Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote: (But toilet paper was testricted to 3 sheets per visit !)

One up, one down and one to polish

(WWI soldiers' orders)

J.R. wrote:

Mid A 15 wrote:

Jo wrote:
Wow..umm, that's very.....

Oh. Gosh.. sorry, you meant tentropes

When did you get your new avatar JR?

PARDON ?
Am I missing something ????

Your position as the undisputed CH Forum double entendre champion was under threat from Jo!

It won't let me quote everything so you will need to look back up the thread.

Re three sheets in Communist Czecholand--- these were cut off the roll ---( no perforations ) by a large and formidable lady.

I felt like saying "Here's ten Kroner --- gimme the roll !"

Deb GP wrote:Agh. Reveile. My darling husband has that as his wake up alarm on his phone. Every ****ing morning - dah da dah da da-da-da-dah-da Even the cats are trained to respond to it now, and will only enter the bedroom on hearing it to demand where their breakfast is. Sadly they haven't learnt to make the tea yet.

I've done that too - now trying to find a recording of rouse!

The "Official" words for the Bugle Call "Rouse" are-----

"Get out of bed --- Get out of bed "

The three Silver Bugles used to be coached by Bill Bailey (Bandmaster) from a book which had all the calls for Infantry and Cavalry, -----which were played during the march into Tea.

I wonder when that stopped ?

NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:
The three Silver Bugles used to be coached by Bill Bailey (Bandmaster) from a book which had all the calls for ..........Cavalry,

upon which I presume you were required to break into a trot, before a canter and eventually the charge.
Doesn't make sense - the food gave you the trots OK, and famine resulted in a charge but the canter? Was that because Bill Bailey wanted to go home or was he just chantankerous?

I'll get my coat

sejintenej wrote:

NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:
The three Silver Bugles used to be coached by Bill Bailey (Bandmaster) from a book which had all the calls for ..........Cavalry,

upon which I presume you were required to break into a trot, before a canter and eventually the charge.
Doesn't make sense - the food gave you the trots OK, and famine resulted in a charge but the canter? Was that because Bill Bailey wanted to go home or was he just chantankerous?

I'll get my coat

A fag, more like.

However in the good old days, people smoked where and when they wanted.

'Bill' usually had a ciggy on the go during band-practice.....

... and as for 'Phallic' Mathews during his science lessons....

............ and of course 'fag' is another word which has changed its meaning over the years - see the Hertford Memories strand.

Scouts were supposed to teach you to be resourceful and to improvise -----

This evening, as I got out of the car, in the Church Car Park,--- I found that there was a lot of Ice, and I very nearly came a cropper, since I was wearing leather-soled shoes.

After the Carol Service (And my one-of-nine Lesson) the temperature had dropped even further and the whole slope was an Ice Rink. --- What to do ?

I removed my shoes and walked in my socks to the car (about 30 yards).
This confirmed the opinion of most of the Congregation, that Neill is not only Notorious -- but mad as a hatter !

Moral --- It is better to have cold feet, --- than a broken leg !!

I do agree, I have often taken my shoes off in mud etc, feet are far easier to wash.