British Humour

[Blue Walter]

I don't think it's only about British humour. Would they make an 'Airplane' or 'Airplane 2' these days?

Surely you can't be serious?

Stop calling me Shirley.

[Blue Walter]

So I'll tell you just one of the very funny (looking back) experiences I had in the RN. I got drafted to HMS Tiger aged 18 in Jan '77, we were due to sail for a trip to the W.I., Brazil & Africa but 1st stop as always was Gibraltar. I was out on the lash the night before we sailed, in Joanna's until 2am. Very hammered. Sailed the next day into a terrific storm. Once we got out into the channel out of sight of land boy was I seasick, my Chief said go to the Port n Starboard cross passage & get some fresh air on one of the waists. So off I toddled & the ship was pitching all over the shop. So I get there & the P.O. whose part of ship it was took one look @ this green young sprog in ft of him & said "p i s s off, you aren't throwing up in my part of ship". Hurt by this remark & went back to my Chief & told him what the P.O. there had said, know I noticed he & others were sniggering. Anyway @ this point Chiefy pi s sing himself laughing said "I know" & then cracked up completely. Now I never knew whether they were in cahoots to ritually humiliate a young seasick sprog or not. I suspect they were. And that in a nutshell is military humour for you.
The really great thing is that after I'd got my sea legs I would see that P.O. & he'd give me a big grin. Bastards!!

Good yarn. I thought that 16 & 17 year old boys were put on this earth by god for everyone else to take the **** out of.

[Blue Walter]

I don't think it's only about British humour. Would they make an 'Airplane' or 'Airplane 2' these days?

Great films as was the Naked Guns were, very funny.