Birdie knows the routine. In our school, it was the nuns first, ruler across the knuckles on your desk. If the pointer came out you were in serious scheidt. If that didn't work, Monsignor had a belt and was not afraid to used. Being an Irishman, he probably was taught by Birdie's Christian Brothers.
I seem to recall a ruler/yardstick broken across my knuckles once.
When this scene came up in the movie theater where I watched it when first released, I howled with laughter when she grabbed that pointer after breaking the ruler. BTDT!
I don't recall getting the paddle in HS.........................................I just got detention and suspension.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
