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| Quantock Quotes II...
If wana list any fondly remembered Quantock Quotes reply to this message.
You know the stuff...the things Mr Phil used always say, Psycho Peters, Sporty Stu or even Ethyl the Cleaning lady... anything that people said that other people will hopefully remember!
(Nb "Quantock Quotes", was getting quite big and taking a while to "down load" so I've started a new list to take over from where the old list left off.... Mike) |
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Didn't things change at all? It would seem that the people might have changed but the roles and equipment did not. I recall the Amstrad - a PC1512 first generation PC - and the strategy game - it was called 'The Ancient Art Of War'. The Amstrad's almost ever-present incumbent was Darren Weeks, who, incidentally, has e-mailed me recently. Whenever we got the chance, Murray Crane or I would have a go at routing the French and Agincourt. The Toshiba whatitsname was a machine that I only ever saw at Quantock. Completely useless for all else, it was fairly good for composing musical masterpieces. Which is what I spent all my time doing. The decision to buy these machines was probably due to the skinny budget and the not-so-skinny Mr Burgess, a man who knew as much about Computer Studies as I do about the life and times of Alan Titchmarsh (now THAT would be a subject for Magnus Magnusson's black chair!!!) Rick |
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| They were MSXs - and replaced the original Spectrums. These were relocated to a small room next to the History classroom in the Stables teaching block. Shortly after the MSXs were procurred the Amstrads were obtained - three, situated at the rear of the computer 'lab' and which were most saught after. I don't recall the teacher you speak of - he must of taken over from Bungle in Sept '87 (which is after I left).
I recall that game - and being crap at it. All the decent games were played on peoples own machines, Darren Weeks's Amiga (and Spectrum prior to that) or Rob Tylers Amstrad CPC464 (I thik). Such classics a Jet Set Willy |
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Yes indeed, the MSX. A ground-breaking piece of technology. The smelly teacher described by some of the others sure did follow after Bungle - but don't you recall who was there for the best part of the year before that? Good old Mr Jeffrey, otherwise known as 'Skippy' - even if he was a Kiwi (I was really based on the way he walked - which was with a bounding step). The games I recall well - Tyler had a 464, and then after that a 664 - the one with the disk attachment (the 464 had the tape). Jet Set Willy was a Spectrum classic - the game we kept playing on the 464/664 was 'Football manager' - a epoch-making classic written by a bearded chap called Kevin Toms. I remember JSW has Beethoven's 'Fuer Elise' playing in the background... cool! Rick |
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| "Two goals for a header.." was one i remember hearing when mr phils team were losing at football.
and i remember when the computers were upgraded to archimedes under the tutorship of harold vaan, (the first of the young tewachers who was followed by Mr radwan, Lee rowland (now we all remember him) and others. |
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Lee Rowland - a name that I shall remember from the Hallowed Halls of Quantock, for the mystical quality his alter ego "Ninja Rowland" obtained - and a particular Quote it inspired�?
In about 1987 the school was under the grips of a new kind of fear - thoughts of the "Black Nun" and infamous "Devil dog" were banished to the furthest recesses of the minds of even the most frightened Jubs. This hysteria was due to the sinister and elusive presence of a whiley 'Ninja'. Certain Jubs claimed night sighting of him prowling the back gardens, others claimed to glimpsed him lurking in the trees, or peering over darkened walls - in short the school was in a state of low level panic.
Soon it became clear to the senior element of the school, that the Jubs were in fact really onto something, and this in all probability spelled the end of Lee Rowland's reign of terror. The senior members of the school rightly deduced that the wannabe assassin was in all likelihood also a pupil - as it seemed improbable that the Jubs had acquired powerful enemies in the far east at their tender ages - although saying that - I would have gladly garroted of few snot-nosed individuals. Anyway, the race was truly on to unmask "The Ghost" as others named him.
Much inline with films such as "Hounds of Baskervilles" or "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a sizable mob (all be it, armed with flashlights in the place of flaming brands and pitchforks) had gather to flush the nefarious culprit from his hiding, believed to be somewhere in the tree line above the fountain.
For a Quantock event it was quite well organized, with the mob breaking into smaller 'search units' to more efficiently comb the shrubbery in the dark, with each faction vying for the trophy of capturing the elusive 'Shadow-runner'. With the search barely underway, Julian Mackey, suddenly squealed at the top of his lungs in rather high pitched yokel tones (it must be said his body posture was also quite extreme at this point, best described as startled rabbit rather than bold adventure)�
" Up there you see 'im �?
swinging his torch to bare on the uppermost branches of a tree situated to the left of the fountain (to be joined rapidly by searching beams of light) - and indeed perched in a rather bad mimic of the classic 'Spiderman Posture' was a silhouette of a figure clad from head to foot in black (I must say in retrospect, the black tracksuit bottoms were rather a let down).
The gangly frame figure immediately sprang into action by falling/tumbling out of the tree, only to spring up again and peg it towards Matron's fishponds - pursued by a greater part of the assembled school, baying like maddened hounds. The last sighting of the fleeing "Ghost" was of him rather awkwardly leapfrogging one of the side walls next to Matron's fishponds - and presumably making his escape good.
I'm not sure how "Ninja Rowland" was eventually 'unmasked', I'm pretty sure he was never captured as such - I can only guess that his rather gangly frame, combined with lopping running style betrayed him - or perhaps Lee could not conceal his delight at his new found notoriety, and confided in one or two more friends than he should have�
Anyway, the above 'quote' was used with much relish by myself and a few others for many a year �?especially if Lee or Mackey happened to stroll into eye and earshot.
If anyone else has anymore info about 'Ninja Rowland', especially how he was eventually rumbled, I'd like to hear it�
Maybe one day we'll even hear it from the horse's/ninja's mouth�? |
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| "burrrrrrr" a basic form of linguistics made by sticking your tongue into your own cheek whilst making the "burrrrr" noise - greatly facilitated by gradually opening your mouth as widely as possible, thus obtaining some acoustic variation.
The 'burring' was used to communicate one disbelief in the views represent by another individual - the louder the petition, the more earnest the representation.
Used to great effect by Justin Cooper (The "Matron Suck" who took up the reins from Melvin Hall (of the Blue boiler suit fame)) to annoy anyone around him ..... |
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| | | From: tomsk | Sent: 10/17/2000 9:50 PM |
I know it's a bit late but having just found the webpage I've remembered the following story. In the Winter term of 1987 myself, Paul Bugler and Lee Manley decided to attend Gerry Warriner's "Music Appreciation Club". This was quite obviously an opportunity not to be missed ie. to further probe the depths of Gerry's bizarre world. The theory was that we would listen to alternate pieces of Gerry's favourite music interspersed with our own. Needless to say we took Heavy Metal. What followed was truly bizarre !!! After nodding along to Iron Maiden, Gerry stated that he wasn't sure if he liked it or not. As the club took place in his flat he went to the kitchen to make us coffee. Upon returning he began to shout at us - asking why we had brought a toolkit with us !!!???!!!. Quite obviously we were a bit bemused by this outburst - Gerry then proceeded to accuse us of attempting to unscrew the back of his stereo to remove the wires. As you can imagine there was no possible answer to this charge and we left - with Gerry threatening all manner of repurcussions. Jim - not sure if your brother told you this one - but a unique insight into a strange mind !!!! |
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| Tomsk,
Christmas term 1987 ?? Well I don't know about you but I was loafing in the tropical paradise that is Belize then, with several months to go before a return to reality, the UK and joining the real adult world of work etc. You most probably were in College, working, or looking for work. We were in the same year and finished in the summer of 1987, so your Gerry escapade mustr have happened in christmas term 1986 - at the start of the 5th year |
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| Dondons: " �?When I was in Africa,�?Yea-ah,�?Keeeen-ya�?no�?yeahh �?erh-mmm"
Heard quite a lot by those who had the big man as their Tutor (while they sat on the radiator waiting for lessons to start in earnest), or if he got sufficiently bored during lessons. �?Anyone ever hear his story about his drunk mate trying to remove a "Black mamber" from his door frame when drunk using a nothing but a seven iron, or his rather accurate but disturbing rendition of lions roaring on the African savanna ?
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Big Dave: : " �?What a waste of perfectly good food " �?
As he picks a "steak-let" from out of the rancid contents of the "pig bin" and places it with another half dozen partially eaten (slop covered) reconstituted meat products - for his supposed private consumption later. Do you really think he ate those tasty morsel - I really can't believe he did �?
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Matron: "You boy, �?get off the stairs! �?yes you �? "
Heard by those trying to creep up the "Main stairs", past the ever vigilant Matron as she plied her tuck shop wares.
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| I remember Taffy, he was a funny guy from what I recall. We used to have computer club on Thursday night on the old green screen Tandy computers, I remember that game with the Serfs or something like that, Top of the pops was always on in the background in the room! We also used to sometimes go church on Sunday, in a mini bus with Taffy. I suppose it was more interesting than boring Assembly with the Head and we would normally get back just in time for lunch! Anyone else remember Julian Makey, I think he took over from Mr. Griffiths on the computers. He was always tolding his throat for some reason! |
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Makey was in my brothers year !! Don't know why I'm surprised, another of my brothers year taught chemistry for a while - former pupils teaching was not an uncommon practise (Mr Coulson, is another thaough from the 70s). Rumour was someone had tried to strangle him - hence the neck thing. My brother said Makey is now a freelance tabloid photographer. |
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Ah yes, Julian Makey, he could be wound up with the greatest of ease. All you had to do way imitate he voice and hold your neck in his presence. I was on the receiving end of his temper on more than one occasion. I think he threw a shoe polishing brush at me so hard it dented the wall about 2 inches from my head !! |
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| Dear Rick, RE Gerry Warriner killing a squirrel. I made the mistake of taking my wife to visit Quantock as she is a teacher she did not believe my stories of the place and teachers !.
Gerry was one of the first people she met. Gerry took us to his flat and did a reconstruction of how he killed the squirrel (much to my wife's horror !). In his flat he had a fish tank with paper fish in it dangling from strings. He also had a plastic parrot in a cage and Gerry was wearing a terrible wig. Later my wife said "Are you sure he is a teacher !" Yep I said,one of the more normal ones. Laurie |
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| | | From: JAR | Sent: 2/26/2002 8:43 PM |
I seem to remember a fish tank in Jerry’s flat in 74/75. It had real fish in then I think. Can anyone help!!. As for the wig it was just as bad then. That I do remember. God know how people used to get there to watch TV. Happy days |
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| | | From: BigKev | Sent: 2/27/2002 12:07 AM |
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John,
Yes, Gerry did have a fish tank, with cold water
fish, the ugly fish with big bulgy eyes and large fan tails. I repaired the
flourecent lights in it a couple of times.
Kevin Strachan
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)23 9232
6045
Mobile: +44 (0)7876 731149 |
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