The Flying Scotsman

Just was flicking through good ol' Face-arse and came across an email conversation that made me laugh.

The Flying Scotsman was my psychology teacher at school, and the reason for my love of bridge, and the man responsible for many of the opinions that I hold, in particular my anti-medication stance in regards to psychological 'illnesses'. He also loves to rant (and smoke, and drink, and rant..) as much as I. And he does it all with a Glaswegian accent, which makes him endearing in a Frankie Boyle mildly offputting sort of way.



Wednesday's Girl 07 April 2008 at 15:26

The Flying Scotsman, hello!

Just thought I'd drop you a line and apologise for my lack of correspondance (sp? correspondence?), Ive been awol for a while now and only finally called Pickled Lily for the first time in 2 months last night! And there is of course the ever-present fact that I am just rubbish in general.

Anyway hope you're well, and that some day this century we'll make plans to meet up that will actually come to fruition! (sp? frution? - must stop using words I can't spell.)

xxx


The Flying Scotsman 07 April 2008 at 20:44

Believe me, this summer I am going to track you down and force you to sit at a table with a hand of cards. And a glass in the other hand.

Then I am going to make you suffer for your lack of correspondence by filling you in with every tedious detail of my life since the last time we met up. And let me tell you, it's not good.

You can run, but you can't hide...

xxx


Wednesday's Girl 09 April 2008 at 23:04

See you would love my pub lock-ins, which generally involve drink, cards and me and Looney Toon discussing our tedious lives - although why so "not good" your end? Do tell, I am a giant ear, waiting for your tales of..niceness. (sorry, Black Books quote)

Anyway, country life not treating you well? You just give me the word and I'll come round and kick its arse. (or is it that bad it can only be discussed amongst copious amounts of alcohol?)

xx

PS. Also, I found my bridge bible yesterday amonsgst my old FHS revision notes (my detailed gcse Biology revision notes on what I can only assume to be photosynthesis, consisting of an A4 piece of paper with the word SUN with a big arrow pointing at the word PLANTS)


The Flying Scotsman 10 April 2008 at 19:54

Do they let you smoke during a lock-in? If so, I'm there...

The countryside is lovely (as you will see this summer when you come and visit me). However, the school I am at is grim. Although, being me, I am having some fun "playing" with them. Have you read my Myspace rants on this topic?

I will send you an invite to Flying-Scotsman-bury in due course.

xx


Wednesday's Girl 11 April 2008 at 01:57

lol Well you are always more than welcome my end - well tell you what, we can do a swap, I'll await your invite to seasonal sunny Flying-Scotsman-shire and I shall prove my worth by actually turning up (which in the world of me, is in fact a big deal) and in return I'll provide some drinking, carding and smoking indoors (thats right, Indoor Smoking still exists in pubs in The Vale after hours!)

But in the meantime I will read your myspace rantage in lieu of your company (I assume the tone of dismissive sarcasm mixed with justified cheeky superiority is still alive and well) and will try and build up my repertoire of working-with-autism anecdotes for our eventual meet/piss-up.

Until then - have you seen the bbc show about Sumerhill? I haven't had the nerve to watch it as I'm terrified they'll portray it as some adolescent anarchist free-for-all (in the bad sense)!

xxx


The Flying Scotsman 12 April 2008 at 10:28

I only managed to watch the first episode (since I have, like, a job to go to), but it was actually very good. The school was perhaps a bit too over-idealised, but the depiction of the government inspectors as evil, stuck-up gits was straight out of Roald Dahl...brilliant! xx


Wednesday's Girl 13 April 2008 at 01:42

No YOU're brilliant!

..And I'm drunk.


The Flying Scotsman 14 April 2008 at 18:22

From both of those statements, I can conclude - I taught you well. x