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Biography

Born in a distant time, Doctor Robinson (or Doc Rob, as even Mrs Helm calls him), is one of the most under-rated members of staff in the school. Everyone argues that Mr Fuller was one of the greatest teachers to ever live, but Doc Rob is almost certainly equal, if not better?

Despite doing ten times more work than anyone else in the school (and that's not to say other teachers are slackers, but he does everyone's timetables at the start of the year, random assemblies, teaches several classes in both Geography and CT, and is also second in command to Lord Morris), he never looks particularly busy, and often has time to take place in charity events such as hockey matches..

Put quite simply, his knowledge of Geography, or for that matter, ANYTHING, is superior to anyone else alive today. He can successfully give a ten minute lecture on complex Chemistry or Physics, perfectly delivered, and then state that his knowledge of these subjects is "pretty poor", despite knowing more than any student he talks to. Also, he is an absolute goldmine in terms of comedy quotes (below), and for all these reasons, and many more besides, he deserves his status as a legend of our time.

Often reminds you of a bald eagle in a suit.

Knowledge

Dr Robinson has an extremely robust knowledge on the topic of just about anything. The one thing that he was found not to know was why there was a '6' in the A2 Geography coursework spreadsheet's Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient formula. Then again, who does?

Quotes

The Classics

• How he says questions is legend, "kwesteons" thoroughly pronouncing every syllable

"Britain used to have nice cows, a nice black colour. Now there's all these foreign cows with a kind of horrible, mangey coloured ginger hair.*points to girl* JUST LIKE YOURS!"

"Those are NOT your pens!"

"That's bloody hot!" (his response to getting burnt by a geyser in Iceland)

Sometimes reminds you of a bald eagle in a suit!

"Gordon Bennett!" (On colliding with a chair left in the basement corridor, which he failed to notice due to his towering height and a preoccupation with a piece of paper in his hand)

"Who Put that there!" (This time hitting his head on a fire hose hung on the wall)

"Oh Botherations!"

"Am I right or am I right?"

"Have you done this? Say yes"

"Processeeeeees"

"I can't draw to save myself"

"YOU BOY!"

"Right!"

Mrs Taylor: "dreaming of beyonce...." Doc Rob: "WHO???" *looks distinctly proud of self*

"YOU girl, in the bandelero"

Dressing Down Quotes

[In a thoroughly rattly voice, at great volume, often said to girls as well] "YOU BOY!"

"Go outside and shoot yourself"

"If you think you're going UP those stairs you're very much mistaken"

"THOSE ARE THE UP STAIRS!"

"Phillip Marsh is a very naughty boy"

"Dont forget to ask your granny to buy you some highlighters"

"Quiet boy or detention will ensue" (from 6th form yearbook class of '05)

In the course of lessons

"Imagine I'm the river"

"An Oxo cube is condensed cow"

"I remember that............... I must be old....." (covering History lesson)

"Awful thing... Country at a standstill... actually I liked it I got a few days off for that!" (talking to Mr Williamson about the Winter of Discontent)

"Stop complaining! These are quality Robinson Bogeys"

"And remember, Robinson's First Law is.." (they're all first laws, all 57 of them)

"Why are you holding up the sky?" (in response to people putting up their hands.. year 7 tech lesson - he was on supply)

"Oooh, it's a tampax!!" (upon finding a tampon on the floor in a yr12 CT lesson)

"You know, green pen is what we Senior Examiners use. Mortals use red."

"I am a glacier."

Expressions of Anguish

"Why won't this work?" (Clicking the wall thinking it is the interactive white board)

"WORK!" (at any electrical appliance which doesn't want to do it. Mainly because it's not turned on)

"What the Dickens?" (In response to fire-alarm soundalike)

"Oh buggarage" (Whilst trying to back a minibus into a small gap and not quite managing)

Quotes in the course of just three cover lessons

"So what is this? No, not a snotty hanky, it's humus"

"I'm being a tree! Come on!"

"I had a Chemistry teacher who changed his sex a few years after I left"

"Unfortunately it's French"

"I'm a bit thick"

"Crummy peds"

"You've obviously heard of Cherapunji?" *blank faces* "NO??" (If you haven't by the way, it is officially the wettest place on Earth, with something like 40 feet of rain a year. See, now you know :P)

"What do you lot do in the bath? Actually I'd best not ask.."

"Homework: Go home and have a bath"

"About 4 inches.. if you prefer centimetres then it's 100mm an hour"

"Oh no! The worm's been dissolved!"

Weapon of choice

Critical Thinking mind control techniques.

Umbrella, very dangerous when used.