Posts by Nonk

I have been missing for a while, although I doubt if anyone noticed or cared!!! I have been very unwell recently, suffering that last great taboo illness (Mental health issues. If you really want to find out who your friends are, try...

Well I for one welcome our conservative overlords.

Red Ken was sacked in London!

Quote: Originally Posted by Shraka Except that now you are more dangerous to people who drive small cars and way more dangerous to pedestrians. So your own safety is worth the risk of harming other people? It's also...

I was rather making the point that before we all start slapping each other on the back and getting out the cigars, 70k of them fought for Hitler. I was testing her to see if she was aware of that.

Quote: Originally Posted by John Ellis And Princess Michael of Kent is also a hun. She's something of a Brunnhilde now past her prime but used to be quite a sweetheart. Has allegedly played around a bit. His father was...

Quote: Originally Posted by John Ellis Even in the Indian cavalry which was much more meritocratic and basically middle to upper middle class you needed private money. My relation was commissioned but in the infantry,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Connemara From the FAQs page: " In marrying a Catholic, Prince Michael lost his place in the succession as an automatic consequence of the 1701 Act of Settlement,...

The Royal Greenjackets were amalgamated last year with the Royal Gloucester Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry, the Devon and Dorset Light Infantry, and the Light Infantry to form The Rifles. Check out this link for a lengthy...

I had already been in the Army 2 years by that age and was serving on operations in Northern Ireland. Not that I am advocating that as a serious choice for you.