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katex

04-04-2010 22:42

6 V.C's .. ftao Retlaw

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Hi me old Lurch. Someone has put this picture up on another site. Wondered what the story was here. Ok .. can google, but just love 'the way you tell 'em'.... :D:D

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Retlaw

04-04-2010 23:19

Re: 6 V.C's .. ftao Retlaw

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 803466)

Hi me old Lurch. Someone has put this picture up on another site. Wondered what the story was here. Ok .. can google, but just love 'the way you tell 'em'.... :D:D

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Hey up ther snakehead.

Id wur durin a bit of a dust up wi jonny turk
durin Dardinelle campaign in WW1.
Them lads of ours intut Thaccy Pals, 1 geet a V.C. an 33 of em geet D.C.M's, an thu wur 168 M.M's.

Retlaw.

katex

04-04-2010 23:24

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 803469)

Now that reply is really taxing my translation skills... :D

Retlaw

04-04-2010 23:39

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 803472)

Now that reply is really taxing my translation skills... :D

A carned elp id tha dusn't tawk reight.
wats ti want translatin.

Retlaw

katex

05-04-2010 00:19

Re: 6 V.C's .. ftao Retlaw

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Originally Posted by [LEFT

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carned

elp
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tha

dusn't

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wats
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Retlaw

Pardon ?? :D:D:D:D

Just thought it may have been some famous sort of commemorative postcard or summat.

Put the spell checker on you ... nearly all words come up in red ... LOL

jaysay

05-04-2010 10:10

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 803480)

Pardon ?? :D:D:D:D

Just thought it may have been some famous sort of commemorative postcard or summat.

Put the spell checker on you ... nearly all words come up in red ... LOL

Funny that Kate red comes up lots on all my posts when I engage spell check :D:D:D

Retlaw

05-04-2010 10:54

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 803480)

Pardon ?? :D:D:D:D

Just thought it may have been some famous sort of commemorative postcard or summat.

Put the spell checker on you ... nearly all words come up in red ... LOL

Dorned ax fur a pardon tha guilty.
Thurs sumat up wi thi spill chucker, mine wurks awreight.

Retlaw.

jaysay

05-04-2010 10:56

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 803553)

Dorned ax fur a pardon tha guilty.
Thurs sumat up wi thi spill chucker, mine wurks awreight.

Retlaw.

Must be an Old English Spell Checker Retlaw:D

DaveinGermany

05-04-2010 11:08

Re: 6 V.C's .. ftao Retlaw

An interesting tale but if like me you're struggling with Retlaws Lancy twang here is a plain English version :)

Gallipoli

MargaretR

05-04-2010 13:02

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Both Retlaw and I are preserved for posterity on 'tape'(laptop) by that young language researcher who was researching for his PhD 18 months ago
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...nts-42610.html

Retlaw

05-04-2010 14:17

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 803560)

An interesting tale but if like me you're struggling with Retlaws Lancy twang here is a plain English version :)

Gallipoli

Ids nod my fault tha wurn'd born in Gods County.

Av bin towd us ids easier fur a Lanky tu learn tu speek kraut than id is fur other folk.

Retlaw.:D:D

katex

05-04-2010 14:47

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 803560)

An interesting tale but if like me you're struggling with Retlaws Lancy twang here is a plain English version :)

Gallipoli

Thanks Dave ... that was very helpful and interesting... ;):D

Which Accy Pal geet a V.C. Retlaw ? Eew, cud geet in t'swing o this.

DaveinGermany

05-04-2010 15:33

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 803613)

Ids nod my fault tha wurn'd born in Gods County.

Av bin towd us ids easier fur a Lanky tu learn tu speek kraut than id is fur other folk.

Retlaw.:D:D

In actual fact I was, but to the far West of Lancashire in a little Port Town known locally as "Da Pool", back in the mists of time before it got removed from Lancashire & for some reason became part of the "County" known as Merseyside. :o

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