THE THREE BROTHERS

A man walked into a saloon at eight o’clock one friday night Went up to the bar and ordered three pints of beer The landlord said “It’s unusual to order three pints of beer for yourself” The man replied “Two are for my brothers who are not here” When the landlord...

A SAD STORY

Three cats decided to swim the English Channel Setting off from Calais and hoping to land at Beachy Head But I have a sad story to tell you For I must report that all the cats ore now dead They had entered the water at Calais They were numbered one, two and three But...

‘Christmas Selection’ (gone wrong)

Dateline: Weekend prior to Christmas 1971 Place: Royal Engineers Regiment – ‘Assaye Barracks’ Nienburg – West Germany I had occasion between “Rufty Tufty” assignments overseas, to rest my weary bones (upon my Army issue steel framed bed). This was one such time,...

DON QUIXOTE D’ARNOLD

Riding my snorting white charger (It’s a push-bike you silly old fool) I wave at excited admirers (Well, two kids on their way back to school) I scan the distant horizon (Admit it you need some new specs.) Looking for damsels to rescue (It’s you who is deep in...