Dikdok

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About Dikdok

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  • Birthday 10/10/1942

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  1. I remember those dogfish kept in the tank of formalin, the fumes were terrible. Also chasing puddles of mercury round the bench, “cleaning” pennies in hydrochloric acid, killing earthworms and frogs in jars with gas. Also I still have a scar on my thumb from trying to catch a cutthroat razor that I knocked off the bench in the biology lab. Happy days.
  2. Hi everyone, just posting to see who’s still alive and kicking from the good old days at Mellish! I know you’re still around, Phil, is there anyone else out there from the late 50’s-early 60’s? The only ones I’ve found so far are Chris Guy and of course Malc Peaker, who I’m sure won’t mind being reminded he always seemed a bit of a nerd and must now surely be the most highly qualified and eminent nerd to have come out of our school! Richard (Dick) Brown 54-61
  3. Apparently the Messerschmitt had a few adventures, it also mysteriously appeared behind the pillars of the bike shed one time. I recall filling the sinks in the chem lab with gas and blowing the wooden sink cover off, I think it went about 3 feet, but I'd forgotten about the big explosion. Did anyone ever get the blame for it? Remember making nitrogen tri-iodide and putting it on door handles ( it exploded on contact)? This is quite fun. My wife thinks I'm having an affair as I spend so much time on the laptop!
  4. Remember these? Mr Sutherland used to have one in the late 50's, I think his was white or cream. He was a fairly strict PT teacher, I recall being given the slipper when I'd forgotten to bring mine. Also I was rubbish at handstands and overbalanced hurting my finger. He wouldn't let me stop and made me do it again, resulting in a rather impressive dislocation; I ended up at Highbury Hospital, where it was put back in place in spite of it being a maternity unit!
  5. Oh,heck, I remember that. I had an enormous crush on one of the Brincliffe girls and spent the whole evening blushing like an inferno. I can still do the square tango and the Gay Gordons (try explaining that to today's kids) but not much else. Remember that black box record player?
  6. Oh yes, rugger. I was usually the one trying to avoid contact with the ball. As in cricket. I have managed to retain my total disinterest in sport to this day. Ah well, you can't be good at everything. Mention of the radio club brings back memories of the Model Club, run by Mr Sparrow. I had made a rather large elastic powered glider from balsa and tissue which took me weeks to make, I struggled on two buses to get it to school, kept it safe all day till the after school club, proudly wound it up and let it go - it hit the nearest rugby goalpost and disintegrated. Apart from that I have most
  7. Hi Phil, long time no see etc. OMG how we used to torment poor old Spud, I recall somebody going out of the window and coming back through the door during his lesson, I'm amazed he carried on teaching after us! There's a lot of stuff on the Henry Mellish Memories Facebook page, most of it's from after we left but there are a few old photos that are interesting. As are Fyngor Cooper's cyber-models of the old school. Richard (Dick) Brown
  8. I remember him well, a Geordie if I remember right. He introduced himself by spelling out his name "Big R, big M, little C, big C". Thin face, looked as if he could do with a good meal. lovely chap. Richard Brown 53-61