friends were in big trouble for the worry that they caused when (first) they disappeared without a trace for three days, and then (second) it was learnt that they had spent 76 hours hiding in a … Continue reading →

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Woman bludgeons man to death in Holyrood Park (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dreamaticus

LK led the three of us through Holyrood Park. I shouted after her that this was the long way, so we all turned back to take the route around the other side of the hill and loch. I had been … Continue reading →

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Academic exclusion (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My boss chastised me for not meeting my targets. As punishment I was to spend two days in solitary confinement. On reflection I realised that this was completely unfair. I had actually exceeded all my targets. I complained and the … Continue reading →

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Delinquent tram passengers and a detachable carriage (Rousse)

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At the tram stop I realised that I had left my burgundy suitcase at the other end of the carriage. I made a dash for it while ECM held the door open with her foot. The conductor was furious. He … Continue reading →

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Detention for a naughty school girl (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

GW and I sat up at the front of the minibus next to the driver – a 15 year-old blonde girl dressed in her pale blue school uniform. While I fiddled with my camera settings in an attempt to keep … Continue reading →

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