Talk:John Percival (bishop)

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Did you know... that John Percival, when headmaster of Rugby School, gained the nickname "Percival of the knees" because he was concerned about "impurity" and insisted that boys secure their football shorts below the knee with elastic?

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What?

OK, just what "impurity" was Percival concerned about? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.57.127.239 (talk) 15:12, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

according to the intro his time at Clifton was "exhaustive", so he must have been doing a lot of purifying. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.101.64.199 (talk) 01:45, 6 August 2012 (UTC) PERCIVAL WAS NEVER BISHOP OF DURHAM. NEED TO GET THAT OFF OF THERE ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.180.240.81 (talk) 18:02, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]