A Regicide one of us? Not me, down with them I say! Bugger Limerick's Monuments. Some might say he is a reason why the Hibernians became revolting and required King Billy (not to mention Camperdown, Duncan and the failure Tone) to deliver a trouncing. I suppose the difference between Cantabrian clockwise caldron stirring and that practised around Mare Nostrum might have given rise to some animosity too although the results of their batwool syntheses seem mighty similar to me. You'll be telling me next that the republican bastard only did it for the potatoes.

I went back to school on Sunday (virtually in lieu of the usual 'Old boys' urn-tea and bickie beano) we had both an English lesson (in which I became surprised at how much I had learned since leaving) and a history lesson (at which I wasn't too bad either) I did note however that the death of HLM and self styled supreme founding governor of the State Superstition was presented in a style to satisfy the grottiest of small boys. I knew he had burst but not that the 'extreme post mortem flatulence' may have actually caused an explosion or that the more liquified portion of the remains had not been decently contained. In fact not contained at all and very far from decent.

(Wot evri skoolboi kno)

Sunday School is to be recommended. Onward Christian Soldiers.

Opening hours on Sundays necessitated us missing school on that day. On 'Good' Friday the boys in blue would march into the poshest of places to ensure there was no after-school activity.

Profuse apologies crew type persons but I will have to forgo the upcoming festivities due to the injun wot is broke and needs my (careful) attention and manipulation with my "magic fingers" or so the young ladies tell me they are. ES please feel free to represent the injuneering department and wave the fleg as vigorously as your wee arms will allow. Marching around the deck is a suitable alternative to Finaghy and Squeek and Eric will be happy to accompany you in full regalia of sash and bowler hat.

I would ask that you take particular care with Squeek as the bowler hat tends to fall over his eyes and I'd hate to see him go arse over tit through the rails.

P.S. I calculate that 530 rounds of the deck should equate to the traditional march length, you will note I have calculated the route to Finaghy which is a bit shorter than Edenderry so you see I DO care after all. Anyhoo Finaghy has nicer grass :big_tongue:

When the injuns are back on line and just as soon as I can get rid of this Metalock edjit I will join you lot for a much needed refreshment. :hippy:

wot no smoking behind the bike racks, no bra fumbling in the bogs with the upper sixth and worst of all no bashing the bishop in the showers :very_sad::very_sad:

Glad I didn't go to your skool at least mine was an approved one :curtain_call:

'School' was metaphorical in this context. I thought of using 'body of the Kirk' but I thought that might confuse.

As far as I know not even those suspected to have 'uranian' leanings wore bras and whilst some of the 5 matrons might have enjoyed us practising ours was over 70, another had a better set of whiskers than any of us could manage and the one that fancied me had varicose body (and a radio which hummed, her excuse for inviting me to her bedsit).

Yawn....stretttttch.....Pharrrrrrt!
Good heavens is July 7th....must have been a great independance day celebration.
Steward! Full English, Coffee pot and Rum Bottle please.

Yawn....stretttttch.....Pharrrrrrt!
Good heavens is July 7th....must have been a great independence day celebration.
Steward! Please lay to my cabin with a tray of River Rock and a large packet of Solpadine Plus. Jaldi-Jaldi.

Never use the word lay with a plastico. You may be taken at your word and there is quite enough rock around already to tax Sir W's wheelhouse staff beyond the limit of their bank accounts.

No stay-a-beds this weather, the IMarEST annual Zoomference is on.

Never could handle a virtual cocktail party or banquet, always end up going to bed sober, hungry and probably alone.
Grosvenor House or bust. Mark my word them bloody scientists and lab technicians will kill the Institute with their 15 ppm's and frigging red tides.

Like the IEE (now IET). Embrace those associated, even loosely, or wither (not a reference to our successful and just moved-on CEO).

I asked her "do you like cocktails"? she said "I dont know, tell me one"

My friends from The Fladgate Partnership, Niepoort, Symington Family Estates, Alves de Sousa and Quinta do Noval will be at a small reception in my suite at 16.00. Come along but don't bring your BF as he rather disgraced us all the last time with his slurping and spitting at the rosie. Quite uncalled for.

Jesus Billy, Officers and Crew have abandoned ship, and not for the first time. I'll row over to GD 1 and press gang them back. Give me 25 silver shillings and we will be crewed-up to sail on the evening tide.

Just dozing in our hammocks waiting for the return of sanity.

No boyfriend of mine would waste good alcohol. It was because your still lit stogie made him think it was on fire. You're lucky, if it had been my 'house' he'd've have pissed it out.

Why are we waiting for this sanity chap? If it wasn't for keeping the gin cool it wouldn't be worth the bunkers to keep the lights on waiting for him. Looking over the anchorage I'd say GD1 looks dead ship, if not abandoned - Not sure it'd be worth going back to her. I know for sure there's nothing left in the bond or the Gripetanks.

Just had a message from the Agent. we are to make for MontysVideo and await orders.
Mr varley could you be so kind as to radio ahead and order full stores, provisions and libational liquids please. Chief steward will give you a list.
Skipper! can you please give me an ETA for MontyeVideo please and let Mr Varley know.
Cut outs! please wind in the hook thingy!
Looking at this map gismo we have to go WSW.
Farmer John! can you come up top and aim us in the right direction please. I have alredy rang down standby and the hook thingys almost up.

Why, in this age, are we still using MontysVideo? When I joined I was led to believe that the GD was equipped with everything from coal burning T3 steam to nuclear.
Surely there is better material available direct on the internet or does MontysVideo cater for special needs not generally available?
Just curious in case I am missing out on something as a result of my sheltered upbringing. Too late to catch up now I fear.

Agents request YM. Guess he wants us on standby for a possible job. No idea what it is though.

I'm a big admirer of Monty, he's from Norn Irn, and if he wants a video he can have one. Not everyone needs DVD or Blue Thingy.
Once we transit the Suez we have time to drop the Jolly Boat and have a wee Jolly to EL Alemain and may have a minutes silence. A nice gesture.

Skippy-Mundrabilla is at the coal shovelling end of the spectrum and that is to be welcomed. Down below we have too many technicians and boffins, what I want is a blue chip Stoker that I can have a drop of tea and a chat with while BB and team frig about on the bridge.
(Must gen-up on fire tube boilers)

Thanks ES.
Here, you hold the shovel while I make the tea.
About 15 each side, a couple in the middle while I'm gone should do it but not too much as Tmac counts the lumps - both coal and sugar.
We don't want smuts on the deckies dress uniforms or dirty water out of the safety valves either.

I'll see if the lad can remember his Morse (I only do the techy stuff these days) but the main Tx seems difficult to tune up (and the Pennant to which it's linked is having a semi-permanent period of silence too). I've looked into the gubinings and think there is a lot of its little blue chips missing.

I'll have to try the one with the little bottles that light up but that shovel dangling from the aerial is going to make tuning it a bitch. Still, a good test for the boy. Must learn, not all beer and skittles!

Sod it! who has switched my junior for a deck gadget? He's trying to tune the bottle thing by pointing it backwards through the sun-roof and says he won't turn-to proper until a quarter to noon. Says it won't work until, anyway, until then and goes on to tell my the radio room clock is wrong!

Relax YM, Tmax isn't great at the oul counting. One, Two and Many is his limit. And we still wonder about H&W. Will it float? Will it Move? And is it the right colour?

Relax YM, Tmax isn't great at the oul counting. One, Two and Many is his limit. And we still wonder about H&W. Will it float? Will it Move? And is it the right colour?