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My primary school teacher once poured a bottle of curdled school milk forcefully down my throat. Then I threw it up all
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"My primary school teacher once poured a bottle of curdled school milk forcefully down my throat. Then I threw it up all over her suede shoes. I'd rather have drunk from the spittoon in Barney's barber shop"

- Paul O'Grady

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This quote by Paul O'Grady is an amusing reflection on a traumatic experience from his youth. It speaks to the absurdity of the scenario, as the penalty for not consuming the curdled school milk was to have it poured down his throat. The imagery of tossing it up all over his teacher's shoes is a brilliant reminder of the humiliation he felt in that moment. The contrast to drinking from a spittoon in a barber store is a humorous way of revealing just how much even worse the option would have been. It likewise speaks to the concept that sometimes the punishment for a minor offense can be far even worse than the criminal activity itself. Ultimately, this quote is a tip of the power characteristics in between grownups and kids, and how those dynamics can be abused.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Paul O'Grady somewhere between June 14, 1955 and today. He/she was a famous Comedian from England. The author also have 16 other quotes.

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