I've got some from my Grandfather who was in the RAF in WW1. Not sure what they are but I think they are the sort you get for just turning up.
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...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Originally posted by ratewhore View PostMum's dad was on the buses..."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostPlease tell me your Mum's maiden name was Blake.Older and ...well, just older!!Comment
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Originally posted by Mehmeh View PostWeird to think of my self sitting on my arse all day getting good money, and grandad at my age was in the jungles fighting
Dad was from S Scotland but bizarrely ended up in a Geordie regiment in WWII. Hence Geordies are cool in our house, apart from their strange tendency to believe that all scotsmen are called Jock.
I couldn't believe my luck when I got through young adulthood without having to go to war in my turn. Was never attracted to the idea; I realised only later that Dad never said anything interesting about the war until his sons were past military age - then all the stories came out.Comment
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My Grandad was a Spitfire pilot - he died a few months ago.
Still digging through his stuff but I've got his Caterpillar Club tie, which you got when your life was saved by a parachute. He shot down a FW190 which blew up right in front of him - the debris got in the prop and engine of his Spitfire so he had to jump out. He landed behind German lines as well but made his way back to the RAF base.
He was about 22 years old at the time. I look back at what I was doing at 22 (ie being a drunken irresponsible arse) and wonder if I could have stepped up to the plate like his generation did.
I doff my cap to these old boys, they are true heroes.Comment
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Originally posted by interested View PostI look back at what I was doing at 22 (ie being a drunken irresponsible arse) and wonder if I could have stepped up to the plate like his generation did.Older and ...well, just older!!Comment
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IIRC the French have a convention where the families of dead ex-service people are allowed to wear their medals at remembrance day parades and services - they wear them on the opposite side from people who were awarded the medals so people know they aren't "theirs" but they are recalling their family's service - sounded good to me.Comment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostIIRC the French have a convention where the families of dead ex-service people are allowed to wear their medals at remembrance day parades and services - they wear them on the opposite side from people who were awarded the medals so people know they aren't "theirs" but they are recalling their family's service - sounded good to me.Older and ...well, just older!!Comment
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