Hi
Thanks for the response ...
(I have just realised that my original post was entitled "Edge or a ruler" ... that should have been "Edge of a ruler"!)
The master - he was one of the Brothers of the Irish (very un-)Christian variety - who used the edge of a ruler was also known to be one of the ones who carried a strap around with him usually, so why he resorted to this lesser(?) form of punishment who knows? Maybe it was because there were always rulers handy on the desk ... well, there were until we started hiding them away!!! But somehow he would find one and whack us on the bum or the hand.
No, it isn't a pleasant feeling is it? ... not as bad as a cane, of course!
Paul
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