As for the fantasy. Yes, I think a lot is fiction although I am not sure about 99% being fake. In general, you can normally tell after a little while by what someone has to say as to whether they did receive it at school or not. I never received more than six strokes at once, although I did once receive 2 x six of the slipper in the same day only because I was too scared to say I had been whacked by the P.E teacher in the morning, and yes. it did hurt and not something I would have wanted to repeat ever again.