Originally Posted by dotti34 (Post 1253251)

..but only if you use an actual comma and not in the way you had written it, as well you know, and yes - I'm quite aware you wrote this on purpose to get me to 'bite', and I have. I bet you reply to get the last word - and you can have it (maybe).

Originally Posted by dotti34 (Post 1253266)

Well there you are, Less, you've explained it really well. You've also managed to have the last word as I thought you would...oops! sorry, no you haven't....

Originally Posted by monkey hanger (Post 1253260)

gone quite pail now and in a cold sweat. reminds me of english lessons at school where i just never got punctuation, spelling, what the subject of a sentence actually was or the rest of it. how i ever passed GCE english language was beyond anyone at school including me.

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 1253272)

No worries MH, you've got a valid excuse being as how you come from 'Artlepool, English was never your first language! :D:D:D


Yeah, I know, bit rich coming from a Scouser ...... ;)

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 1253096)

Letters not so much, cards at christmas have become fewer. Like Gremlin mentioned, while serving around the 80's-90's the forces had their own local papers in BAOR "Forces weekly echo" & "Sixth sense" could be found scattered around the NAAFI, TocH, YM or Barracks & rest rooms of Germany, within these pages along with, buy & sell, small adds & various other minutae of military existence could be found the "Forces pen pals" section.


These tended to be mainly, but not exquisitly full of young & not so young ladies, but also a few chaps who wanted to correspond with one of her Majes finest soldierly types. Many a young chap took up this marvellous opportunity to ensure an eventful home leave, in various towns & cities throughout the UK & not just with one writer in some cases, in fact one such young chap had a folder full of his varying amorous acquaintances (not me I hasten to add). :D



Indubitably the accompanying photos of these prospective "Juliets" or the odd "Romeos" in search of Mr/Mrs Right Now usually ended up pinned upon the blocks notice board alongside block rules, fire notices, stag lists, part 1's & 2's, all within their own section fondly referred to as the "wall of shame/fame". ;)

Originally Posted by Gremlin (Post 1253510)

Hi mate, do you remember the "Dear Johns" or "Blueys" we used to get