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Fiona - Jan 12, 2003 12:22:17 am PST #1285 of 9843

Until 1902 there were no publicly-supported secondary schools in England.

Scotland, by contrast, had a very progressive and inclusive educational policy since the early 19th Century, one of the best in the world. (Which may be one reason why so many important things were invented by Scots.) Took the poor English a while to catch up, as so often....

Yes, in Britain, the opposite of a public school which only a small percentage of the population visit is a state-funded school which is open to everyone. Just another one of our little quirks.

Typo Boy - Jan 12, 2003 10:15:16 am PST #1286 of 9843
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Public funding of schools in the U.S. in some areas was already in place shortly after the American revolution. It was widespread in the NorthEast by 1840. Public funding of schools was added to those areas of the South that did not have them during the reconstruction; post civil war public funding of schoos was pretty much universal.

Fay - Jan 12, 2003 12:26:39 pm PST #1287 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Somebody talk me out of reading Ant'n'Dec slash. I've found some. I'm not reading it. But the temptation is sooooooo big and tempting. Argh.

Am? Where are you when I need you, eh?

Fiona - Jan 12, 2003 12:51:04 pm PST #1288 of 9843

Actually, I'm surprised it's taken you that long to find any. Don't they live next door to one another IRL?

Ahem, sorry, Fay. Resist, resist! It can only be terrible.

Theodosia - Jan 12, 2003 12:59:23 pm PST #1289 of 9843
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Ant 'n Dec? I should know this.

DavidS - Jan 12, 2003 1:07:14 pm PST #1290 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Scotland, by contrast...

Heh. "If it's not Scottish it's crap!" t /Myers

Madrigal Costello - Jan 12, 2003 1:08:26 pm PST #1291 of 9843
It's a remora, dimwit.

"It comes in three sizes: Wee, Not So Wee, and Frickin' Huge!"

Penny B. - Jan 12, 2003 3:57:37 pm PST #1292 of 9843
Nobody

'Tis the Scots that built this country!

Fay - Jan 12, 2003 5:39:33 pm PST #1293 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Actually, I'm surprised it's taken you that long to find any. Don't they live next door to one another IRL?

The idea did cross my mind some months ago, but I immediately banished it back to the recesses of my psyche. But that was before I got seduced into LotRips, which is warping me. And Ant'n'Dec are the slashiest thing I have ever seen. By which I don't mean the gayest, because I sincerely believe that they're straight and their love is a beautiful and fraternal thing. But - my God, they're slashy. Inseperable, tactile, cute as a button double-act-alicious Sam'n'Frodo level coupledom.

But I'm not going there. I'm not. It would upset me. It's just there's this whole morbid/salacious curiosity thing. Which I'm ignoring.

Theodosia - Jan 12, 2003 5:41:06 pm PST #1294 of 9843
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

But... but... what are they? t dieing

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