Are There Many Recorded Reports Of Injuries Caused By Flying Mortar Boards?

[sandyRoe]

The local Uni no longer supply them with the academic gown. In these litigious times they probably think it's better to be safe than sued by somebody hit by a flying board.

[Graham-W]

I guess you've got to be Inuit to win it.

[FredPuli43]

Never did understand not tangoing with an eskimo. I think Alma Cogan invented the rule in less liberal times. She could never have rhymed Inuit with "No, no, no!"

[anneasquith]

blue tac is the answer, it solves many problems :)

[McMouse]

I dropped my mortar board and the plaster sploshed all over Mrs McM. I'm unlikely to graduate.

[aelmpvw]

^ ^ ^ did you trowel her down?

[tonyav]

Never had these problems at Walsall Technical College.

[McMouse]

She's gone off aelmpvw.

[FredPuli43]

Whence comes the fashion, anyway? American films? Americans play "Land of Hope and Glory" at school and other graduations. Now that is something we could copy, but throwing mortar boards?

[sandyRoe]

Don't you hate it when a good answer pops into your head but it's a few hours too late?
Wharton's post at 7.35 should have been answered with this.
"Watch what you're doing with that, Wharton. You'll have somebodies eye out."

[Buenchico]

>>>Don't you hate it when . . .

. . you see an interesting thread hours after everyone else seem to have stopped posting on it?

I was simply going to point out that gowns can also be a safety hazard. The one I hired for my degree ceremony was rather too long. When my name was called to receive my certificate, I strode proudly forward, only to trip over the edge of my gown and go hurtling head-first towards Rab Butler who, as Chancellor, was clutching my certificate with a look of fear on his face!

[sandyRoe]

Did he think you were a later day Ramon Mercader sent by Central Office to ensure he didn't throw his hat into the ring during any leadership battle?