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Hi, just joined the melee, finding my way round this site,

nwdoctor wrote:Hi, just joined the melee, finding my way round this site,

Hi doc, Welcome Jungle Man, only recently found This site My-Self.

what's fr lunch, Curry?

Greetings pal.

Welcome Doc, watch out for Prez and Harry, strike that, watch out for the whole bloody lot of em, cause them is Nutters
Jan

Nice to see you over here doc.
There are a few ulu bashers on here, also bondu booted boof'eads, popeyes, and of course, lotsa crabs to rubbish. I wont mention the bootnecks, as they can get a bit stroppy if their medicine, (and mini-skirted nurse), aren't administered on time.

Well well look whos turned up now.G'day Doc hope you enjoy using this site. Plenty of friends here already. :laola:

A doctor eh.............................welcome Sir .... I'm tugging me forlock Sir.....doffing me cap Sir.......ever so umble Sir............would that be medicine Sir .......Oh Sir......... just what we need on this forum...... from wence you came Sir......South Glous.?.... that would be England would'nt it Sir?

We have been in need of a Doc for some time now especially to take charge of the STD clinc, the girls have been doing a stalwart job....but you know what lads are like!....
Then there is young Steve Evens.. suffering for ages with the dreaded Grapes of Wrath, we have tried to help him with various preperations, new and old, we thought we had found the solution at one time, but the poker was'nt hot enough.
You will have an excellent staff, NorthSea Tigress is a Paramedic on North Sea Rigs and is well capable at dealing with Rousterbouts, Tool Pushers (whatever that is) and Sparkies, Then there is an excellent theatre nurse, Loz who has finished her apprenticehip in all Ectomies and Amputations, no matter how large or small, I'm also told that she is very good a stuffing things...in fact I think she has a course in that category coming up soon, if not doing it as I write...... We then have Mags and Barbie both of whom are very capable and keen to learn. There are a number of newbies to the site, who I can't vouch for but may be already know to you.

One word of warning..... El Prez........ He has the monopoly on all Gynecology problems, Male or Female, He's done the course and is a dab hand at papering rooms through letterboxes.......A bit of advice, leave him alone......he is bad news........He has an awsome assistant who goes by the name of 'Nursey'................................Aye


Ps Whats an ulu basher, a bondu booted boof'ead, and popeyes? Suffer an retired Bootie kindly

Oh Christ, `ere we go again
Has anyone got any Prozac

Welcome Doc and to all the others. I reckon you are just the remedy for this site, was it medicine or psychiatry you studied, hey Cinders I see you are back with us good on yer Gal! Best ray of sunshine I have seen all day, and it's been a warm springlike day here under these broad East Anglian skies

There, There, now Harry once I find my hanbag I'll share mine with you
Keep the noise down you lot can't you see your upsetting poor ol' Harry

Mike, my fellow inmate, you really have been locked away for a long time!
Ulu is a jungled area, usually in Malaya/Malaysia, but used in various east Asian countries. So an Ulu basher was a jungle basher. Bondu boots were worn in the Middle East, e.g. Persian Gulf, Aden, and North Africa. Also known as Chucka boots and Desert boots. I think Clarks Shoes made them, but they were not service issue then, so we had to buy them, cost a fortune at 30 bob!:(
Popeyes was one of the (many,many,) names given to members of the senior service, ............ bless them

Rigs, Mike's failure to understand was based on various incorrect spellings or cross service variations. To Bootnecks the Ulu is a warm home, a Basha, is a bed in a warm home, (definitely not basher). Chukka Boots were called thus because they could be chucked in the dhoby like everything else Royal owns. This concept may be obtuse or even unheard of in the Army, we knew it as personal hygiene, you may have come across it infrequently. Chukka boots were specifically issued for seatime, and made life onboard more bearable, especially in the evenings, when one would promenade the flight deck in Chukka boots, flannel trews billowing in the breeze, and a new silk shirt from the chogie tailor gently massaging your skin; before getting pushed out of the way by the deck hockey melee.
As for Popeyes, please do not cast aspersions at the members of her Majesty's Senior Service. After 6 years at sea your forearms would be like that, and you would have developed terminal shortsightedness. Wait till you meet JR and Owdun, same problem, it's why Owdun gave up snooker.

A thoosand welcome to you Doc.

Many welcomes Doc we need the pills !!!!

Doc.... where are you....Hope I didn’t scare you off with the thought of running the Sites STD clinic........I'm sure the girls will carry on with their stalwart efforts...... You posted one post then......P o o o o o F and you had gone! Please come back and we will be nice to you ......Promise?

Rigger......... now that you have explained you CRABSPEAK.... I of course now understand where your coming from and there is no need to run that lot up the flag pole again.

As El Prez apply explained, an ULU Basher appears to be something quite different in the normal world, Chucker boots were also known to those who spent time in the rugged parts of the Arabian peninsular, as Camel Shaggers, and as Prez advised were also worn aboard ships.

As for Popeye.........must be a local CRAB saying as in my considerable time spent with our Naval brothers, I have never heard them called that,
Anchor Bachers,Clankers, Jack, Skimmers, Mud Skippers, Milk tops and many others.
May there always be a great devide between Royal..........and..........Crabs
Crabs don't you just LOVE E'm
Aye