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Duke Of Wellington - Comedian?

iand1947

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Dunno about you, but I'd always thought of the old Duke of Wellington as a rather dry, crusty, poker-faced individual stiff upper lip and all that

 

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=ht...CDkQ9QEwAw

 

However, on a recent National Trust stately home visit, I found the attached beauty of a letter which put him in a new light and gave some idea of why he was popular with his troops:

 

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Well, he was from Dublin.

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iand1947

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Quote:Well, he was from Dublin.
Zat why the Irish wear wellies??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Image: Dinotrike.jpg] "It's a TDM, Jim, but not as we know it"

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Quote:Well, he was from Dublin.
and born in a stable.... Wink
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We could do with him around today - far too many people ticking boxes on computer screens & not enough out there in the real world !

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seems a serious enough guy to me!!!!



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Quote:seems a serious enough guy to me!!!!
Looks like a 900 rider to me Smile
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Accounting for equipment in my platoon always seemed such a waste of time that could have been better spent on training.

I'm still not sure why I was not charged for not returning all the toilet paper we were issued.
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Quote:Accounting for equipment in my platoon always seemed such a waste of time that could have been better spent on training.

I'm still not sure why I was not charged for not returning all the toilet paper we were issued.
And empty cases

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