Tony Fuller
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Legendary Biologist
Years of Service
Reputedly the longest serving teacher BRGS has ever had, Tony Fuller appeared on every full school photograph from 1969 until 2004. He taught biology to many students, and did it so well that when he was handpicking his replacement he selected a former student - Mr King - from a field including a biologist with a Ph.D. on the strength of one particularly well answered question about the structure of a leaf and Osmosis.
He was married to Linda Fuller who he met at the school, and who retired with him before they both emigrated to the Dordogne. He taught at least two generations of students, often meeting and teaching the aspiring progeny of his students' loins thirty or even forty years down the line.
Unknown to many people he was (and presumably still is) a fantastic singer. He sang "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas" in one assembly, and left everyone stunned at how they had never known before.
Regarding Lessons
Often unbeknown to pupils unfortunate enough not to have been taught by this particular schoolmaster in their third or fourth years at the school, his lessons were unlike any other teachers'. Almost invariably they descended, on one level or another, to human reproductive biology, and related experimentation, and almost always in the context of the subject which was the topic of the day. He often started his lessons with a bang (by slamming his hand into the strategically placed filing cabinet at the front of his classroom), and proceeded to explain one topic or another in great depth, and at great speed. He took little notice of curriculum timetabling, and incidentally taught one GCSE class of 2004 three months of A-Level topics before the exam, having finished his 18 month course early. Generally successful, his teaching has led many new biologists into the field, and has imbued a sense of achievement in many more.
In addition to his great speed, the class was tutored on many other aspects of nature including, but not exclusively, 'How to tell whether you have worms' and 'How a doctor will deal with them if you do', procedures for assisting coitus between two horses, what happens if you have to have an appendicectomy, and many others besides.
Extracurricular Tony
One out of school activity taking up much of his time was working on his farm, where he bred many horses, which inevitably and tragically led to some stillborn foals, even after many months of very hard work looking after their mothers. Of note was one time in 2004, where a foal was due but did not survive, leading to several days of grief, during which Mr Fuller appeared far more tired than usual, as well as very unhappy indeed.
As well as working on his farm, Mr Fuller enjoyed an active life whilst in Rossendale, running marathons, and taking part in many other perambulation sports. In February 2003 he revealed that he was intent on gaining a "six-pack by June", and was engrossed in an exercise regime consisting of 100 sit-ups per day, in addition to his running and weights training. He could sometimes be seen running with his dog in the Crown Point area, but complained of not being quite able to keep up with younger runners when tackling the hills above the Glen.
Quotes
- "Now dont spill this on yourself, otherwise i'll have to bring you up to the front and run your genitals under a cold tap!"
- "Now your homework for tonight is to go home and masticate."
- "BULL SEMEN!"
- "The best things for piles is a scolding hot bath. I had piles."
- "Homework- go home and masticate"
- "You do not go blind due to masturbation"
- "It was annoying in hospital, I couldn't do anything fun in bed as I was hooked up to a heart monitor all the time, so they would've been able to tell" (After going in hospital after a stroke)
