I think I've made it pretty clear in my other posts that I much preferred a dose of the slipper or, albeit to a lesser extent, the cane to "get it over with" rather than other drawn out punishments like lines or detention.

In my debate with Dr Dominum, I advanced a hypothetical scenario whereby a girl could walk roughshod over the rules with impunity and, for some reason which escapes me, seeing the "Near run thing (narrow escapes)" thread reminded me of an incident at school.

It was very rare for us to be given lines or detentions but, initially, there was some speculation as to what would happen if we just didn't do them. This ranged from "Nothing" (probability = 0 in my school but for a girl in some schools p = 1) to "One with the cane for every line not done (Wow! 500 of the best!) - knickers down an' all" (p > 0). I wasn't so sure about the last bit but even I would think twice before risking it.

It wasn't long before we discovered that the usual punishment for failing to do lines or detention was the slipper and about what we might have got for the offence we got the lines or detention for. I believe it was Prof.n who said the going rate at his school was two with the cane for missing a 3 hour Saturday detention. For us, detention was 30 minutes or an hour after school and our rate was 3 - 6 with the slipper. A very fair deal, in both cases, in my opinion

The incident I had in mind was when I was given lines (100 I think) to be done that evening, an evening when I was planning to go out. The obvious solution, of course, was to simply not do them and get the slipper the following day but, I don't know why, I just wanted to get it all over with so I said something like "Do I have to do them tonight?" To which the reply was along the lines of "Yes, if they're not done you'll get the slipper." No brainer really so I just said "OK, I may as well have it now". I was prepared for 3 or 4 fairly hard whacks but actually got off with a couple of fairly moderate ones. In defiance of all the theories, if I had done those lines and missed going out I would probably still resent that teacher now. As it was, I gained even more respect for him because he didn't just let me off but he did seem to give credit (a milder slippering than I expected) for being honest and willing to accept a punishment.

I don't think that really counts as a narrow escape but I did escape both the punishment of lines and the potentially harsher punishment for not doing them.

Has anyone else here had a similar experience?

First of all a slippering for you Jenny for failing to put a title on this thread.

Your contributions continue to intrigue me though I'm not sure if I've read all of them yet. Could you tell me of the reactions of the boys when they saw you , or any other girl for that matter, get slippered.

I used to get very excited when a girl was slippered even during the latter years at junior school where slippering of girls was much more common. Did they stare at you as I did. I certainly noticed some , if not all girls, seeming to be turned on by the sight of a boy being slippered.Did you get this feeling?

Not directly on school punishments , but in more recent years a woman in our office , who was quite keen on bottom slapping, mainly of men , including me, gave a really hard slap to a young man in our office as he was bending over. A much younger girl who witnessed this was clearly very turned on by this and stood staring at the young man and was rooted to the spot for ages as she contemplated what she had just seen.

Have you ever had a slap in a work situation or administered one and if so what was the reaction of yourself and others around you?

Hi Declan


First of all a slippering for you Jenny for failing to put a title on this thread.

Thank you for letting me off so lightly, but not completely, for my careless mistake. The sexists would have given me lines, detention or made me suffer the humiliation of a "good telling off"

Could you tell me of the reactions of the boys when they saw you , or any other girl for that matter, get slippered.

As I recall, (it was a long while ago) the reaction was much the same regardless of who was on the receiving end - a mixture of perverse excitement, sympathy and a silent prayer of thanks that it was somebody else.

I used to get very excited when a girl was slippered even during the latter years at junior school where slippering of girls was much more common. Did they stare at you as I did. I certainly noticed some , if not all girls, seeming to be turned on by the sight of a boy being slippered.Did you get this feeling?

I think that happened to some extent but, in our case, it wasn't a matter of "one of them" rather than "one of us" getting it. We were all equal so it was always "one of us".

Not directly on school punishments , but in more recent years a woman in our office , who was quite keen on bottom slapping, mainly of men , including me, gave a really hard slap to a young man in our office as he was bending over.

Imagine what would have happened if he had done the same to her. Nowadays, even she could find herself facing a sexual harassment suit. It's a pity really because, in my opinion, it's just a bit of silly fun: either way round.


Have you ever had a slap in a work situation or administered one and if so what was the reaction of yourself and others around you?

Not recently - it's far too dangerous, legally, nowadays to do anything like that. That's especially true for men but the backlash is coming and a lot of women are suddenly going find themselves in very deep trouble. When I was younger, things were different and I got my bum and hands smacked once or twice but only in fun. Some of the things that went on during a night shift, when I was a "tape ape", would make your hair curl if I told you - so I won't.

Hi Jenny. You say:

Some of the things that went on during a night shift, when I was a "tape ape", would make your hair curl if I told you - so I won't.

I am glad to see that you are abiding by the vow of silence which binds all of us who worked shift rotas including night shifts. Those lesser 9 to 5 people mustn't be allowed to know what they missed or they might get jealous - or depressed!

Younger readers who think the toy PC type thingies they use to access this estimable Forum are computers may be puzzled by Jenny's reference to herself as a 'tape ape'. The terminology derives from the days of proper mainframe computers which filled vast computer halls. At one time these monsters stored their data files on huge reels of magnetic tape - often 12 inch diameter reels of ½ inch wide tape. These reels were mounted on vast tape decks attached to the computer, 15 of them on the machine I first worked on. All 15 decks spinning tapes backwards and forwards at once in a supersort was an inspiring sight, and as for the noise .....!

'Tape Apes' were the highly skilled operators whose job it was to make sure the right tape reels were loaded and unloaded at the correct time. Sounds easy, but it was an intellectually demanding and highly physical job - those tapes weren't light-weight and loading and unloading them, threading and unthreading the tape correctly and quickly, demanded considerable dexterity. The consequences of getting it wrong could be disasterous! My staff would sometimes let me do it, but only when we weren't busy!

Here is a picture of a female 'tape ape' at work. This is definitely not Jenny, a little before her 'tape ape' days I think!

Real Computers! A 'Tape Ape' loads a tape on a Leo III computer.

And back on topic - though I suppose as this thread is untitled anything goes. I am sad to say that in all the years I worked in computers, quite a lot of them during unsocial hours, when, as Jenny indicates, things could get a little exciting, I only encountered the subject of this estimable forum twice whilst at work. One of those concerns Rodney School and is recounted in a couple of threads here. The other was when it came up somehow in the canteen sorry, Staff Restaurant.

This was in the early 1970s, those dark days Jenny often refers to when women were kept barefoot, pregnant and chained to the kitchen sink and thus there was only one woman in our little group of managers. She hadn't encountered it at school, but thought it was a good thing. Most of the men had encountered it at school, and some were in favour and some weren't. No interesting stories I'm afraid as the conversation ended abruptly - I can't remember if it was a fire alarm or a tip-off that eccles cakes had just appeared on the counter. Both would invariably cause all present to rapidly exit the seating area! Sadly the subject wasn't resumed when we gathered again, and as I was completely locked in the closet in those days I certainly didn't risk raising it.