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Schooooool Dinners

Posted by Francis | Posted in Life Stuff, Nostalgia, Rants | Posted on 27-07-2007

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As I walked to lunch today, I passed a McDonalds. I saw a queue of school kids getting their daily fix and a proud looking school girl walk out with her big mac, or happy meal, or whatever it was.

I have to say, before the rant starts. I’m not going to complain about the state of society today as I can’t really do that till I’m at least 35.

Anyway, I wondered, a lot of kids now get pocket money nowadays, leaving them with free reign on what they need. A bad idea. As a kid, McDonalds was an end of term treat. And if I could have had McDonalds, I would have been there everyday.

So, what happened to school dinners I now wonder? Do kids still have them? But more importantly, has the song gone completely out of the window now? You know the one “schoo-ool dinners schoo-ool dinners, mushy peas, mushy peas, soggy semolina, soggy semolina, I feel sick” etc. Any responses would be gladly received.