the weird and wonderful about war

[indiapaleale]

It's not just Ozzie...

I was in Reading, Berks, a few years ago drinking horrible plonk.....made me bad for a week!

[liverpool annie]

Open the box Mike !! 


 

Indi !! 

[dennford]

      That is definately where it came from - only the version I heard was that it was British soldiers, not that it matters. Most people today associate the word with any cheap wine - red or white.
                                             Denn

[dennford]

I have just been looking at a calender near my desk and the pinup is an Aussie soldier in Poziers wearing a German "pickelhaube" hat, now I have a couple of ideas but can anyone confirm what this means: Where is Bob when we need him?

                                             Denn

[Emmeline]

So what's a Plonker then Denn. Just someone who imbibes ? 

That hat would be very handy for sticking ones pickled onions on. 

[saddles]

HAUBE means HOOD and PICKEL is a spike (from Pike), so perhaps the translation is Spiked Hood?

I can only confirm HAUBE though.

Mike.

[manchester regt]

not so weird and wonderful.
the battle of the somme started on 1st july 1916 and finished in november that year,by then 250,000 british and allied soldiers had been killed or wounded,thats when the british government stopped selling MACHINE GUNS to germany.

[goggy]

You're right there mack,but how many other countrie's were only too flamin'eager to fill the gap? 2HUNDRED AND 50 THOUSAND ADDED TO?
 
Then WW2,it's enough to make you wonder about us higher life form's.

Sorry,
         I' ll be leaving the room now.
                             Goggy.

[liverpool annie]

OK! Mack .... here's one for you 

Where is Hubble's chess set?

Annie