Abdul Alhazred
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Soapy Sam said:Many a time and oft... It stung like the devil on frosty mornings when your hands were cold. I recall in high school one lad who wore his watch facing inwards- when he held out his hands, the belt hit the watch and exploded it in a welter of springs and cogs. The teacher calmly proceeded to give him six of the belt, but then bought him a new watch, as that had not been part of the punishment.
The belt got your attention, and helped maintain discipline. I don't think it left anyone psychically scarred. There were a lot less attacks on teachers in those days too.
Sundog said:At my high school, in the shameful town of Bixby, Oklahoma, they used sawn-in-half baseball bats.
If you ever drive through it, spit.
Wudang said:I remember one gym teacher breaking the arm of one of those school chairs with the one arm to rest your books on? As seen when the Blues Brothers meet the penguin?
I also recall one history teacher who, poor woman, should have been retired long ago. One day because nobody would admit to having laughed at something or other she decided to strap every boy in the class. So we lined up, she swung, the first boy got 2 pathetic smacks and slipped back to the end of the line. So did everyone else. She lasted nearly 20 minutes.
Abdul Alhazred said:
Sawn in half baseball bats?
Not to get too personal, but how old are you? Just so I can get some historical context.
Jon_in_london said:Having been on the recieving end of both a cane (arse) and tawse (hand) I can tell you without hesitation that the tawse is FAARRR!! more painfull. That thing must have been made of Tyrannosaurus leather or something. Hurt like a bitch!
ChrisH said:My headmaster in the early 50s believed in the use of the cane. After he had gone to another school, he once caned 300 boys in one day.
tim said:
We're talking about the 60s here.
Bikewer said:They're still quite popular in BDSM circles. Or so I'm told....
Jeff Corey said:I find the phrase "It was specifically designed for teachers" to be a bit ambiguous.
Abdul Alhazred said:You use a belt is to keep your pants up. It can also be used for discipline.
Unlike this mutipurpose thing you wear around your waste, the tawse has but one purpose, teachers hitting children on the hand.
Wowza! 13 years. Is that a forum record?
Oh yes, though less so than other instruments.They're still quite popular in BDSM circles. Or so I'm told....
Like Tangle of the Isles:The tingle o' the tawse
Looks like it should be the name of a Reel or Polka played by the Chieftains![]()
Or open up with a submachine gun- in the right places.At my high school, in the shameful town of Bixby, Oklahoma, they used sawn-in-half baseball bats.
If you ever drive through it, spit.
Not officially.![]()
There's a place for this sort of thing and it's called, Germany.
You might want to add a date to that, as Germany outlawed all corporal punishment before this thread was started.