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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:39 am
by qwerty
I had completely forgotten about quiz and ego until I read it here, but does anyone remember DC? Someone would say "quiz?" then someone would reply "ego!" and if they didn't want it they would say DC and the person who quizzed the item would have to take it back. Was it DC or dici (latin or not?) and what did it mean, I can only think it stands for decline, but if it is latin and there is an expert out there, please enlighten me.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:50 pm
by meera
im sure DC stood for something like Decifine (pronounced deecifinay) which meant something like no going back.. not too sure- should have definately paid more attention in Latin!
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:53 pm
by meera
Also.. how about 'blam' which was said to someone after they'd probably already been embarrassed enough. It then went on to 'Blam your spam' which was probably worse due to the extra helping of embarrassement and then a large thwack on your forehead! oh what fun! cant believe i've forgotten about some of these infamous words!
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:58 pm
by Great Plum
meera wrote:Also.. how about 'blam' which was said to someone after they'd probably already been embarrassed enough. It then went on to 'Blam your spam' which was probably worse due to the extra helping of embarrassement and then a large thwack on your forehead! oh what fun! cant believe i've forgotten about some of these infamous words!
Oh you juniors wer so funny with your little words!
Re: Zobs
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:50 am
by Keithbyatt
Simon Kerruish wrote:paddy wrote:marty wrote:the "master" to whom you refer was EJ Wolstenholme,
No - that's not the Zob I was thinking of - I think I remember Wolstenholme, and he was a lot more cuddly. This Zob was rather authoritarian, a housemaster, and quite feared - hmmm - can't get the name though.
I might be able to help here. I was in Maine B from '68-'71 and then in Middleton A from '71 until I got thrown out in '74. (I now live in Virginia and work in New York for what it's worth). The housemaster in Mid A was called Ron Lorimer and he was an absolute a..hole. His nickname was ZUP after he entered a classroom one day with his fly undone and had to do it up quickly and not very surreptitiously. Hence the sort of onomatopoeic nickname - possibly confused later with Zob?
O'Meara's nickname at the time was Dolly for no reason anyone could shed any light on. Kiff was indeed tea and flab was butter, or marg anyway. Bockers were indeed catering staff or groundsmen, one was called 'Dick the Knocker', again the reasons if there ever were any escape me. Tom Keeley was a very popular guy, mainly because he gave sh-t to everyone without exception. Finally, sorry to hear Tom Jeffers has retired - he was a really good guy and I remember the day he started. I never thought Shipton would ever go, he'd been around since God was a boy.
Hope this is of interest.
Simon
My era was 1962 - 1969. O'Meara was called "botty" since he was so young and baby faced then. Although he denies it now. Kiff bowls were large bowls from which you drank you Kiff. They looked like large sugar bowls and would certainly hold a large volume of tea.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 9:44 pm
by timpuk
oh no, not sponge again..
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 2:08 pm
by Hendrik
Great Plum wrote:Oh you juniors wer so funny with your little words!
an' you'd know all about it, wouldn't ya, eh?
care to enlighten us on some of yer Maine A slang, Mr Plum?
Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 2:22 pm
by Great Plum
Hendrik wrote:Great Plum wrote:Oh you juniors wer so funny with your little words!
an' you'd know all about it, wouldn't ya, eh?
care to enlighten us on some of yer Maine A slang, Mr Plum?
What are you implying my good man?
I don't know if Maine A had a regional dialect... but maybe my memory has got a bit fuzzy...
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:47 am
by timpuk
morley's (morlies?) = underpants
any of you older members care to clarify the origins..?
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:42 pm
by timdogman
I remember saying 'Cussing Madella' or something like that? Somehow it was a piss-take on the art teacher guy Mr Della I think his name was or something like that anyway. Apparently when he was a pupil he jumped out of a second floor window in one of the houses and broke his leg - idiot! I think the saying came about cos he used to get pissed when people messed about in art.
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:13 am
by Nyort
Mr Deller?
He only joined this term!
Short memory - it's only been a week since half term began!
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:24 am
by timdogman
No, this was back in 1991 or there abouts. He was a young teacher back then so he probably left and came back - in those days he had a shaven head, but I remember going around saying 'are you cussing madeller?' - it may have just been a Lamb B thing tho!
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:13 pm
by Great Plum
Nyort wrote:Mr Deller?
He only joined this term!
Short memory - it's only been a week since half term began!
I think he left and came back...
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:53 pm
by Rod Stuart
I remember Lorimer teaching me Geography. I always thought he was one of the more human teachers,( but not humane, of course). I've got a photo of him riding his bicycle and smiling away, but I have forgotten how to post it.
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:11 pm
by Rod Stuart
Now I remember, this is the Lorimer I had a picture of.
