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RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:41 pm
by desicat
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Construction of an airfield has already started on Tanna and some infantry is being flown into Norfolk Is by the one working transport in theater
LCOL Morales-Downy: Listen up men! To be totally fair, we are assigning the troop loads for Norfolk Island by lottery. The RSM and his Warrant Officers will bring handfuls of straws to all 5386 of you and each of you will take one. There are 13 short straws in the mix and those who draw these will be on the first flight to Norfolk Island. There you will dig foxholes for all 5386 of us and the next day dig latrines. The day after that you get to go hunting or fishing for food!
Assuming the aircraft manages the round trip without mechanical failure, we will repeat the process again for the next group of 13. If all goes well we should all be together in ....[pretends to be calculating in his head but really did it on paper beforehand] a bit over 400 days ... perhaps longer if we have to use the aircraft to fly in food or bullets.
Oh, and if you have noticed that no officers are participating in this lottery, do not be concerned. I shall personally supervise the drawing of straws in the officers' mess. Carry on, RSM!
I'm surprised someone from the staff hasn't suggested setting up an "air-land" bridge!?!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 6:48 pm
by Simonsez
Private Dawes: Raises his hand
LCOL Morales-Downy: Permission to speak granted, private.....private... (looks as RSM Lewis)
RSM Lewis: Dawes, sir. Dawes.
LCOL Morales-Downy: Yes. Ah, private Dawes.
Private Dawes: What about building a causeway from Cape Reinga?
LCOL Morales-Downy: Capital idea private! Those of you waiting to be flown to Norfolk Island will immediately begin constructing a causeway starting at...where was that...ah yes, Cape Reinga. Jolly Good! Carry on RSM!
RSM Lewis: Right, sir!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 12:11 pm
by Cap Mandrake
Personally, I'd like to hear the back story on the guy with the hyphenated name. Did his daddy take a bride while he
was New Zealand military liason in Montevideo?
One time, might have been WWII(b), the LYB's tried to build a bridge from Horn Island to the Australian mainland. It might have worked but all their carriers got sunk on the same day.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 12:15 pm
by Cap Mandrake
By ra way, this is US 34th RCT being airlifted to Norfolk 13 men at a time.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 2:11 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Personally, I'd like to hear the back story on the guy with the hyphenated name. Did his daddy take a bride while he
was New Zealand military liason in Montevideo?
One time, might have been WWII(b), the LYB's tried to build a bridge from Horn Island to the Australian mainland. It might have worked but all their carriers got sunk on the same day.
LCOL Morales-Downy's father was from English stock, but he was a sailor, and his mother was Philippina - who love his father long time...
EDIT: PS - LCOL Morales-Downy scored an exchange posting to senior officer course at Sandhurst - and ever since has used British terms for the NCOs in preference to the more prosaic American titles.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 9:08 am
by uncivil_servant
Saved from page 2 - of course this is all because Herr Mandrakesama refused to detail the Vegas trip by Pocahontas and SG.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 10:04 am
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: uncivil_servant
Saved from page 2 - of course this is all because Herr Mandrakesama refused to detail the Vegas trip by Pocahontas and SG.
Well, he wasn't there and they aren't sayin'.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 11:52 am
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: uncivil_servant
Saved from page 2 - of course this is all because Herr Mandrakesama refused to detail the Vegas trip by Pocahontas and SG.
Well, he wasn't there and they aren't sayin'.
What! So now truth matters? [:D]
The fiction might be more entertaining! [:D]
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 1:23 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: uncivil_servant
Saved from page 2 - of course this is all because Herr Mandrakesama refused to detail the Vegas trip by Pocahontas and SG.
Naw. The real reason is that Lord Admiral Sprior is too busy either celebrating or lamenting the election results. I think he was rooting for the fish pointer.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 8:25 pm
by desicat
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: uncivil_servant
Saved from page 2 - of course this is all because Herr Mandrakesama refused to detail the Vegas trip by Pocahontas and SG.
Naw. The real reason is that Lord Admiral Sprior is too busy either celebrating or lamenting the election results. I think he was rooting for the fish pointer.
It appears that someone from M&M Enterprises
voted.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 11:34 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: desicat
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: uncivil_servant
Saved from page 2 - of course this is all because Herr Mandrakesama refused to detail the Vegas trip by Pocahontas and SG.
Naw. The real reason is that Lord Admiral Sprior is too busy either celebrating or lamenting the election results. I think he was rooting for the fish pointer.
It appears that someone from M&M Enterprises
voted.
Not often I guffaw out loud, but that story did the trick!
Don't know why though - the voter merely made his or her selection from among a field of pr**ks.
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 3:30 pm
by sprior
Someone didn't think this through
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 3:31 pm
by sprior
Meanwhile on Westminster Bridge even the sun has a view on our elected representatives
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:12 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: sprior
Someone didn't think this through
[:)]
I'll say! How are they going to turn a profit on that party bus at 3£ a shot!?
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:13 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: sprior
Meanwhile on Westminster Bridge even the sun has a view on our elected representatives
Go back and look at the picture you took from that tower in Italy ... note the shadow! Seems to be following you around!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:16 pm
by desicat
"My name is William and I will be your guide, right this way to the Labor Party museum......"
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:37 pm
by desicat
Meanwhile the repairs to the US Fleet that was "nicked-up" off Rabaul are well under way!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 10:53 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: desicat
"My name is William and I will be your guide, right this way to the Labor Party museum......"
Looks like he needs better garters to hold up those stockings so they don't sag so much.
Not too sure about the performance of a pewter Claymore sword either.
Clever "thistle patch" camouflage on his head though!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:00 am
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: sprior
Meanwhile on Westminster Bridge even the sun has a view on our elected representatives
Clearly Photoshopped. You can see the sun in London! Cha...as if!
RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:22 am
by Cap Mandrake
OK...just got back. I had a gig as Labour Party campaign advisor. I advised them on how to set up a cargo cult as in wwii(c) on Tanna. Sadly, they failed to appreciate the power of shiny kitchen objects.