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Number 8 I
will never forget graduation day, June 1977, specifically, last period which was
Mr. Lamey's math class.
It turns out Mr. Lamey had been at work as quite
the prankster that year, but as it turned out the last laugh would ours as we
conspired to give Mr. Lamey a graduation present he'd never forget. If you were
amongst the fortunate 30 or 40 or so who got to witness this it was quite hilarious!
I guess most everyone knows where the smoking area was located at MHS. You'll
recall the two doors along the side of the school where the football field was
located had steps and most of those with 'the habit' and those who just wanted
to hang out would often sit and gather there between classes, at lunch, or before
and after school. Well for several
weeks in Spring that year, someone was getting their kicks out of dumping huge
amounts of water out of garbages cans it seemed from out of the third story window
onto unsuspecting students sitting below. If it hit you, you were quite the wet
willy.
This dirty-deed doer was quite successful at remaining anonymous
and no matter how hard anybody tried, nobody was ever able to see who it was or
catch him.....until as fate would happen, his day finally came and could you believe
it? It was MR. LAMEY!
Needless to say a linch mob was forming as word
spread and these acts required a cunning plan of action to vindicate those who
had to carry on with their day in school as a wet noodle!
So, I won't
reveal who the real mastermind was or won't implicate just who the parties involved
were in this plan, but a plan of action was crafted and put into motion that was
unanimously agreed upon.
Many wanted in, but this plan required the skilled
hands of a few masters to pull it off. The plan was this. During last period,
a student obtained permission to work in the back with the pretense of completing
some project. Sinks were conveniently located there, which was why this plan was
so successful and perfect! What he was really up to was filling water balloons.
Mr. Lamey, was dutifully consumed with scribbling on his blackboard as always,
something we had counted on for our plan to go successfully.
People sat
strategically so as to be able to pass the balloons up to those in the first few
rows. We anxiously awaited the 2 minute warning bell which was signal to alert
all to have balloons in hand and be ready.
I should also tell you at
this point that word had gotten around the school and students hid outside on
the balcony some took front row seats in that adjoining room behind the blackboard
where he kept all that science junk, and at the hall doors heads were peaking
in and my heart beat frantically fearing Mr. Lamey would see them and our plan
would be foiled and worse that we would be in deep, deep doo-doo.
But
then just as the final bell rang, Mr. Lamey diligently continued writing on the
blackboard (duh!), which was perfect for us as we let those balloons rip and explode
all around Mr. Lamey, off the blackboard, some missing and crashing to the floor,
and at the same time windows and doors exploded open with students rushing in
to catch it all.
It was a spectacular site. I still remember it as it
if it were yesterday. Mr. Lamey got bombarded. He turned to see the last balloon
fly out of the hand of my desk partner, a guy I will refer to as "Nick"
and next thing you see is Mr. Lamey (with a look of sheer madness on his face)
making this mad dash for Nick, zeroing in on him as if he had been the one and
only, both of them are slipping and falling all over the place as both are unable
to reach or run from one another.
Poor Nick couldn't get the away either,
the class was just filled with people rooting and cheering! Finally Mr. lamey
caught him and wrestled him to the floor and ink was flying all over the room
now from an inkwell he had picked up along the way. It was just too funny.
I pretty much bee-lined out of there at that point, with mixed feelings of
terror and elation from having partaken of such a stunt and gotten away with it
nice and neat! LOL Wish the same could have been true for poor Nick. He took the
fall for everyone. There goes a true hero! LOL
I knew that although I
would miss MHS very much, I was certainly very, very happy to have a reason not
to have to return the following year. At least I didn't have to face the "wrath
of Mr. Lamey" at any point in the future!!!!
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