Anal Retention Test
I was clearing out some old files on my computer and came across this. I wrote it in about 1999 (back when people still wrote cheques) predominantly to take the p*** out of a teaching colleague that was the opposite end of this particular spectrum to me! He took it as the silly, light-hearted bit of fun it was meant to be, but he did actually score nearly full marks. We are still friends and he's a headteacher now. Just shows you how far a bit of anal retention can take one. *************************************************** DEFINITION A popular term for “anal retentive personality,” a personality marked by excessive orderliness, extreme meticulousness, and often suspicion and reserve. According to psychoanalysis, an anal personality is formed in early childhood as a result of efforts to control bowel movements. *************************************************** Now tell me, does anal retention *increase with age? *really make life easier? *have very strong links to the need to b...
That's a robot worthy of a starring role in Dr Who. I see a glorious future for your golden mechanoid.
ReplyDeleteMy god, that's incredible. It's like a non-irritating C3PO with a soul.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have six year old son too :)
x Robyn
What a fine robot! Does it do gardening?
ReplyDeletePositively overflowing with personality!
ReplyDeletePearl
that is a beautiful robot. What's his name?
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Jonathan - what you can't tell from the photo is it's 202 feet tall. It wouldn't even fit in the tardis. It could therefore probably only be in one episode. Hardly a future. Sad. We should have built it smaller.
ReplyDeleteEric - there you go again, making me laugh at your quirkiness.
Robyn - Thank you. The world could never have too many 6 year old boys!
Codgi - it does everything. Our lives have been transformed. We no longer have to do jobs we don't like.
Pearl - yes he's getting a bit cheeky now he's used to us and feels he's now part of the family.
Clipster - of all the names he could have had - he settled with Robotty. Slightly inside the box.
I'll have five, please.
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