Law of the Playground

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ummmmmmmm

Original ID   : 761
Created On    : 2002-11-24
Last Modified : 2005-05-01


Chorused, often in crescendo, at anyone breaking those petty primary school rules such as underlining the date but not the title. “Ummmmm, I’m telling of yooooou.”

Holly

You could escape being told on by shouting BUM loudly while the ‘ummmmm’ was still going on, and before the rest started.

Doing it in lessons was a calculated gamble on which would get you into less trouble - being told on, or shouting ‘bum’.

[anon]