Have been working on the canal this day. Rain stopped work. IA? Retire to Pub.
A bunch of blokes were in the said Pub (The Littleman, Wettenhall, Near Winsford, Cheshire, real ale!) Age range was from 30's to 70's, some are semi retired some are gamekeepers/factory workers/Coppers/Farmers/Farm Workers/mild mannered Perverts). Basically a broad selection of the people who make the up the County of Cheshire. Anyway people got talking about their time in the Forces. One bloke who could bore for Britain kept going on about his time as an Instructor of Artic Survival.
John ....... who is ex Para (66 years old) listened and then asked him what unit he served in. Well turns out he was: This, That, So John asked him his official number.
The bloke couldnt remember! Straight away John asked those present what theirs was. Numbers were reeled off. (except for me, mine was a combination of letters and numbers)
The bloke is 70 odd years old and had been living a lie! The Moral? You can be 16 or 70 and still get caught out when telling Porkies to a bunch of ex Servicemen. One bloke said were we a bit hard? The reply was NO.
One who is an Ex Major in the Cheshires vowed never to talk to the bloke again.
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Bloody right Artist. If someone can't 'remember' their number they are either:
1. BULLSH1TTERS.
2. Have sustained some sort of brain injury.
3. Are mad.
1. BULLSH1TTERS.
2. Have sustained some sort of brain injury.
3. Are mad.
Mexican bandit, "Badges?! We don't need no stinking badges....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
I don't know about Marine, Navy, and RAF numbers, but you can get a good idea when somebody joined by there Army number.
I was on another site and this lad had put is number on site for some reason I can't remember, and I knew we must have come through trg together. I sent him a PM and sure enough he was in the platoon in front of me at the Depot.
You never forget your number. I wonder how many people use there old number or part of it for other things, burglar alarms etc.
I was on another site and this lad had put is number on site for some reason I can't remember, and I knew we must have come through trg together. I sent him a PM and sure enough he was in the platoon in front of me at the Depot.
You never forget your number. I wonder how many people use there old number or part of it for other things, burglar alarms etc.
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, all will be explained in a few days time, but i still remember both of them 
get him up against the wall and shoot the farkin irriot
Proud possession of a crab air service number?mercury wrote:I am in proud possession of two service numbers , one from Crab air and my present one
Contradicting terms?
LOL !!!!
Sorry mate.
Gore.
Mexican bandit, "Badges?! We don't need no stinking badges....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
So Artist,
What 'full circle' would that be in the RNR.
I've heard the stories !!!!!!
Gore.
What 'full circle' would that be in the RNR.
I've heard the stories !!!!!!
Gore.
Mexican bandit, "Badges?! We don't need no stinking badges....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
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Hmmm,
Perhaps too tenuous !!!
Not up to your normal razor like wit today artist ???
Think of what the RN is renouned for, could there be a full circle involved in that????
Think...... Think.......
Gore.
P.S. Everyone loves a sailor... Does that include other sailors?????
Perhaps too tenuous !!!
Not up to your normal razor like wit today artist ???
Think of what the RN is renouned for, could there be a full circle involved in that????
Think...... Think.......
Gore.
P.S. Everyone loves a sailor... Does that include other sailors?????
Mexican bandit, "Badges?! We don't need no stinking badges....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
Major Kong, "Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in vegas with all that stuff....."
Gore, "The first casualty of war is your underpants....."
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I still remember my number, plus the fact it is still painted in white tipex on the bottom of my kit bag. But jed has been given an army number as well as his own while we are out here in boxland because his number wont enter in the armies computer- so much for tri-service. But he is loving it cause he is winding the pongos up and saying it is because he is special -YEAH SPECIAL NEEDS.
