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4th November 2014, 01:56 PM
#31
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
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
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4th November 2014, 08:38 PM
#32
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
Sorry John, I didn't mean to suggest anything, I was just asking if you were on the Oriana. Alan V.
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5th November 2014, 05:46 AM
#33
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
Originally Posted by
alan vickers
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.
Life is too short to blend in.
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11th November 2014, 05:21 AM
#34
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
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.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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11th November 2014, 08:24 AM
#35
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
Originally Posted by
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.
Sort of batting for the other side then John?
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13th November 2014, 07:03 PM
#36
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
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!"
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13th November 2014, 07:26 PM
#37
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
#37- was this Bob Ireland 0f Royal blood Alan? King George v springs to mind with his quote 'Bugger Bognor'
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13th November 2014, 10:50 PM
#38
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
Originally Posted by
john gill
#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.
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14th November 2014, 03:10 AM
#39
Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
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.
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14th November 2014, 10:27 PM
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Re: The wit of shipboard Queens
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.
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