Thumbtacks on a chair. − 22 April, 1996
They were intended for me, back when I was at North Westminster doing my GNVQ.
I'd procured the only seat in the class that had a nice soft cushion on it, the rest were all plastic and cold to the touch, not at all pleasant to sit on, unlike my chair. Me and my mate Amir had had to go downstairs for something and whilst we were gone, the class trouble maker and cohort had had a special idea.
Normally placing a thumb tack on a chair would mean simply placing one on the surface in the hope that the intended recipient doesn't catch sight of it.
However, this worked a little more deviously. The cushion on my chair had a slice at the back, which meant that you could put stuff underneath the the top layer of material.
Yep, you're right, but they didn't put just one under there.
We came back from our errand and I was just about to sit down, when my mate put out his arm and stopped me, without pause he sat right down on my chair, at virtually the same instant he leapt off the chair "ARGH!" his arms and legs were almost spring loaded. I had to stifle a laugh.
"What the hell!"
"AMIR!" Our teacher shouted thinking he was acting up.
"Someone's put tacks on my chair!!!"
The two who did it, got up looking very sheepish, and noted that "someone" had put tacks in the cushion.
I watched them take all of them out.
1 2 3 4 5 and 6.
Ow.
My friend was really really angry, I was just pleased it wasn't me that sat down. Guiltily I even still have a chuckle remembering how high he leapt in the air from sitting on that lot.
I'd procured the only seat in the class that had a nice soft cushion on it, the rest were all plastic and cold to the touch, not at all pleasant to sit on, unlike my chair. Me and my mate Amir had had to go downstairs for something and whilst we were gone, the class trouble maker and cohort had had a special idea.
Normally placing a thumb tack on a chair would mean simply placing one on the surface in the hope that the intended recipient doesn't catch sight of it.
However, this worked a little more deviously. The cushion on my chair had a slice at the back, which meant that you could put stuff underneath the the top layer of material.
Yep, you're right, but they didn't put just one under there.
We came back from our errand and I was just about to sit down, when my mate put out his arm and stopped me, without pause he sat right down on my chair, at virtually the same instant he leapt off the chair "ARGH!" his arms and legs were almost spring loaded. I had to stifle a laugh.
"What the hell!"
"AMIR!" Our teacher shouted thinking he was acting up.
"Someone's put tacks on my chair!!!"
The two who did it, got up looking very sheepish, and noted that "someone" had put tacks in the cushion.
I watched them take all of them out.
1 2 3 4 5 and 6.
Ow.
My friend was really really angry, I was just pleased it wasn't me that sat down. Guiltily I even still have a chuckle remembering how high he leapt in the air from sitting on that lot.
