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23rd February 2021, 01:53 AM
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Re: Understanding
Mention of Piraeus always reminds me of the crew on the "Heathmore" buying 5 litre jars of wine. They sold the bottles on return to uk for more than they paid for them full.
THe electrician, ? Smart was a keen super 8 film maker, so they got the chippy who had funny smile when into the turps, and rigged some plastic ie behind his eaars, he then poured a drink from the jar, put on his funny grin, and the the 2nd lecky blew smoke up the pipes so it looked like it was coming out of his ears. Very funny, and final film shown on a number of Furness/Prince line ships.
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23rd February 2021, 05:26 AM
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Re: Understanding

Originally Posted by
Louis the fly
The last book I bought I found in a charity shop, it had been reduced from £1 to 25p. The Life and Times of Margaret Thatcher by Spike Milligan, published by Bodgit & Scarper.
It was just the right size to place under the parrot cage to stop the droppings from falling on the carpet.
Louis as long as you can make the people smile you are doing OK, never let them stop you.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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