A Drunk's Opinion of my Kilt

**macwilkin** · 6th July 10, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

My late uncle used to tell the true story of when he was at an American airbase in the South of England watching the returning B17's coming in from a raid on Berlin. He happened to pass a bomber on the tarmac that was full of bullet holes and one of the crew, a gunner, was walking along the wing having a look see. So my uncle knowing full well where they had been for something to say, asked the gunner where they had been. A puzzled look appeared on the brave man's face and the reply came "....dunno Mac, what's that country called next to France? I will go and ask the Captain---", and he did!

One of my favourite "Willie & Joe" cartoons by the late Bill Maudlin shows a group of GI's arguing -- the caption says, "You Irishmen would have lost this war without allies like Texas and Russia!"

T.

**Nighthawk** · 6th July 10, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

One of my favourite "Willie & Joe" cartoons by the late Bill Maudlin shows a group of GI's arguing -- the caption says, "You Irishmen would have lost this war without allies like Texas and Russia!"

T.

**sydnie7** · 6th July 10, 01:50 PM

Tevas, now it makes sense -- your Z-coils could pass for high heels in the right light!

**Rob Wright** · 6th July 10, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

One of my favourite "Willie & Joe" cartoons by the late Bill Maudlin shows a group of GI's arguing -- the caption says, "You Irishmen would have lost this war without allies like Texas and Russia!"

T.

Bill Maudlin is a local boy done good. He was from High Rolls and when the railroad was still running between Alamogordo and Cloudcroft, Maudlin would mess with them. As a train was making its way up, Maudlin would get on a trestle and stick his head up between the rails. Seeing a boys head in the tracks the engineers would try to stop the train before hitting Maudlin who would slip down the trestle laughing and be long gone before the train would come to a complete halt.

Rob