The wit of shipboard Queens

[john walker]

We have all been looking at a lot of serious issues on this site lately so on a lighter note I thought I would post this. Yesterday evening I was swinging the lamp over a few beers with an old shipmate we were talking about various characters that we had sailed with and the antics that some of them got up to He came up with this gem.
He was sailing on one of the Union Castle passenger/cargo ships and like a lot of those vessels there were quite a few very camp catering staff who liked nothing better than a chance to embarrass their senior officers, This particular Queen was sitting in the foyer in front of the pursers bureau camping it up when a rather irate junior purser crooked a finger at him and said to him and to everybody in hearing distance.' Rose I want you.' Dave Rose's instant retort was ' Play your cards right dear and you can have me homeward bound '

[happy daze john in oz]

They sure wre agreat bunch on UCL, put some great shows on in th epig and yes very sharp with the wit.
In first class they wers so popular with the ladies to the extent that they even shared perfume etc with them. No bother to any one who did not want to be bothered and very hard workers.

[Neil Morton]

Many a laugh with the Queens. Every passenger ship I was ever on had them camping it up for laughs. As you say John hard workers and very quick to spot if you were TRADE or not.

[Chris Isaac]

Pendennis Castle was their headquarters, so much so that it was rumoured that Pendennis would go up and down Southampton Water stern first.

[robpage]

Some of the Pendennis Wingers were straight Chris , not many , but some , (possibly )

[Jim Brady]

I had some good laughs with the "girls"some of you may have sailed with Frisco what a laugh.In London (same ship DR)some of the lads brought a girl back to the ship one night problem was getting her back ashore.Frisco was asked to take her back out of the gate and say it was his sister.The banter and pantomime for about an hour was hilarious "if you bothered with me you would'nt have this trouble" "You've had the sweet now taste the bitters" and so it went on.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[alan vickers]

John Strange, were you the John Strange of Oriana reknown ? Alan Vickers.

[alan vickers]

How true,may I propose R62716 for Poet Laureate R661168.

[Neil Morton]

John Strange, were you the John Strange of Oriana reknown ? Alan Vickers.

What ever are you suggesting Alan ? Our Lazy Daze may be Strange by name;.... but by nature ? I very much doubt it !

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi All.
How so very different than the unshaven tossers of today who call themselves Gays!!
Cheers Des

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