Thread: Rose and Laurel

true

he was my ADMIN boss ONLY caused us more trouble than the enemy forces ever did.
he turned up in the news papers a couple of years ago as well how embarassing that was.

Bit like the old days - a man on the platform winked at me (mmmm) and slipped me a 2007 copy. Like most it was like Int all over again

Who - dont know anyone
What - the 'F' are all these names at Chicksands
Why - indeed why
When - and a long time ago it now feels

Always found the mag boring. About as exciting as getting smacked in the face with a wet kipper.

My recruiter gave me a copy of the Rose and Laurel, I thought it was an interesting read (although I haven’t read even half of it yet)

Seemed very professionally done to be honest.

Only know 2 people in the main body of the mag - the Director (knew him when he was a Lt!!) and an LE Maj whom I knew when he was a Lcpl!! Knew several in the Obituries though - very sad and very boring think I'll stop getting it!Is it my imagination but are the female members of the Corps considerably better looking now than in the '70/80/90's ? Or is it just my age?

What's the secret?

I knew him when he was a 2nd Lt One Pip Wonder! He was a bit confused by a sawn off shotgun though!

Originally Posted by Gust.Avrakotos

My recruiter gave me a copy of the Rose and Laurel, I thought it was an interesting read (although I haven’t read even half of it yet)

Seemed very professionally done to be honest.

Don't finish reading it, when you do your recruiter will reappear and kill you.

Isn't there normally great wailing and gnashing of teeth when the R&L comes out? Something to do with being very, very secret and full of pictures of people who do very, very secret things.... like filing documents.

I'm so out of touch i dont even know who the Director is!

His name is Mohammed.

I thought it was Brig Abdul Abulbul Amir, or was it Brig Ivan Skavinsky Skivar!!

now that snake in the grass was a pain in the... neck.

are we showing our age shamus?

latet anguis in herba! If you remember that song, (Abdul and Ivan) then you are really old!!I learnt it at school!! Mind you I also learned Eskimo Nell!! much finer ditty :D

Originally Posted by Shamus

latet anguis in herba! If you remember that song, (Abdul and Ivan) then you are really old!!I learnt it at school!! Mind you I also learned Eskimo Nell!! much finer ditty :D

My bold - Those tunes were covered by a few folks. I prefer the Paddy Roberts versions, those, and his 'Ballad of Bethnal Green' - " She was tall and dumb and she lived with her mum on the fringe of Bethnal Green" :D

it was an advert that i learned it from. can't remember what it was for, though.

just googled it: Whitbread, 1982.