Stoppage Drill Posted 11 September , 2012 Share Posted 11 September , 2012 That advice, if I remember correctly, is given to the central character, Bourne, when they are following a kilted unit up some dugout steps in The Middle Parts of Fortune "The Middle Parts of Fortune" would seem to be appropriate. Incidentally, aren't you erudite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 11 September , 2012 Share Posted 11 September , 2012 The only time I was ever called that was in 1972. I had a weekend job working on petrol pumps at a garage in Cambridge, where I lived. It was extremely boring (I had about three customers on the average Sunday morning), so I sat and read. Well, one day I was reading Eugenie Grandet (Balzac - in translation, of course), and a very nice lady stopped for petrol. She followed me into the cabin to pay, and picked up the book. "Oh" she said, "Balzac. That's very erudite". Kind of took the gloss off when I had to look it up when I got home. Mind, and you can believe this too, I worked a 10-hour weekend and earned the princely sum of £2.10. Total - not per hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelclark Posted 11 September , 2012 Share Posted 11 September , 2012 Are you lot perpetuating a myth? I think all that stuff is part of a conspiracy theory, and I don't believe a word of it. The picture with the Queen was a fake. H.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 11 September , 2012 Share Posted 11 September , 2012 The only time I was ever called that was in 1972. I had a weekend job working on petrol pumps at a garage in Cambridge, where I lived. It was extremely boring (I had about three customers on the average Sunday morning), so I sat and read. Well, one day I was reading Eugenie Grandet (Balzac - in translation, of course), and a very nice lady stopped for petrol. She followed me into the cabin to pay, and picked up the book. "Oh" she said, "Balzac. That's very erudite". Kind of took the gloss off when I had to look it up when I got home. Mind, and you can believe this too, I worked a 10-hour weekend and earned the princely sum of £2.10. Total - not per hour! Cambridge 1972 ? It was probably Mrs Drill. She was very nice I got "erudite" from her too ! I was at Waterbeach with 39 (Airfield) Engineer Regiment. And of course you mean the only other time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 11 September , 2012 Share Posted 11 September , 2012 We were advised to wear swimming Trunks in the jungles of Malaysia, that was to stop the Leeches from crawling into the "Wee Fellow" however we were not wearing our Kilts in the Jungle, OG,S was the dress there. As for the Mirror at the Guard room, The depot I came through was at Perth and there was no mirror there. Can any one name a barracks Guardroom that the British Army use that had a Mirror that you walked over? Yours Joe Yes. Guards Depot Pirbright - they had you walking up the walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 11 September , 2012 Share Posted 11 September , 2012 I remember the 80's. Two Tone and all that. Selector,was it, Mirror in the Guard Room. Smashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 11 September , 2012 Share Posted 11 September , 2012 Steven; re your PM - sorry, don't remember that name, but it's 40 years ago now. The regiment was rarely together anyway, squadrons in Dhofar, Ireland, Saxa Vord at the time. When not doing that, squadrons were split up practising Rapid Runway Repair at the Clutch Airfields in Germany. There were people, lots of them, that you never saw in a complete tour, unless you held a seance. Nice chap called Robin Jukes-Hughes was the CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wexflyer Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 I will just leave this here http://my.telegraph.co.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/user/the_3rd_column/20080314005819.jpg Warning, not for minors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill24chev Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 I can not recall if the the Guardeoom at 1 Gordons at Kirknewton had a Mirror but there was a rumour that the mirrors on sticks used for vehicle checks were origionaly used in lieu of said phantom mirror. On the Gordons farewell parade at Aberdeen in '83 one lad fainted as the Duke of Rothsey (HRH PoW) was inspecting. the Colonels words were "Good God that man is wearing DRAWERS!, put him on a Charge. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekspiers Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 I remember the 80's. Two Tone and all that. Selector,was it, Mirror in the Guard Room. Smashing. "Mirror in the bathroom"? The Beat. Still have the vinyl LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 13 September , 2012 Share Posted 13 September , 2012 I was close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neloon Posted 14 September , 2012 Share Posted 14 September , 2012 I'm sorry but I just don't believe any of this mirrors on sticks etc nonsense. My father always said the command "Prove!" required all kilts to be lifted high - why be so coy about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 14 September , 2012 Share Posted 14 September , 2012 Thank you, Private Widdle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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