Honorary Old Blue.....?

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:54 am

AKAP wrote:My house Captain became a Roayal Marine. Last saw him on telly when they were off to Afghnistan. He was the the Lt Colonel. The funny thing was he looked and sounded just the same as when he was at School except he had grown a b****y big moustache.

Strange experience

I think the moustaches act as a sort of counterbalance to the big packs they have to carry.

sport! · Post by **sport!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:07 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:
englishangel wrote:
I got suspended for doing that!!

was that returning from a rugby match - at the back of the coach?

sport! · Post by **sport!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:11 pm

AKAP wrote:My house Captain became a Roayal Marine. Last saw him on telly when they were off to Afghnistan. He was the the Lt Colonel.

must be something about House Captains.....mine too (Ba. B)

http://www.newindpress.com/waroniraq/Ne ... 123&nDate=

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2861335.stm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jh ... stid=98526

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:16 pm

sport! wrote:
Richard Ruck wrote:
englishangel wrote:
I got suspended for doing that!!
was that returning from a rugby match - at the back of the coach?

I'm afraid so.

Ironic, really, as at most amateur rugby clubs that would be regarded as EXTREMELY tame stuff!

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:17 pm

Buster!!!

It's the leadership thing of course

sport! · Post by **sport!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:30 pm

Yes, he was Buster at school. If I remember correctly he used to run around the athletics track with a rucksack on in his spare time.

IMO great house captain, true leader yes.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:32 pm

obviously

sport! · Post by **sport!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:37 pm

Rory might have an alternative view to offer on Buster, as he was a contemporary - me a mere squit.

Also brings to mind the discussion (somewhere on here) about the term "Housey"......his surname was "Howes".......I was a squit and he was House Captain.......it took me a long time to understand that Howes wasn't a CH term for House Captain.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:38 pm

sport! wrote:Rory might have an alternative view to offer on Buster, as he was a contemporary - me a mere squit.

Also brings to mind the discussion (somewhere on here) about the term "Housey"......his surname was "Howes".......I was a squit and he was House Captain.......it took me a long time to understand that Howes wasn't a CH term for House Captain.

Sport! Have PM'd you....

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:46 pm

sport! wrote:Rory might have an alternative view to offer on Buster, as he was a contemporary - me a mere squit.

Also brings to mind the discussion (somewhere on here) about the term "Housey"......his surname was "Howes".......I was a squit and he was House Captain.......it took me a long time to understand that Howes wasn't a CH term for House Captain.

How sweet

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:53 pm

englishangel I have PM you with a Q about your time in Sheffield

sport! · Post by **sport!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:53 pm

englishangel wrote:
sport! wrote:Rory might have an alternative view to offer on Buster, as he was a contemporary - me a mere squit.

Also brings to mind the discussion (somewhere on here) about the term "Housey"......his surname was "Howes".......I was a squit and he was House Captain.......it took me a long time to understand that Howes wasn't a CH term for House Captain.
How sweet

I think I was

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:04 pm

sport! wrote:
englishangel wrote:
sport! wrote:Rory might have an alternative view to offer on Buster, as he was a contemporary - me a mere squit.

Also brings to mind the discussion (somewhere on here) about the term "Housey"......his surname was "Howes".......I was a squit and he was House Captain.......it took me a long time to understand that Howes wasn't a CH term for House Captain.
How sweet

I think I was

Just thinking of a cute little 11 year old Housey boy with his socks round his ankles like Nora Batty thinking that Howes meant House Captain.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:09 pm

sport! wrote:Yes, he was Buster at school. If I remember correctly he used to run around the athletics track with a rucksack on in his spare time.

IMO great house captain, true leader yes.

Buster was always one of those blokes for whom the word 'keen' seemed to have been invented.

'Hearty' would also be an apt description, I think......

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:11 pm

Sport
My house captain was Roger Lane. how do you find those press links to Buster Howes

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Honorary Old Blue.....?

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