Oh Sir, perfect throw

[Scimitar]

Nothing unusual about this kind of throw when I were a lad. Doubtless there are others here who can attest to that. Nice to see the traditions are being kept up at least in some parts of the world.
Ignore the 'French' in the blurb - it's Argentinian or somewhere close by.
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[Blew it]

Ouch!

We had a history teacher like that, "Griffo". Every lesson was like a flippin' missile testing range. Chalk, rubber, books and lumps of coke out of the scuttle....anything that came to hand when the red mist decended.

Never forgot the day he set about a lads head with a hardcover book. The first two swipes bent the book's spine, so Griffo turned it over and whacked the kid again to straighten it.

We went into those lessons to learn about history, we came out absolute masters at ducking an' diving.

Never did me any harm. Well.....I don't think it did.

Come to think of it, the quickest way to get the upper hand with a rowdy youngster without clouting them, is aim for the strongest emotion known to an adolescent.....EMBARRASSMENT....it cuts 'em to the bone.