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John Richards
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Quoting: Gerard Grout

You mean you EAT our lambs?
We thought they were going to England to be adopted by kind, lovng, generous married couples who can’t have their own children.

They are, Gerard, I’ve adopted three, and they each have a bedroom. I have two boys, Baaaaary and Laaaaary, and a lovely little girl called Maaaaary.

I couldn’t possibly think of eating them .. .. .. .. they’re not big enough yet!

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09/03/2012 12:46:54

Terry Carey
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Carrying on the sub-theme of Chinese or pseudo Chinese names this is a true story about Winston Churchill but relating to an Egyptian name.

During the second world war he had to deal with an Egyptian Official who I think was in their Foreign Office. Churchill was well known for certain eccentricities in his behaviour as for instance the fact that he slept in his office on many nights. He slept in the nude and never bothered to dress if he got up when his secretary arrived for work. This no doubt embarrassed the poor girls but I think this anecdote tops that one.

He would go to the door of his office instead of buzzing for his secretary and bellow out, ’Get me Mustapha Fuk’ for such was the fellows name. This little gem was one I gleaned from a book I borrowed which was about names - either real or assumed and name changes. An example of that latter was the boxer Azumah Nelson who changed his name from his birth name of ------wait for it ----- Nelson Azumah.

TC.

Once a Lancer, always a Lancer!

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09/03/2012 15:19:03

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