Stanwell (#9066),
...it's 'mea MAXIMA (say it loudly) culpa' when kneeling before the Bishop...
Never knelt before any Bishop (except on my Confirmation). Altar Boys said "
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa. Mea Maxima Culpa" out loud, it was usually about the only Latin in the
Confiteor they could remember apart from "
Confiteor Dei" to kick-off with. The rest was muttered gobblygook.
...the colour of our uniform...
LEAVE IT ALONE ! The rich, dark Royal Blue made a nice change; the girls loved it; Aussies are
sui generis, anyway - and you didn't have to polish any buttons ! The loyal New Zealanders, however, (of all the Dominion peoples, the closest resemblence to us: often mistaken for Britons), whereas no one could mistake an Aussie for anything else, stayed with our RAF Blues, and polished their buttons like us.
...and there's a beautiful lady from the RAAF Museum who's now on the case....
Not the Camden Museum one ? Made strenuous attempts to contact, without success, to sort out the identity of EZ999. But other PPRuners have managed to get in touch, report a charming and helpful lady - but from what I heard, not quite up to speed on the exhibits (could've been just me).
Danny.