Lest we forget...Lions led by Donkeys!!

[OwlHoot]

94 years ago today saw the first day of the Battle of the Somme. That first morning alone brought almost 60,000 British casualties, a third of whom died.
The 20,000 that died equates to wiping out Wootton Bassett's entire population almost twice over, just to get an idea of the scale of the slaughter.
This battle then raged on for months, and the carnage was colossal. And it was only one of the pointless battles that took place.
Worth sparing a few moments I feel for those who perished in "The war to end all wars" so that we might enjoy the privileges we have today.
They shall not grow old...etc.

Too true.

I knew an officer who went over the top on the first day of the Somme, Lt Col Montagu Cleeve.

Was driving along the other month, with Radio 4 on the radio, and suddenly heard someone I recognized. Good God, says I, that's Monty Cleeve! And sure enough it was, an excerpt from his interview for Voices from the Great War.

[shaunbhoy]

Were you perchance ever an officer during your service days?

Had the Army in my day required Donkeys, we would simply have introduced Conscription, and called up pillocks like you and Sasguru.....provided either of you had the physique to pass the Medical Test.



No, in my time, as it is today, we opted for "Lions led by Lions". That was good enough to defeat the Warsaw Pact without firing a shot. Much better use of our manpower.

Not that Military talk will mean much to you, unless it involves painting metal figures whilst listening to the RAF Band.

[milanbenes]

Had the Army in my day required Donkeys, we would simply have introduced Conscription, and called up pillocks like you and Sasguru.....provided either of you had the physique to pass the Medical Test.



No, in my time, as it is today, we opted for "Lions led by Lions". That was good enough to defeat the Warsaw Pact without firing a shot. Much better use of our manpower.

Not that Military talk will mean much to you, unless it involves painting metal figures whilst listening to the RAF Band.

Shaun,

top notch.

Milan.

[shaunbhoy]

Shaun,

top notch.

Milan.

Why thank you milan!

[SupremeSpod]

Shaun,

top notch.

Milan.

Why thank you milan!

If you two are going to start sucking each other off would you mind doing it elsewhere? I'm trying to eat my custard creams!

[milanbenes]

If you two are going to start sucking each other off would you mind doing it elsewhere? I'm trying to eat my custard creams!

lol

excellent

Milan.

[sasguru]

If you two are going to start sucking each other off would you mind doing it elsewhere? I'm trying to eat my custard creams!

That's the problem with rear-echelon cannon fodder. They revert to type at the earliest opportunity.

[SupremeSpod]

That's the problem with rear-echelon cannon fodder. They revert to type at the earliest opportunity.

Haven't you got a sheep to worry?

[minestrone]

I think the army is where you put the kids from school that were good at the assault course but needed Velcro shoes because of the complicated tightening mechanism.

[shaunbhoy]

If you two are going to start sucking each other off would you mind doing it elsewhere?

Now there is no need for that. If we want abusive homo-erotic innuendo, we can simply wait around until SofeckingDim gets home from his Big Issue duties.