one word of caution
ere we close -
never call him on the nose
lest by that
we come to blows
. .. . . and a little postscript that popped up into the grey matter at sparrow today -
how many's the posts you've had to bin?
how many the hours patience worn thin?
bringing to mind of course old Gunga Din
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YOU may talk o' gin an' beer
When you're quartered safe out 'ere,
An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it;
But if it comes to slaughter
You will do your work on water,
An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it.
Now in Injia's sunny clime,
Where I used to spend my time
A-servin' of 'Er Majesty the Queen,
Of all them black-faced crew
The finest man I knew
Was our regimental bhisti, Gunga Din.
Last edited by Fantome; 31st Jan 2014 at 20:42.