What is the best punishment you've ever received?

School camp, grade 11.

A week prior to going on camp, myself and my extended group of rebellious mates got busted for something reasonably offensive. Got threatened with not being allowed to go to camp, and the teachers seemed dead serious. However, our parents had all paid up the camp fees already, so what do?

Fast forward a week, and the bus pulls into camp. We're all aboard. Now this was a pretty sweet camp. Right on the edge of a lake. High ropes course, kayaking etc etc. We were pumped.

As soon as we get off the bus, the teachers and camp directors point out where the cabins are, and tell everyone to go get settled in. We grabbed our stuff and headed towards the best looking cabin.

And this, my friends, is when we got collared. ''No boys. you won't be going to stay in there. We've organized something for you'' says the same teacher who busted us a week before.

We all knew we were doomed to stay in the teacher's cabin, to be watched like hawks lest we fuck up. But no...

Teacher leads us down a narrow path through the scrub, which opened up about 200+ metres from where the teachers and other students would be staying, revealing a couple of old shipping containers converted into sleeping quarters. ''This is where you lot are staying'' he says with a smirk.

We pretended not to be excited.

We got our stuff stowed and had a look around. (Teacher left after about 2mins) to discover that not only where we further away from everyone on the camp ground, we also had a private beach and some hidden trails we could use to sneak around wherever we wanted to late at night.

So, being the naughty lads we were, cigarettes were smoked (often!) pranks were played mercilessly, and we even had a fire going a couple times. This went on for 5 nights, and we never heard a word from the teachers. Most memorable camp ever!

TL;DR, Got in trouble at school, was almost banned from attending camp, camp was the best ever. Punishment my ass, you fools!

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