Falcon old boys

[biffon]

lets hear from any falcon old boys here...

[TiGeR]

Dude, those okes are functionally illiterate...good sportsmen & great fellas, but this might be beyond them...smileys/smiley2.gif

[biffon]

ppffftt sha thats just wrong!

[Shayne]

Hah hahahahaah!!!!

[sally]

thats funny Tiger, i knew a few Falcon boys, and no not in that way either before your mind gets dirty!!!

[biffon]

too late i fear

[Shayne]

About the only dude i knew from Falcom was Jason Turner. Saw him recently and he seems to be doing well.

[biffon]

I kniow some top blokes that went here- Strang & Chesney middleton, Doug King, Rodney Grey among others

[TiGeR]

I can count HEAPS of great characters among my mates & acquaintances that are ex Falcon...Sal, i hope that comment wasnt directed at me baby? (i thought you were innocent until you proved yourself guilty remember?) back to Falcon ppl...met a dude at a dinner in Jhb last yr with his boyfriend (yes you read right)..nice fella, i forget his name now...anyway, when i was introduced to him as "another fellow Zimbo" he asked what school i went to (as you do on these occasions- oddly enough this is pretty important onn the social scale, even as our nation has scattered) so i said 'St John's" to which he replied..."Oh you went to the queer school" & his boyfriend, quick as a whip retorted "thats rich coming from you...at least he's STILL straight & not a flaming queer like you!" The only reason the balmy Jobug evening air was spared from being rent apart by DERISIVE laughter is that we were all too shocked & trying to be PC to let instinct takle over...


anyway...Reg Querl (ex Peterhouse housemaster & sprts coach) is now headmaster at Falcon...i'm surprised the school has managed to survive the current crisis in Zim..in fact, i'm surprised ANY pvt schools have survived this long....ST John's as a DAY school will be charging Z$56 mill this term (with likely cost of living adjustments in the 2nd & 3rd terms respectively) so i'd HATE to even think what boarding schools are charging...imagine being in Zim with kids of school going age?

[oscar]

Its amazing how the schools survive. Falcon are about to build a modern gym, with equipment sent from the USA. The old boy network is incredible, including a dinner at the House of Commons here in London.I was in the same dorm as Chesney Middleton.

[Aboriginal]

Its amazing how the schools survive. Falcon are about to build a modern gym, with equipment sent from the USA. The old boy network is incredible, including a dinner at the House of Commons here in London.I was in the same dorm as Chesney Middleton.

Yah. Schools survive by the old boy network and PTA's (ie people putting in more work for the love of the school) PE is a prime example of this. They have a massive infrastructure regarding old boy network. ( So does Saints/Peterhouse and Falcon) I guess to be honest this is why there was a lot of animosity when St Johns came into being. Pretty much seen as the rich boys trying to buy history and acclaim with money. (maybe a jealousy thing over the money).

P.s Also remember watching Streak at Falcon from the sidelines as a lightie. He was a unit at nos 15 and :smiley35: ing terrifying to watch bowl. Used to love travelling to falcon, besides the huge pissup on the train and shenanigans, they had the best food on Sat (steak and chips I think, correct me if I'm wrong) Also remember when Saints 1st XV beat them in '89' the whole school went silent at tea as their disgraced team entered the food hall post game. :smiley35: Saints Okes could'nt get on the bus fast enough to get to 'skies' after that. We thought we were going to get lynched! Ha ha

[leggless]

well as they say all the best came out of being a falcon boy was the food.was all most of you used to dream about it was only good on the weekend when we had teams come. Thats why we had to raid the bach mess for more food

[tongtastic]

Any of you remember Sean Wheeler? I can't remember what year he left in though.

[boards]

Falcon boys! One here - class of '99! George Grey obviously!! Good to see that our school still dominates most catch up conversations!! Well left Harare in December last year and mananged to make it to the odd festival - be it cricket or rugby and it seems that we still holding up and competing.. big ups to the Old Boys!

[Rinkals]

Yeah, I'm a FOB as well, but I left in '71.

Tiger, I see you're a Sharks fan, are you based in Durbs?

[wenwe]

Any okes on here that were in the class of 2000??

[petals]

Now I'm really going to show my age......my 'better half' left in 66. He was in Founders. Says 'yes' the food was good...the envy of all the Plumtree guys'! Anyone out there from the same era?!

[boards]

na was class of '99

[honeybee]

Now I'm really going to show my age......my 'better half' left in 66. He was in Founders. Says 'yes' the food was good...the envy of all the Plumtree guys'! Anyone out there from the same era?!
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[jiggs]

Eish I had only just started school in 66

[honeybee]

Eish I had only just started school in 66
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[dallas]

Eish I had only just started school in 66

I wasnt a twinkle yet!!!

[boards]

where is MAHOBO? all and sundry are hijacking this thread - its for FALCON BOYS

[TCB Mahobo]

where is MAHOBO? all and sundry are hijacking this thread - its for FALCON BOYS

Hello? Trying to understand this, their wives/relations aren't allowed to join in the conversation? Is this an ageist or sexist problem?

[honeybee]

understood....

[doug-g]

I also left Falcon in '71 - was in Tredgold

[pennymac]

na was class of '99

Do you know Rory Girdler-brown then? He's in New Zealand now, somewhere near Aukland. He seems to be doing well.

[boards]

yeah... not well though

[Angelshark]

Cant believe I used to panel the crap out of the falcon girls hockey teams. Richard Godden was the captain and then I think he made head girl in 1992 or there abouts. Did Falcon do A's in 7 or 8 years, cant remember.

[Steve]

My grand son is ex Falcon, and an excelent example of the school. Recently was accepted into the British Royal Marines as an recruit, enjoying it. Good traing in advance has helped immensley.

A proud granddad... :smiley2:

Forgot to mention. Comes from a family of creditable Rhodesian/Zim families, both in commerce, industry and security forces...:smiley20:

[Nyala]

Eish I had only just started school in 66


I was born that year.:smiley36:

[boards]

Cant believe I .... cant remember.

Dont blame yourself - Plumtree came a close second from the bottom after Gifford.. As for Hockey for you to play on grass was like being in heaven!!! And i heard plumtree seniors used to re-write ZJC's instead of those exams we called 'A' levels...........

I was born that year.:smiley36:

Boom Boom!

[zimajays]

Dont blame yourself - Plumtree came a close second from the bottom after Gifford.. As for Hockey for you to play on grass was like being in heaven!!! And i heard plumtree seniors used to re-write ZJC's instead of those exams we called 'A' levels...........



EASY! I would hate to open a can of whip ass on ya!

[biffon]

Aj you are a shedite through & through, forget your past...living on the fringes of society (and zimbabwe) :D