Subdeacon Joe 27,569 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 27,569 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 9 minutes ago, Alpo said: I once had a copy of "The Dirty Songbook" with, ah..., um...Interesting....versions of songs. Songs like "Bless Them All," and "The Colonel Boogie March," and, of course, "The British Grenadiers." The closing verse: And when he does retire, To take his well-earned rest, There burns an ancient fire, To do what he does best. And yet, the truth is bitter, There's one thing he does fear, It's the drip, drip, drip of the septic p***k Of a British Grenadier. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 7,662 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 As a young man, when I first joined the Ceremonial Guard of The Governor Generals Foot Guards, I paraded to that at The Changing of The Guard Ceremony on Parliament Hill, every day for the tourists. Bearskin, (Busby) got awfully hot in July. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish-Pat 383 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 They did not do well at the Battle of New Orleans! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish-Pat 383 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 January 8, 1815. American losses 62, British 2,034 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 7,662 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 20 hours ago, Irish-Pat said: They did not do well at the Battle of New Orleans! Their hearts weren't in it, otherwise, you'd be speaking proper English. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish-Pat 383 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I lot of us speak Cajun English Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 7,662 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, Irish-Pat said: I lot of us speak Cajun English We call that FRANGLAIS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 7,662 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 And by the way: 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeaconKC 2,217 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Consider this: If American English speakers hadn't stepped up you Proper English speakers would be speaking German today. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 7,662 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/22/2021 at 11:25 PM, DeaconKC said: Consider this: If American English speakers hadn't stepped up you Proper English speakers would be speaking German today. Possibly, but with the Channel, the RAF, the Royal Navy and the Commonwealth soldiery starting to pour into the UK, I doubt it. That said, December 7, 1941, my Father told my Mother "We just won the war!" when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, but it's worth noting that at that time, the British Empire had been at war with Nazi Germany for 27 months. While kicked out of France at Dunkirk and enduring a slow build up of men and material from overseas, including what was coming from the neutral United States it would have taken almost twice as long to defeat Nazi Germany, but it would have happened, although most of Europe would now be speaking Russian. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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