Should He Stay or Should He Go?

[wendigo100]

"I want you to lay down your life, Perkins."
"Right sir!"
"We need a futile gesture at this stage. It will raise the whole tone of the war."
"Yessir!"
"Get up in a crate, Perkins."
"Sah!"
"Pop over to Bremen."
"Yessir!"
"Take a shufti."
"Right sir!"
"And don't come back."
"Yessir"
"Goodbye, Perkins. God, I wish I was going too."
"Goodbye Sah! – Or is it au revoir?"
"No, Perkins."

What was that from?

[Cowboy Bob]

Even if his presence puts his men in a disproportionate amount of danger?

That's what they signed up for as well. They're already in a disproportionate amount of danger just by being sent over there. Me, I'm not in danger from being blown up in Iraq simply because I haven't signed up for the army. These people made that choice when they signed up, there's no backing out now. No sympathy here I'm afraid. If you sign up to be cannon fodder, then you can't expect to not be treated like it.

[Bluebird]

Go.

Only problem is that if he does go and gets killed, no doubt there will be inquiries for years and years using up loads of public money - as per his mum, so on second thoughts stay.

Save a whole load of lives and money - no brainer really...

[wendigo100]

That's what they signed up for as well. They're already in a disproportionate amount of danger just by being sent over there.

No Bob, disproportionate means compared with the other regiments, which will require special procedures, which could make sending him not worth while.

In any case, as I said, he is not complaining, which was the tenet of your original post.

Not that I like him much anyway. Did anyone list him in the tw@tting thread?

[wobbegong]

What was that from?

"Beyond the Fringe" by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller.

[threaded]

"Beyond the Fringe" by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller.

Correct, don't you just wish they did comedy like that nowadays.

[BrilloPad]

AS long as he doesn't wear his Nazi uniform all the time I'm sure he'll be fine

[MarillionFan]

Imagine if Harry went, got captured and beheaded.

If Arch Duke Ferdi caused ww1, then surely our Kraut Royal family would be pushing to nuke the whole of the Middle East.