Spotted Dick & School... (was: Inside, Outside,... Lane)

[Steve]

---  "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> Oh yeah, if you made some 'Spotted Dick', how did it turn out?
> 
> Did you like it? Did your son like it?
> 
> Also, we know what the teacher's reactions was, but what was 
> the reaction of his fellow students?
> 
> steve/bboyminn
>

bboyminn:

OK, I promise to stop replying to my own posts.

Though it comes too late for your son, I did find a discussion
involving the origins of the name 'Spotted Dick' also known
apparently as 'Spotted Dog' (wish I had know that before).

Here is a link to that discussion -

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/forum/dick.htm

Apparently, it stems from the early non-standardization of the
English language. Pudding, meaning any type of desert, was 
variously referred to as -

"'puddink' and 'puddick' and then just 'dick.' "

Perhaps your son could do some research and expand on his
report in a way that might boost his grade. He might also 
explain to the teacher how culturally intolerant and 
insensitive she was being to something that is a large and
common part of British culture, though doing so would certainly
come with some risk. 

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn