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Fantastic, I enjoyed many a treat from the Dawnwatchers whilst deployed!

Originally Posted by tzus

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A Chara, not many of them about round here, just us Glengormley Carpet Factory Dawn Watchers

Pah you should have joined a real man's society -"The Diamond UpChuck Club" They had great outings to all sorts of strange places!

Originally Posted by Shamus

Pah you should have joined a real man's society -"The Diamond Thrower -Up Club" They had great outings to all sorts of strange places!

We note from the date that you posted this on Valentine's Day. How sad, nothing better to do on Valentine's Day than browse the ARRSE forum!

Originally Posted by tzus

We note from the date that you posted this on Valentine's Day. How sad, nothing better to do on Valentine's Day than browse the ARRSE forum!

When you get to my age you're lucky if you actually know what day, or for that matter, what year it is!

Although I recognise a few of the old and bold from my time in the Corps, the 8 Coy Det House Bungalow in Johore Bahru looks exactly the same as the Married Quarter I lived in with my father in Sungei Patani in 1960 when he was with the Gurkha Training Depot in Malaya. Only difference was, our bungalow was on the edge of a jungle latex plantation (maybe thats where I get my strange fetishes from !), where we used to play with King Cobras, and each day we kids were picked up in a 1 ton Humber cage truck with an armed Gurkha escort to take us to school.

Originally Posted by HIGHLANDER_SPY

Although I recognise a few of the old and bold from my time in the Corps, the 8 Coy Det House Bungalow in Johore Bahru looks exactly the same as the Married Quarter I lived in with my father in Sungei Patani in 1960 when he was with the Gurkha Training Depot in Malaya. Only difference was, our bungalow was on the edge of a jungle latex plantation (maybe thats where I get my strange fetishes from !), where we used to play with King Cobras, and each day we kids were picked up in a 1 ton Humber cage truck with an armed Gurkha escort to take us to school.

Cage truck and armed Gurkha - clearly to protect the local Malay population ...

I know a Dawnwatcher who convinced a naive (if there can be such a thing) Garrison Sergeant Major (Duke of Boots if you must know) to compete with him in a raw egg eating competition. The GSM's first egg appeared to go down ok after a bit of a struggle. His action wasn't particularly fluid or expert, but it was a fair first attempt. On the other hand the Dawnwatcher was clearly a raw-egg eating veteran who expertly cracked the egg on his bottom set of teeth before pouring the contents into his mouth, extended his neck and gulping it down before declaring a loud "Aaaah". Five or six "aaaahs" later and the GSM attempted his second egg. He claimed later that he was done in by the slime of the white as he fell to his knees, began choking and then projectile vommited all over the mess. It was slightly embarassing as the Dawnwatcher was a TA LE officer.......and the GSM was a lamb to the slaughter. The Dawnwatcher's initials on a postcard, if you fancy a bit of a quiz.

Originally Posted by retread2

Cage truck and armed Gurkha - clearly to protect the local Malay population ...

Yes, even then there was a valid use for XPM 2089 - those Commie CTs were definitely afraid of 7 and 8 year old kids (and latex)!