Re: Land Rovers & MPs (and Paras, the guilty parties, of course)

[Shawn Mulock <salamndr@xxxxxxxx>]

Roger Stenning wrote:

> An old hoary tale, right out of the Duty Room...
>
> In a land rover, mid winter, in an exercise in Germany in 'The Good
> Old Bad Old Days' of the Cold War, probably during "Ex. Iron Hammer",
> a new Lance Corporal is being shown the ropes by an experienced full
> Coporal, who's about to be boosted to Sergeant....
>
> Experienced Corporal:
>                                 "Acting normal, eh? Nick the lot of
> 'em!"
> Bewildered plastic Lance Corporal, right out of Chichester:
>                                 "Corporal?!"
> EC:
>                                 "They're bloody Paras ain't they? Do
> they
>                                   EVER act normal, unless they've done
>                                   sommat evil?!"
> BL/cpl-r-o-o-C:
>                                 "Ah! Cheers! - OI! I WANNA WORD WIV
>                                  YOU LOT!"
> EC:
>                                 "ohshit. So much for subtlety. Now
> look what
>                                   you done you bloody gormless half
> wit.
>                                   They're f*cking legging it!"
> BL/cpl-r-o-o-C:
>                                 "oops"
> EC:
>                                 "Well get yer fu*ckin' skates on lad!
> AFTER 'EM!"
>
> Best regards,
>
> Roger Stenning

ROFLMAO

You just about knocked me out of my chair!

S.