The wit of shipboard Queens

[Red Lead Ted]

Remember one going ashore in Barbados, She was aboard some passenger ship moored away from the old tramper we were on, As she passed us she shouted HI, GUYS, I am off ashore to have a ball or two or if I am lucky three

[alan vickers]

Sorry John, I didn't mean to suggest anything, I was just asking if you were on the Oriana. Alan V.

[happy daze john in oz]

Sorry John, I didn't mean to suggest anything, I was just asking if you were on the Oriana. Alan V.

No worries mate, no offence taken.

[happy daze john in oz]

Oh so true, the gays of today sometimes appear as straight, there is none of the camp fun we knew with them in our days. At times it is hard to know the straight from the gay, then we have our female cricket team here in Oz. Daughter of a good friend of ours was the wicket keeper for years, at that time 90% of the team were gay.

[John Gill]

Oh so true, the gays of today sometimes appear as straight, there is none of the camp fun we knew with them in our days. At times it is hard to know the straight from the gay, then we have our female cricket team here in Oz. Daughter of a good friend of ours was the wicket keeper for years, at that time 90% of the team were gay.

Sort of batting for the other side then John?

[Alan Gale]

One of the BP Ships I was on had a steward by the name of Bob Ireland. He was a great laugh and always up for a prank. He brought 2 cases of clothes with him, one male, the other female! He was a great drag act and when he went for it you couldn't tell he was actually a bloke. Well we were alongside at some place and some norwegians were due to visit us from their ship. Bob went drag and when these poor Norwegians beheld this somewhat glamourous woman in the bar they spent a lot of their time chatting "her" up!. Of course were all in on the gag and let them carry on whilst killing ourselves laughing.( I have some pics of this event which I shall have to dig out.) Bob was a lovely guy but I've no idea what happened to him. I think he paid off at Cape Town on the way round, From what I gather, his parting shot at the gangway was "well goodbye to those that hadme, unlucky for those that didn't!"

[John Gill]

#37- was this Bob Ireland 0f Royal blood Alan? King George v springs to mind with his quote 'Bugger Bognor'

[Alan Gale]

#37- was this Bob Ireland 0f Royal blood Alan? King George v springs to mind with his quote 'Bugger Bognor'

No Idea if he had royal blood, but he was treated like royalty by the lads, we all thought highly of him.

[Kenneth Taylor]

Even though we deck crew didn't mix a lot with the queens they occasionally would put on a shipboard concert and one such show on the Dominion Monarch began with the Queen of Ceremonies making the announcement, "You have no doubt heard of, "Arsenic and Old Lace"? Well, here is our version, "Lace nicks and Old ****". I nearly choked on my beer.

[Alan Gale]

Lets face it, with them life aboard would be extremely boring at times. A lot of my friends are gay and they are the funniest and most loyal friends you could wish for. They are always the ones with the most cheerful countenence and outlook on life.