Lovats

[Mike]

I Had a similar problem...... An Accident I might add........ Going ashore in rig (Lovats and Berets) in Valparaiso, Chile.
We were moored up at the end of a long harbour wall and had to pass a number of fishing vessels unloading, for some reason I was last to leave the ship and was trying to catch up with the rest of the lads, they had passed between the fishing vessels and the lorries which they were loading with prawns by the bucket full.
I thought that I'd catch up quicker passing behind the lorries only I coped a load of prawns and Brine. Soaked through and stinking, I was unable to continue, I Caught up with the lads , but there was no way I could carry on...
I returned to the ship had a showed and Dhoby'd the worst out of me Lovats, placing said Lovats in a placky bag! Finally getting ashore and meeting up with the crowd later.
I was lucky that I had two sets of Lovats, the other pair, in the bag, had to be dry cleaned in Punta Arenas........ Some weeks later and not before time:D

[Andy O'Pray]

Punta Arenas

Is this us back to bums again?

Aye - Andy.

[Artist]

Andy

Leave it out! I'll be the one who'll get the flak!

Mike. As long as yer ar*e points down etc, etc, Bet you went down well in the messdeck when you finally got em cleaned! (Ooops done it again! AR*E!)

But back to lovats. The Lovats (Lovat Smooth/Serge) I was issued with in 73 were still being worn by my good self in 85. Until a nasty horrid DI saw them and had a fit!

"Cpl, just how the hell do you manage to get into them for God's sake?!"

"I take really deep breaths C/Sgt"

"Well take a really really deep breath and see if you can get to your wallet! Go and buy a new set now you tight fisted bugger!" (£45! I hated CTCRM sometimes I really did!) He was one of me Oppos in 40! (are you out there Taff?) So much for friendship.

Artist

[Sisyphus]

What Lovats and Artist's Arse have to do with each other makes my mind boggle...

I remain Intrigued
Aye

Mike,

There is only one logical explanation:

Artist, it seems, can't wear any undies. Therefore, in days of yore, when wearing lovats and being caught short we can only imagine him heading at a rate of knots to the nearest thunder box shouting:

"Get out of the way you b******ds, it's touching cloth!"

[No, not his a**e touching cloth, but that product that is it's raison d'etre!]

[Artist]

Your doing it again!

Any self respecting newbie reads this thread will think he's got onto "BUMCHUMSreunited!" by mistake.

Sis; I have always worn shreddies. Come Hell or high water. Do not like living dangerously, A good pair of pussers greens kept everything in good order.

Artist

[Sisyphus]

Sis; I have always worn shreddies.

Ah, yes! Shreddies!!

What a strange name? What could it's derivation possibly be?

I always replaced mine while the crotch was [just about] intact!

[Andy O'Pray]

Shreddies?

I assume that you are referring to K.F.Gs, (Knickers Fighting Green).

Aye - Andy.

[Artist]

Buggered if I know where the name "shreddies" comes from ref underwear. Maybe that was the end result after a terminal dose of the sh*ts?

It was what I always called them. Even as a kid.

Once at Poole this er PTI who was always on duty in the pool at Poole? Had a pair of dayglo yellow Y fronts with "shreddies" sewn onto the back of em. (found out that all his undergarments had names sewn onto them) He even had it on his socks. (sock L. sock R.) All done on little white tabs which kids sometimes have to have on there school uniforms.

He was quite an aggreeable bloke but was prone to bouts of devilish laughter whenever someone hurt themselves. The more serious the injury the louder the laugh. He was never let loose in the Gym that I do know.

Artist

[Sisyphus]

Artist,

You're in esteemed company.

Rick Jolly can't come up with any origin in 'Jackspeak' either. It's just listed as underpants.

[Sisyphus]

Further to the above:

one possible explanation is that it is a derivation from 'shredden' - first used in 1581 by J.Bell (whoever he was?): "I do shuffle together a number of ragges scraped together to make upp a poore shredden coverlett, to cover the nakedness of their Idolatory"

Sorry, got to go and try and find a life for myself!

[JR]

Oi,The term Shreddies this could well be from the age old Royal Marine custom of when meeting his 'Pash' he was ready to shred his clobber, Well thats my version anyway.Aye JR

[Andy O'Pray]

I have heard and used the word "SKIDDIES", the word being derived from the obvious.

Aye - Andy. :fadein: