The Old Bordenian Association

I am writing this from the capital city of the smallest sovereign state in the world.It is Ngermud and it lies in the island Babeldaob.Yes I know what you are all thinking.The poor deluded fellow thinks he is Lemuel Gulliver!
The whole complex of yellow sandstone buildings closely modeled on the Washington capitol but decorated with Belauan…[Read more]

Why do teachers always answer questions with a question? It may be down to the Socratic tradition in Western educational thinking but my answer to that is ” Why shouldn’t we?”( With apologies to Rowan Atkinson)
A very Happy ’New Year Of The Cat’ to one and all.(With apologies neither to the Chinese rabbit nor to Al Stewart)

It may be of interest to know that in Saigon it is perfectly possible to dine at the restaurant of a five star hotel for a fraction of the price of a meal from a roadside hawker.
The fraction is 39/4
If you did not immediately understand, do not worry.As I have indicated before five out of four people have trouble with fractions.

Old boys with nostalgia for schoolboy jokes might enjoy the following:-

Why do many Americans wear short sleeved shirts?

Because they have a constitutional right to bare arms.

Corruption is rampant everywhere these days.It has even spread its tentacles to education.Being a pedagogue I decided to teach one cocky young fellow a lesson.

The other month at the end of a very important examination I was collecting in papers when I noticed an envelope attached to one of them.Upon return to my office I opened it to discover…[Read more]

Now working as advertising salesman,theatre critic,humourist and feature writer for a new magazine entitled ”Vietnam Heritage” having been banned from such activity for most of 2010 by some reactionary folk in Hanoi.(Print primarily but with a website)Can send a copy of the dummy and/or arrange subscription to anyone interested.

Pop go the ”Wikileaks” Bombshell released thru ”Atomic Rooster”
Eric Clapton to Kim Jong-il:”Would you call my name if you saw me in Pyongyang?”

Wikileak from “The Portals of Heaven.”
Good news for most of us.The entry requirements for heaven may have been lowered as the following communique leaked from St Petergate could indicate:-
Shortly after crashing his car at high speed into a concrete wall a Saigon taxi driver was waved on into Paradise.Flabbergasted by the decision he demanded…[Read more]

Wikileak from Buck House
Camila to Charles ”Gads!! We have taken a wrong turning”
Charles: ”David Cameron,dear,not the chauffeur!”

Westminster Wikileaks
Deftly leaked from the personal papers of Michael Gove under the heading ‘How to ditch the Lib Dems’:-
Nick Clegg to David Cameron.”Can not understand what all the fuss is about.The plebs are still paying a load less than our Paters did to send us to Westminster and Eton.”
Annotation from Julian Assange.Given that I lie…[Read more]

From ”Disneyleaks” disturbing exposure of child abuse:-Pinocchio to Mae West”I am lying as much as I can.How much longer do you want it?”

Breaking News..Nothing’s Sacred..FIFA hit by Wikileaks..David Cameron to Vladimir Putin Can we have our ball back?

Among the lesser divulged documents from the recent Wikileaks barrage comes the following:-
David Cameron to the Foreign Office-Britain has absolutely nothing to fear from worldwide Jihad.The Salvation Army is on standby at all times.

Re: Borden Grammar School Centenary
Please help me ward off Alzheimer’s.Was the play or musical Robert Dammers refers to “The Master Of Eyam”? inspired by the Derbyshire village that heroically quaranteed itself during the plague.
I do remember that Mr.Olive,one of its authors gained the dubious distinction of being quoted in…[Read more]

Talking about Maths ,which Pele might have called the beautiful subject , just like Helen of Troy it is the cause of many a headache. Even the best of Maths teachers would agree five out of four people have problems with maths.(sic!) or maybe(sick!)
Philip Drury

My daughter started secondary school a few days ago.Now ,for the first time in forty years, I have got Maths homework every night!
Philip Drury