Remember this in the UK climbed the charts!

Congratulations Captain marky, well deserved.

Martin555.

Many congratulations on your promotion Mark. When things are back to normal we must get together to discuss suitable operations for our respective Squadrons.
Thanks for the info on the Fred Olsen ships, I've been wondering where ships are hiding away, I imagine anywhere with cheap harbour dues.

All the best. Captain Nerys. SW and Bristol Channel Squadron.

Oh lord!😮
You know Marky, sometimes I wish I didn't have such a vivid imagination🙈
I shall have nightmares tonight about Toulouse Lautrec and The Hunchback of Notre Dame singing The Maurice Chevalier Songbook!!🙈🙊

Actually the 'goldie' turned out to be more of tawny port colour.
I went for a Dufftown, The Singleton. 12 years, very smooth and tasty😋
Christmas present from Gisela, she's a bonnie lass😊
Cheers, Doug 😎

Doug enjoy your little goldie,alas no-one owned a movie camera in those days ,my grandpa also used to do a wee turn as Toulouse Lautrec he would get on his knees with a pair of slippers tied on as if he had short legs and sing "thank heaven for little girls" with a really bad French accent.no telly in our house back then.
Didn't notice the promotion (more hours less money) until you mentioned it.
Night watch report 4 of the Fred Olson line fleet anchored in the firth of forth for the duration .
Cheers Marky👍

Your story brought a wee tear or two to my old eyes as well Mark!
I just had to stiffen my upper lip with a weeeee dram o the golden nectar!
(Wish you could have filmed that back then😉)
All the best to you and your Leading Hand/Machinist, Doug😎

BTW: Hearty congrats on your promotion Captain Marky👍
Time for you to take over as CO North Western Squadron on the Night Watch😊
Capt. Nerys, CO South West & Bristol Channel Squadron can give you some tips I'm sure.

Excellent Doug that takes me back and brought back fond memories it also brought a wee tear to my eye ,my Dad and his brothers used to do this as a party piece,with overalls and bunnets (flat caps)they used to do a wee dance miming to the record my brothers and I used to be in stitches.
Thanks so much .
Cheers Marky👍

RIGHT SAID FRED!!😁


"You never get nowhere if you're too 'asty"!

I'm off for a cuppa😉
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Absolutely Rick 👍
Glad it brought back good memories to you too.

One of the primary responsibilities of any 'commander😉' is maintaining the morale of his troops and sailors in adverse circumstances!!
Cheers, Doug 😎
(FLEET ADMIRAL; Assistant Cook & Chief Bottle Washer)😁

PS I watched the whole thing, and one or two other clips I found along the way.
Got to bed after 3 😮😴💤💤💤

What a wonderful song laughter is a good remedy to lift us up .
Rick

Thank's for the site Doug watched a little bit and it brought back why I liked Dave Allen so much .
Rick

Dave Allen! I'm with that Rick👍
A brilliant man.

"Good night, and may your God go with you.
Whoever he is"!
Doug 😎
BBC - Dave Allen The Immaculate Selection (2014)
An anthology of Dave Allen's finest, funniest and most irreverent material, compiled from his time at the BBC from 1971 to 1986.

Benny Hill and Dave Allen at large for me My wife loves I Love Lucy all in all we laugh .
Rick

Or this version Rooky 😂🤣
The immortal Morecambe and Wise

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While on the comedy nostalgia, this particular song from Stan Freeberg is a classic.😊😀😁

One of my all time favourites
Bob Newhart on the introduction of tobacco to Europe by Sir Walter Rahleigh! 80 tons of leaves!!
"Let me guess, you stick it in your ear. Right Walt?"
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The Bricklayers Lament, Gerard Hoffnung.
Oxford Union 1958. Sadly he died a year later at only 34!
I've been looking for this for decades.
Dad and I rolled around the floor when we first heard this.
Got laughing cramps summat orful.😂🤣🤔

His full 26 min address to the Union here

PS I just got Lock Jaw listening to the Letters From Tyrolean Hoteliers😂🤣

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