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Spent the week end in scouse land would some one explain what the slappers are singing

I don't know, but what I do know is I wouldn't want to meet any of them on a dark night.

Hussar100 wrote:

I don't know, but what I do know is I wouldn't want to meet any of them on a dark night.

I think I have!!

Shelldrake wrote:

Hussar100 wrote:

I don't know, but what I do know is I wouldn't want to meet any of them on a dark night.

I think I have!!

Well to be honest, when I was doing me cake I was less fussy!

Dee Z wrote:

Spent the week end in scouse land would some one explain what the slappers are singing

SOUTHPORT ??

Are you sure it wasn't 'kin Belfast ?

Nah, I'd have known if it was Belfast. That harp isn't in my avatar for nothing mate.

Brum I was amazed those taking part in the parade there were a lot of Scots accents. The march happens every year, they all troop down from the pool and get rat arsed then try and get on the train to go home. BBC did a rail program on this a few months ago

one of these series

Shelldrake wrote:

Hussar100 wrote:

I don't know, but what I do know is I wouldn't want to meet any of them on a dark night.

I think I have!!

I have to admit, when the wind started to blow that bird's white skirt up I was quite worried. If it'd blown any higher I think I'd have had to avert my gaze !

Our local event with a  military parade thrown in

john boy wrote:

:lol!:like to see you guys say this  

Say it?? I can't even spell it!!!

Love the phonetic spelling for non-Welsh down below....nice bit of PR.

Hope the video is of interest. After the event we ended up in the farmers tent they were filling our glasses with beer from watering cans.

No beer tent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH5ctlVhTEU&feature=c4-overview&list=UUmcKRLr1PqgPOV_dTti31rw

Dee Z wrote:

No beer tent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH5ctlVhTEU&feature=c4-overview&list=UUmcKRLr1PqgPOV_dTti31rw

Having watched your video I strayed to the side of the screen to watch the one of 42's reunion, (well, you never know, I might've recognised someone!).
It made me think, I was toying with the idea of going to our reunion at Scarborough next year but I'm not sure how many people will be there who I was mates with. Certainly two of the aforesaid died last year.
Looking at the blokes on the 42 vid, a lot of them had that "what the hell have I come here for ?" look on their faces and I wonder if I would feel the same..

Stephen Lock wrote:

john boy wrote:

:lol!:like to see you guys say this  

Say it??  I can't even spell it!!!

Love the phonetic spelling for non-Welsh down below....nice bit of PR.

If it helps, the Welsh call the place "Llanfair PG".
(You couldn't get that lot on the destination board of a bus could you ?).

brum wrote:

Dee Z wrote:

No beer tent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH5ctlVhTEU&feature=c4-overview&list=UUmcKRLr1PqgPOV_dTti31rw

Having watched your video I strayed to the side of the screen to watch the one of 42's reunion, (well, you never know, I might've recognised someone!).
It made me think, I was toying with the idea of going to our reunion at Scarborough next year but I'm not sure how many people will be there who I was mates with. Certainly two of the aforesaid died last year.
Looking at the blokes on the 42 vid, a lot of them had that "what the hell have I come here for ?" look on their faces and I wonder if I would feel the same..

Took some of the video Brum when the lads least expected, there was a few moments of nothing to say but it was nice to meet up with old mates again.

Riding the Duchess (well not literally) Mid Norfolk steam gala

Those steam anoraks have a language all to themselves. Me I just had to have a day out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyG4vYSP5cA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUmcKRLr1PqgPOV_dTti31rw

Nice video mate, I could almost smell those locos.
The last time I rode a steam train was at Llangollen, that's another one that's worth a visit.

As the RSM used tae say tae us when oan parade wi the kilt,'A bit o the cauld air aroon yir baws will no kill ye'. 

Nice day out if it wasn't for our local RA chairman I would not have gone

Looked good..

All bar the 'ats 'orrible, what is it with the modern day soldier never see a head dress that doesn't look like a piss pot with the badge generally worn over the ear ... are there no mirrors in the modern army, NOW IN MY DAY .......

Len (Ciphers)

The 1 Jimmy I spotted was worn correctly...Nuff said.

Remembering how the beribboned WW2 vets in our regt used to wear their berets I can imagine they felt the same way about the way WE styled ours.
The dress regulations weren't a big help either. I seem to remember the beret had to be worn one inch above the eyebrow and pulled to the right rear, (whatever that meant).
I wonder what dress regs say about it nowadays ?

According to an advertising campaign on the TV, the Royal Marines have also taken to wearing their cap badge over the left ear, rather than over the left eye.

Makes me wonder why a Royal Marine would want to look like a European conscript?

Worn with 'Jimmy' 1" above the left eye with the 'fullness' pulled down over the right EAR, were the instructions I go

Len (Ciphers)