Owls

[Proposition Joe]

At school right, did anyone in their mid-ish 30s have an annual thing where some bird sanctuary came in and every kid had photos taken with a barn owl on their shoulder? Just loads of 8 year olds looking really nervous of this thing perched right by their face.

My school did it every year but anyone else I've mentioned it to has looked at me like I'm mental. Was this an Essex thing or not even that?

[Howling Mad Murdock]

Did you go to a "posh" school Prop?

[Lovejoy]

It sounds like a real hoot to me!

[Smendrick Feaselberg]

Must have turned heads.

[Chief crazy horse]

I think it was an Essex thing. And a Sheffield one as well.

[Howling Mad Murdock]

terwit terwoo

[Disoriented]

At school right, did anyone in their mid-ish 30s have an annual thing where some bird sanctuary came in and every kid had photos taken with a barn owl on their shoulder? Just loads of 8 year olds looking really nervous of this thing perched right by their face.

My school did it every year but anyone else I've mentioned it to has looked at me like I'm mental. Was this an Essex thing or not even that?

I knew it - you are a Hogwarts alumni.

[Howling Mad Murdock]

Thought this was a thread about Sheffield Wednesday.

[Real Al]

At school right, did anyone in their mid-ish 30s have an annual thing where some bird sanctuary came in and every kid had photos taken with a barn owl on their shoulder? Just loads of 8 year olds looking really nervous of this thing perched right by their face.

My school did it every year but anyone else I've mentioned it to has looked at me like I'm mental. Was this an Essex thing or not even that?

I knew it - you are a Hogwarts alumni.

Who?

[Beradogs]

Always knew the mods were pussycats.

[F*ck The Poor & Fat]

Always knew the mods were pussycats.

Always looking over their shoulder

[Lucky7]

I’ve seen a few owlers at Brisbane Rd

[Long slender neck]

No owls at my schools.

[Buddy Manucci]

At school right, did anyone in their mid-ish 30s have an annual thing where some bird sanctuary came in and every kid had photos taken with a barn owl on their shoulder? Just loads of 8 year olds looking really nervous of this thing perched right by their face.

My school did it every year but anyone else I've mentioned it to has looked at me like I'm mental. Was this an Essex thing or not even that?

Yes, every year..Owl or Kestrel.

[Proposition Joe]

You lot are a fat lot of good.

And no, not a posh school. Local state primary.

[Proposition Joe]

At school right, did anyone in their mid-ish 30s have an annual thing where some bird sanctuary came in and every kid had photos taken with a barn owl on their shoulder? Just loads of 8 year olds looking really nervous of this thing perched right by their face.

My school did it every year but anyone else I've mentioned it too has looked at me like I'm mental. Was this an Essex thing or not even that?

Yes, every year..Owl or Kestrel.

Yes! Vindication. Where, out of interest?

[John BercOw]

Yep..I was in primary school in the 80's and remember 'The Red Tail Falconry Display Team' come to our school in Basildon and do a display and photos with the birds of prey.

[Omygawd]

I went to school in Leyton and no owl pics when I were a lad.....

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Yes mate. What school?

[Clive Evans]

In my days it was all male schools, and we never got a chance to get near the " birds ", unless we went on a school trip. Then it was all hell let loose as we were a real smooth lot.

[Lucky7]

We went on a school trip once to Harewood House it had a bird sanctuary there

They had a snowy owl does that count?

[RicketyCricket]

At school right, did anyone in their mid-ish 30s have an annual thing where some bird sanctuary came in and every kid had photos taken with a barn owl on their shoulder? Just loads of 8 year olds looking really nervous of this thing perched right by their face.

My school did it every year but anyone else I've mentioned it to has looked at me like I'm mental. Was this an Essex thing or not even that?

Had no idea what you were on about then the memory suddenly came back to me. Likewise state primary school, year 6 i think, and in Walthamstow.

[Buddy Manucci]

At school right, did anyone in their mid-ish 30s have an annual thing where some bird sanctuary came in and every kid had photos taken with a barn owl on their shoulder? Just loads of 8 year olds looking really nervous of this thing perched right by their face.

My school did it every year but anyone else I've mentioned it to has looked at me like I'm mental. Was this an Essex thing or not even that?

Yes, every year..Owl or Kestrel.

Yes! Vindication. Where, out of interest?

South Woodham Ferrers

[Max B Gold]

We had a cracking owl sanctuary near us. Took a few birds there for a visit in the old days.

[greyhound]

Owls that then.