I don't know if he was my favourite
but in terms of being down with the kids he was pretty damn good. He was immensely clever and quite obviously far too good to be a teacher. Schools are shit places, so every rumour that went around became more and more exaggerated- he'd had a breakdown, he was an alcoholic, a womaniser (highly unlikely that one.) But none of them were true (as far as I know) he was just a fantastic teacher in a shit school. He wasn't the nicest- if you failed a test he wouldn't pass you anyway, but he had the most passion for a subject possible.

It was something he deeply cared about and taught us to care about. I left school early since I had little aptitude for anything, but I left with a chemistry qualification and little else thanks to him.

As for being down with the kids, I will tell you one funny story about him. After I got kicked out for taking too many drugs one time too often, I heard that he got cancer which was pretty damn awful obviously, but it turned out he was the source of the best new supply of crystal meth in town
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 11:36, 10 replies)

My MassiveDrugs alarm went off

( Frisbee TeaBoy, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 11:41, closed)

It's not me
see if you can guess the source
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 11:42, closed)

I don't know, and I can't be arsed doing my homework
but it sounds like something Mr Marshmellow would come up with.

Am I close?
*starts clock*
Edit: no wait, this is a film isn't it? Yeah I don't know this one.
( Frisbee TeaBoy, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 11:46, closed)

That thing with Malcolm in the Middle's dad
not seen it. looks quite good though.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 11:51, closed)

Breaking Bad.
Watch it, it's the best thing on television (or was, new season is in production).
( Rookie You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 16:40, closed)

would it be
Breaking Bad?
(Purpledoris I've got afeckin' job, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 11:56, closed)

well done :)

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 13:11, closed)

Actually sounds like my old headmaster...!

But with a wife like his, who'd blame him. She was the PE teacher and looked like a roadkill weasel.
( Bathory, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 12:57, closed)

damn you!
before he lost/shaved his hair, did you notice that Bryan Cranston looked exactly like Ned Flanders?
(Ross McBingobangobongo bingobangobongo, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 13:24, closed)

Hahahaha

(Sadarse works like Mist condensing mud flaps, Fri 18 Mar 2011, 17:52, closed)