Drawers
Cellular. Mens. Olive Green
Take 1 J.Cloth, use vigorously for 2 weeks, dye a subtle shade of
Olive Green. That's the cloth prepared. Give the cloth to Quasimodo's tailor
with the instructions to produce something that could make a suicidal person
laugh, what do you have? "Drawers Cellular, Mans, Olive Green" for the use
of.
What an imaginative item of clothing. Worn by all military personnel at
some time during their careers. Not only was this item designed to prevent
chaffing one's more delicate regions, it also served as a very effective
method of birth control. Picture the scenario. A night out with the lads. Few
pints, chat up the local talent. Things progress.
"Guess what? I've struck it lucky". A common phrase used by an
intoxicated lothario.
Dark alley, local cemetery, doorway, all favourite locations for an
evenings entertainment. Grope, grope, snog, SCREAM.
"What the bloody hell are those?" Peels of uncontrollable laughter, a
pointing finger, "Not my fault love, that's what they gave me"
Too late, that's it. You couldn't if you wanted to. She's off to tell her
mates what a plonker she picked.
You can never use that pub again, in fact you're only at Borden for a
fortnight, so you may as well stay out of sight. Drawers Cellular have claimed
another innocent victim.
Obviously a military ploy to save on Penicillin, you've got to do it to
catch it. And you'll never do it if you have "Drawers Cellular, Mans, O.G."
Borden, the birthplace of Bull. 14 days of incessant spit, polish, fold,
press and Blanco.
Kit layouts, inspections by power mad zombies posing as Senior
NCO's. If we'd had a war now we'd have won if they'd gone to the front line. The
walking dead would have prevailed.
"That bed box h'aint square h'enuff".
"My dad's boots was cleaner than them, he was a miner".
"That's not a bloody beret, you've nicked a Bedford
canopy".
What wonderful and quaint use of the English language. If any of those
lot went for a brain transplant, it would have rejected all of them.
I
won't say that the 14 days flew by, they didn't. Put the brain in neutral, grit
the teeth, stoke the pot belly burner, say cheerio to Alan and Dave.
Lucky sods. They're off to the sun, Alan and I, back to West Moors for
another year.
©: P.B.Chatfield 30 Jun. 01