Lonan3

A special memory of my very first day at Ballakermeen I don't know how it works now, but in those days your exam results determined which form you went into. The top form was 1S, then 1A, 1L and so on, spelling out SALUTEX. All the new boys were gathered into the hall and 'Hitler' Holroyd, the deputy Head started reading ou the names of those were in 1S - his own form. They were then removed bu someone to their form room. Then he began reading the list of 1A. I believed that I'd done reasonably well in the exams, so I was quite disappointed when my name hadn't been called. After he'd gone through the 1L list I was definitely getting a bit twitchy. There was still no sign of my name being called for 1U oe even 1T... and when it didn't appear in 1X I was in the depths of despair. Finally, he read out 1X (at least one former MHK was in that lot!) but I still hadn't been called and so, once they'd left, I remained on my own in the hall. I will never forget the sight of Holroyd peering over the top of the lectern at me, shaking his head slowly, and muttering: "There's always one.... there's always one!" As it turned out, I was in 1S - Holroyd's form! Talk about setting off on the wrong foot!

You're little more than a child by comparison! I started Ballakermeen in 1960!

Hi Lonan3 Does this refer to Mr. Holroyd from Ballakermeen? If so I can remember my big brother slagging him off on many occasions at he tea table Last Ten <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, that's the one. He even cultivated the same kind of moustache!

My memories obviously go back to a previous age, when every teacher had an apposite nickname such as 'Pinhead,' 'Seaweed,' 'Hitler,' 'Deek,' 'Wimpy,' 'Poppa,' 'Pansy,' 'Wag,' 'Tatty,' 'Spider,' and so on. They all did their level best to educate us, but the 1960s were a time of rebellion and some of us fell by the wayside.

ANSWERS 1) Who was the first 'voice' of the PG Tips Chimps in 1956? Peter Sellers (he was paid £100) 2) Alma Cogan, Gary Miller, Pete Murray & Susan Stranks were the panellists on the first edition of which TV show? Juke Box Jury 3) What was 'invented' by Dr Gregory Pincus and was first approved by the US Food & Drug Administration in 1960? The Birth Control Pill 4) How much did the first British edition of Cosmopolitan in 1972 cost: a) 45p B) 90p c) 20p d) 65p 20p 5) Louise Clarke, Babs Lord, Dee Dee Wilde, Ruth Pearson and Andrea Rutherford were members of which 1970s British group? Pan's People

With just Nos 1 & 3 to be answered, I'll post them tomorrow if no-one succeeds in .the meantime

"LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is one of the major drugs making up the hallucinogen class. LSD was discovered in 1938" So... no!

2 more 'noes'! Think I might have to allow 'Googling' after all.

Nope!

Two more correct!

Ahhh which one! I gotta go!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your recollection of Pan's People does you... errrr... credit?

1 out of 5 (must try harder!)

1) Who was the first 'voice' of the PG Tips Chimps in 1956? 2) Alma Cogan, Gary Miller, Pete Murray & Susan Stranks were the panellists on the first edition of which TV show? 3) What was 'invented' by Dr Gregory Pincus and was first approved by the US Food & Drug Administration in 1960? 4) How much did the first British edition of Cosmopolitan in 1972 cost: a) 45p B) 90p c) 20p d) 65p 5) Louise Clarke, Babs Lord, Dee Dee Wilde, Ruth Pearson and Andrea Rutherford were members of which 1970s British group?