I enjoyed waving to myself as the GD slipped past Nairn but am now ready to reunite my split personality back on board (Oh no you'r not. Oh yes I am etc.).

Thinking of that though, is there a crew pantomime onboard or do the normal events count as one?

Whatever, it seems a bit empty here - is anybody there.... there.....there?

Echo my arse !!!! it's just a reverberation from the ships bowels.... Oh err the injun room is all tilted, must be that bottle of Black Bush sir Billy kindly left me to quench my poor parched throat.. hic burp..... Squeek, get your ball munching gnashers on, there are some likely lads up top don't think you are up to the job of scrotum shredding....:chuckle:

I had a split personality once but my Psychiatrist cured me, only trouble is where am I now when I need me? :bye:

Calm down you lot, a small prestadigital fumble and you are all wafting about like a nun who has grasped a navvy's thumb.

Float out in about two hours Tom. Gaffer just told me. we are to proceed to the berth astern of the ferry where we can moor for two days only. enough time to visit the local establishments.
Time to throw a dart at the world map Tom. Need the agent to come up with a job for us. Cost me a bundle to get the dry dock work done this year.

Originally Posted by McCloggie View Post
I enjoyed waving to myself as the GD slipped past Nairn but am now ready to reunite my split personality back on board (Oh no you'r not. Oh yes I am etc.).

Thinking of that though, is there a crew pantomime onboard or do the normal events count as one?

Oh! McCloggie, our whole existence aboard the GD is a pantomime (Oh! no it isan't -- Oh! yes it is!) Acutally went to see "Puss in Boots" at our local theatre last night. Heck of a lot of fun, expecially watching all the little kids really getting into it.

Maybe we could put on something special -- the adult version called "Pussy in Boots"? Instead of the Wicked Witch, or the Ogre creeping up behind someone (WATCH OUT!! ) we could have a Plastico creep up behind people (REALLY WATCH OUT!!!!) :angel:

Two days -- Oh! good -- at least we can get to go first footing - lang may yer lum reek an' au that! I have made contact with a Mr. "X" in Gdansk -- apparently in about 2 weeks he will have in his posession a series of paintings, borrowed? from a palace in St. Peterburg, which he would like us to pick-up in Gdansk and take to New York. To be shown as "burlap" on the manifest. Enough in it for us to pay for fuel for the next 5 years, or gold plate Tmacs Black Bush header tank. Given the time frame, we can spend a few days in Copenhagen on the way. :bye:

Nice one Tom. coatnardon eh! seem to remember having some fun there.

Must get dressed decently for the lassies of Lerwick....dress to impress like.

A more fitting Pantomime for this ship could be Widow 't-wanky. It's lonely on here sometimes, we seem to have driven all the ladies away.

I don't think Tmac's Black Bush tank needs gold plating, the constant use keeps it fine and bright.

Right, I am away to dress myself in my "Weddings, court appearances and funerals" apparel, we must start out smart for a New Year, and while on that subject, a very good 2018 to all the crew, hangers on and others.

wow.....just looked at myself in the mirror.....think I am in love......LOL

right...Lead on Tom, lets go dhow these lovely Lerwick ladies what they have been missing. Oh, perhaps a wee dram afore we gang awa!

Och Aye!! Party time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZGNQ9IIzQA

:pint:

New Years eve in Scotland, eh? That should be fun.
Me great-grandma was Scottish so I've inherited a liking for the finer things that originate up there, like malt whiskys....
A wee dram? Don't mind if I do......

Hmmmmm yons a fine dram. will ye no hae one yersel landlord an one fer au yer regulars as weel. an a bottle O something fine fer yon lassie sat on her own

I hate to disillusion you Sir William, but that mirror was removed form the Hall of Mirrors on our last run ashore when we visited the funfair.

Anyway, I'm ready to celebrate looking forward to another year of fun, mayhem and nefarious manifests in 2018. Here's looking at yer, down the hatch, past my lips and around my gums, look out stomach, here it comes.

Cheers mates.

New Year's Eve I allow myself a Drambuie or two but 2018 is looking up already.
Just found 4 x 1 litre bottles of duty free Drambuie when I thought I only had one.
Must have put them away for medicinal purposes over the years. :jump:

I am prepared to help you with that burden. No, no, I know I am wonderful, don't thank me.

HAPPY NEW YEAR .....

whispering now...steward, Coffee and paracetamol please followed by a full English.

Passed a herd of sheep just after going ashore - looked for Coastie, but no luck. :D

An energetic, outrageous, vigourous, slightly sinful hogmanay to one and all! :jump:

That sounds like a lot of hard work, Tom, I was hoping to eat Caviar to the sound of trumpets.

I know that wind ups and practical joke at sea is common to start the new year. However, I just want to say dont try it on with my Chief Engineer! remember I am on his side. so watch it as I can adjust salaries at any time.....lol

Is our illustrious Chief Engineer not up to any tricks or wind ups Sir Billy? I had a trick or two that I thought would really amuse our C.E.. Oh well? :supercool:

Fear not Red --- just ask yerself when you last received a paycheque. The worst he will do, I'm sure is grumble a bit if you ask him for the loan of his Titanium credit card to do a bit of personal shopping. As for Tmac, I believe that he is of sufficient finesse not to injure a member of the finer sex. (Oh! yes, please --- Oooops, sorry, I thought I was still at the pantomime) As long as you don't cut off his supply of Black Bush, and don't mess with his injuns you should be fine. His sense of humour shold at least extend to remodelling his Funnel Suite with pink wall paper, and making him an "apple pie" bed with the left over Christmas holly in the fold. Now having made those suggestions, I think I'd better go and find a good hiding place for the next day or two. (If anybody needs me, Ill be cowering in the flag locker on the bridge). :supercool:

Just remember that with the flick a switch or two Tmac can unleash all kinds of mayham back at us!!
So mild humor only please.....LOL
Happy new year Red17.

Sir William, it does cut both ways, the deck department can get us hopelessly lost and the catering department... Well, let's not go there.
Personally, I have never got us hopelessly lost, though I have been surprised to find out where we are. No-one likes to see an iceberg off the shore of Crete, but a liittle thought and imagination pulled us through, and I did get us down from the Great Pyramid (I was as surprised as anyone,but it made a super duvet).

Very nice to see Red17, if we have music and cocktails from Jeffers and the sophisticated company company of a lady, this year could be looking up.

It is oh so nice to be back on board the GD. I wonder where our next adventure will take us? Does it really matter, as long as we have plenty of Dom, and Black Bush of course to keep our C.E. happy. I think your right Farmer John, this year is looking up. See you all in the lounge for drinkies.

Oh yes !! be afraid, be VERY AFRAID !!!!!! the wrath of an inebriated Chief Injuneer is NOT to be taken lightly. And as for redecorating my funnel suite...HA!! I KNOW where you are Mr Alexander... you can run but you can't hide :eek: scalding hot water in the heads, ice cold in the shower, Punka louves oscillating at 1500 revs... hmmm that will do just for starters. :chuckle:

Male or female crew members are all the same to me... I hate everyone equally :supercool: (I am an equal opportunity employer)

Anyone, ANYONE touching my beloved injuns had better have private medical care and believe in the Lord Jesus because they are about to meet him.

P.S. Happy New Year to everyone (including Varley):D

Us poor downtrodden injuneers are always looking up.... we are DOWN the pit in the dark and smelly nether regions never to have the sunlight on our faces, never to feel the cool Ocean breeze on our grimy and oil soaked faces, never to know the luxury of an ice cold beer on the back of our parched throats, doomed forever never to see a sunrise or a moon set, deafened by the constant roar of machinery and worst of all looked down upon by the deckie crowd who truth be told can't even steer in a straight line ......... oh woe is us, thrice woe.... :(

P.S. are we there yet?... wherever it was we were going..:chuckle:

Why steer in a straight line? That is beginner's stuff, I love to perform a Saraband, the wake should be a work of art, why should one side have the morning sun all the time.

Tmac, you know we respect and love you and your fearsome machinery, I wouldn't touch the Injuns when they are so lovingly tended by you and your gallant gang. Come and have a drink, you miserable thing, get some frost on your boilersuit.

Yeees,

A Happy New Year to you as well CE Tmac!!!!!

McC

Salary cheques? Now, that's an original concept. Beats passing the Skipper's cap around the deck gang and any stray passengers. Anyway, the standard of helmsmanship on the GDII is top class. Who else can write their autograph in the sea at 27 knots? After all, there is no point in having a steering engine if the CE doesn't want the lads in the wheelhouse to put it to good use. I did hear a rumour that the lower ranking members of the "black gang" had already started their "Let's welcome the New Year" pranks by substituting laundry powder for dishwashing machine powder in the Galley. The results will be similar to that occasion when the plasticos emptied bottles of Fairy Liquid in the fountain in Trafalgar Square at the Millenium celebrations.(Some of them may have been West Ham United supporters, I believe. They were heard singing "I'm forever blowing bubbles." Unless Bubbles was one of their contingent. Hehehe.)

Happy New Year to all hands.

Poor Tmac, so misunderstood and neglected. :very_sad: However, you can choose to come up on deck and enjoy the sunshine and the company of your fellow crew members, without the bribery of copious amounts of Black Bush. They aren't a bad lot and they know that they would be going nowhere without your expertise. I don't know how you survive down in the bowels of the ship with all that noise and grease. Yuk! Perhaps I could come down sometime and do some basic housework for you. :flowers: I promise not to go anywhere near your injuns.

Here Steward take this whoopee cusion, stick some gravy in it and put it on an apropriate chair in the Pax lounge will you.

tannoy: good morning fellow crew members, free bar in The Pax lounge on my tab. welcome to 2018 on me.

Oh. That's what it was. I've been hiding the results for two days from very shame.

Cruel, very cruel.

Why does the name StTrinnians keep popping into my head? :huh:

Harking back to your schooldays, perhaps, Red?:wave:
Good to see you back aboard.

ha ha ha Jolly Gymslips and suspenders....
Stop it Red you will get me going again....LOL

Gymslips and suspenders and lilly white --- Ohhhhh!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF7MiZ5UxDg :thumb:

Haven't seen the whole series but there was one of the 'later episodes' on TV here in Oz the other day. Just reconfirmed my view that the original was by far the best of those that I have seen.:jump:

I can confirm that we have snuck out of Lerwick and are on our way to Copenhagen. Should be a nice visit according to the tourist ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE9eSOH4AMs :)