Perfect Pete!

Keith's Ramblings

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We always thought that one day he’d work within a university. Pete the Prof we used to call him!

I can still hear him correcting our teacher’s mistakes. He was more in charge of proceedings than they were.

“Please Sir, I believe you’ve spelled that word incorrectly”.

“Please Miss, I think you’ll find that India has twenty-two languages, not twenty-one”.

“Please Sir, in the interest of our health, I’d prefer it if you’d sneeze into a handkerchief to prevent the spread of germs.

“Please Miss, this is all very interesting but I think it’s worth mentioning that the Bayeux Tapestry is incorrectly named as it is in fact an embroidery”.

Hardly a day went by in the staff room without the teachers admitting to eachother the slip ups they’d made only to be corrected by Pete!

He was a sucker for tidiness too. He often stayed behind to make sure the blackboard was perfectly wiped. He’d neaten the teacher’s desk and make sure there was not a scrap of detritus (his word, not mine!) soiling the floor before leaving.

 

We were right! He gained a position within an esteemed educational establishment in Cambridge, a university that is highly regarded througout the world.

Not as a professor though. No, he’s a cleaner.

But not any old cleaner it seems! According to him, he’s responsible for purification, sanitation, sterilization, ablution, antisepsis, deodorising, disinfection and prophylaxis … whatever that is!

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Thanks to Sadje for hosting the What Do You See? photo prompt!

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18 thoughts on “Perfect Pete!”

  1. ladysighs's avatar ladysighs Dec 9, 2024 / 18:41

    A teacher’s nightmare. I recall a few like that. Always enjoy your wit and wisdom.

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  5. Sadje's avatar Sadje Dec 10, 2024 / 07:38

    Pete didn’t live up to his full potential it seems- or perhaps it was his dream job after all. Thanks for joining in Keith. 😂

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  7. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin Dec 14, 2024 / 17:45

    Wonderful to see the word “detritus” in a sentence!! That is not that common. Nice one Keith. His job sounds fabulous when you put it like that…good on him! It is all perspective.

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  9. Maria Michaela's avatar Maria Michaela Dec 16, 2024 / 10:47

    He found his calling and seems to be enjoying it. Good on him 😀

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  10. paeansunplugged's avatar paeansunplugged Dec 17, 2024 / 10:18

    😂😂😂 Well, it seems that was his calling but it was misinterpreted by others.

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