Hi Jim, Did you say the best day's of your life? I know that you mean school days,I had the ruler on the palms of my hands,and was caned on the back of my legs,for what reason I am not sure now, I must say that the time that really upset me was when the black board rubber came flying across the classroom at me,and yes it caught me on the side of my face,and as it is for kids,at that time I was not talking,so felt it unfair,so completely unfair,so much so that my reaction to this unfairness was to throw it back. I guess the results of that encounter,I was sent to the head,and was caned once again,if they only understood that the unfairness at that time was so cruel,thereafter I rebelled !! All I needed was a cuddle and to be understood. Oh well,I hold no grudges but I would have loved to have a cane in my hands and given to them the cane of unfairness that was bestowed upon me!!! Jan.xx