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Re: "Sending a message"
« Reply #30 on: April 01, 2008, 08:11:05 PM »
I am having a shit day today thanks…  Banghead

And it is supposed to be a bloody Bank Holiday here – Cyprus National Day, celebrating kicking the brits out…  noooo:

I remember it well, being kicked out of bars in Limassol, I didn't realise they celebrated it though

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Re: "Sending a message"
« Reply #31 on: April 02, 2008, 05:06:59 AM »
I am having a shit day today thanks…  Banghead

And it is supposed to be a bloody Bank Holiday here – Cyprus National Day, celebrating kicking the brits out…  noooo:

I remember it well, being kicked out of bars in Limassol, I didn't realise they celebrated it though
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Re: "Sending a message"
« Reply #32 on: April 02, 2008, 03:21:03 PM »
I just knew that doing the dance of the flaming arseholes during the lunch time session would be a hit. Even the police were impressed eeek:

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Re: "Sending a message"
« Reply #33 on: April 02, 2008, 03:22:54 PM »
The only time I've ever heard that dance mentioned with regards to the Army GOS it involved a tin of boot polish and a lighter???  eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:
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« Reply #34 on: April 02, 2008, 03:23:29 PM »
In my memory it has involved a tin of beans and a lighter.

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« Reply #35 on: April 02, 2008, 03:25:13 PM »
Beans and boot polish to tend to occupy much of Army life.
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« Reply #36 on: April 02, 2008, 06:28:17 PM »
The only time I've ever heard that dance mentioned with regards to the Army GOS it involved a tin of boot polish and a lighter???  eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:
Actually cherubs the dance itself is quite regimental in that different units used different methods to achieve the same end(  whistle: ) because my unit was a technical  branch we employed a more refined dance than the grunts in the infantry. The preferred method was to disrobe from the waist down, insert a couple of rolled up newspaper sheets between the cheeks of one's bottom, we preferred one of the broadsheets, i.e The Telegraph.( A better burn) Jenkins once used the Sun in full view of the mess and invited guests, he was drummed out of the regiment course. The last we heard was that he was doing missionary work in the East ( of London that is). But I digress, the dancer would the mount the podium and set light to the paper and dance using a lots of Shakira type hip movements. It was a regimental tradition to allow audience participation which involved  aiming and squeezing jets of lighter fluid from  small rubber lighter refill petrol tubes in the direction of the newspaper. The longer and the more frenzied the dancer and the dance increased the dancers street cred. Extra brownie points were award for the number and variation of howls of pain
This tradition like a lot of military traditions lost favour over time when a number of drinking establishments were burnt down due to the younger element of the audience finding out that using cans of lighter fuel was much more fun. The other methods described by your dear  readers are still in use amongst the cavalry units who have access to large amounts of polish.
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Re: "Sending a message"
« Reply #37 on: April 02, 2008, 06:30:35 PM »
not too sure about the cavalry side GOS, the chaps who mentioned it to me were Light Infantry  rubschin:
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« Reply #38 on: April 02, 2008, 07:16:11 PM »
What is this thread about?
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« Reply #39 on: April 02, 2008, 07:27:30 PM »
not too sure about the cavalry side GOS, the chaps who mentioned it to me were Light Infantry  rubschin:
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« Reply #40 on: April 02, 2008, 07:28:27 PM »
What is this thread about?
Celebrations in Cyprus methinks

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Re: "Sending a message"
« Reply #41 on: April 02, 2008, 08:35:52 PM »
You shall suffer.
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Who bought the watch  ::)
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« Reply #42 on: April 02, 2008, 08:38:53 PM »
The only time I've ever heard that dance mentioned with regards to the Army GOS it involved a tin of boot polish and a lighter???  eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:
Actually cherubs the dance itself is quite regimental in that different units used different methods to achieve the same end(  whistle: ) because my unit was a technical branch we employed a more refined dance than the grunts in the infantry. The preferred method was to disrobe from the waist down, insert a couple of rolled up newspaper sheets between the cheeks of one's bottom, we preferred one of the broadsheets, i.e The Telegraph.( A better burn) Jenkins once used the Sun in full view of the mess and invited guests, he was drummed out of the regiment course. The last we heard was that he was doing missionary work in the East ( of London that is). But I digress, the dancer would the mount the podium and set light to the paper and dance using a lots of Shakira type hip movements. It was a regimental tradition to allow audience participation which involved aiming and squeezing jets of lighter fluid from small rubber lighter refill petrol tubes in the direction of the newspaper. The longer and the more frenzied the dancer and the dance increased the dancers street cred. Extra brownie points were award for the number and variation of howls of pain
This tradition like a lot of military traditions lost favour over time when a number of drinking establishments were burnt down due to the younger element of the audience finding out that using cans of lighter fuel was much more fun. The other methods described by your dear  readers are still in use amongst the cavalry units who have access to large amounts of polish.
Regards Gos.
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That's a wonderful story GOS and bought vivid visualisation in front of my eyes  shocked003

Here as you probably know its a little tamer (in that the person with the lit paper doesn't disrobe) but then its a tad more silly because we allow children to follow around behind ( drumroll:) supposedly trying to blow the bugger's lit bum out  whacky115 whacky115

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Re: "Sending a message"
« Reply #43 on: April 02, 2008, 11:09:24 PM »
 whistle: There is a lot to be said for village life LL lol: lol: lol: lol: and thank you.

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« Reply #44 on: April 03, 2008, 04:03:20 AM »
whistle: There is a lot to be said for village life LL lol: lol: lol: lol: and thank you.
Excellent historical narrative GOS – have the clap.  happy088
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