A crewroom, somewhere in East Anglia, 1977.
Sqn Cdr - 'Bloggs, we are only getting 12 of these medals for us and the troops!' SEngO is sorting out 6 deserving troops but since all the officers deserve one do me a favour and put all our names in a hat and run a draw at shareholders on Friday!'
Bloggs - 'Right Boss, that's it, names in a hat, yeah!'
Sqn Cdr - 'That's it, Bloggs, seems fairest way, eh!'
Friday Shareholders, Boss has explained sitch to officers and Bloggs is summonsed up front to run the draw! (Bloggs knows that Sqn Ldr Wibble really really really wants a medal!)
Sqn Cdr - 'Right Bloggs, get on with it!'
Bloggs pulls first name out the hat - 'Sqn Ldr Wibble!'
Wibble puffs out chest with happiness and adoration that HMQ has selected him to receive a medal!
Bloggs pulls second name out the hat - 'Sqn Ldr Wibble!'
Third name - 'Sqn Ldr Wibble!'
etc etc
Sqn Cdr goes harpic! Bloggs is dutifully admonished amongst gales of laughter.
Bloggs removes 36 'Wibbles' from his hat and the draw is rerun!
You guessed it, no medal for Wibble!
Larf, we nearly sh*t!
(with apologies to Pete & Dud)
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