Originally Posted by
DHfan
Yes, the old boy got most indignant when nobody believed him, and even more so when several contributors started taking the pee as well.
I do miss it. That kind of gentle humour combined with tolerant helpfulness (depending on the initial approach) seemed to strike a nice balance most of the time. I do recall having a colourful exchange with a chap who recalled a crash in Southampton during the war and insisted that he had date, type and casualties 100% correct. I think we unravelled it in the end, with only 'Southampton' being the only thing he'd got correct. Wouldn't have minded but he got quite p!ssy about being presented with irrefutable facts.
Sigh.