We had an English teacher in Grade 6 called Mr Potter. he was so typically 'British', an old fuddy duddy, charmingly old fashioned and eccentric. He always called me 'Motherly Joss' and it irritated me so much. It was such a plain, boring, dull nickname. I often wished he had called me 'Princess Joss' or even 'Queen Joss' would've been fine. Specially as I was plain, fat and dull in those days!
