Canberra pilot (not me) on exercise with Pongos in Sennelager Range circa 196?
Scene: breakfast in a tent in the boonies.
Present: Army captain (AC) wearing his hat; Canberra captain (CC) sans hat!
CC: Pass the marmalade please?
AC:
Studious ignore
CC: Excuse me, could I have the marmalade please?
AC:
Studious ignore
CC: Hey! I asked you for the marmalade!
AC: When an Army officer wears his hat at breakfast, it means he does not wish to converse!
CC:
Whilst raising his size 10 Flying boot and planting it in AC's Corn Flakes. Fair enough, but when an RAF Officer puts his flying boot in your corn flakes it means pass the f*****g marmalade!
Maybe apochryphal, but very apposite!
KNOBs
(see other thread currently running entitled 'Thanks for that Mike')
FW