Eton pupils fainting game

That is, I think, the normal amount. Something is very wrong if you get loads. All this is before you get to things like the Eton Fainting Game , which involved the students strangling each other for kicks. Eton has long had a reputation for producing people who were cruel and damaged.

As well as murderers, it produces traitors, such as the spy Guy Burgess, and an awful lot of crooks. Etonians seem strangely proud of these. Johnson, famously, agreed to do so. This struck many as shocking, but it is entirely in keeping with a culture of people who were taught from an early age that they were special and above the law. We happen to have a recording of this conversation but, given how much Etonian crime and murder we know about, you have to wonder about how much they got away with.

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If I remember rightly, the game was superseded by a passion for seances and ouija boards. Neither was ever detected by the authorities. Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism. By registering, you will also enjoy limited access to Premium articles, exclusive newsletters, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalists.

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