Dear God WOD, I was disheartened at the lack of Zimbabwean representation at the Remembrance Day ceremony held at Memory Park yesterday. After all many of our WW 2 aircrew trained in that august setting during WW2. I was particularly disheartened to note the lack of any good knobkerrie in sight after telling my colleagues about its mystical powers! While I know there were other magnificent specimens of stick in attendance, they are just pale imitations! It was such a shock to my system that I had to retire to the safe haven at the Penrith RSL and fortify myself! I trust that in future years, the good honour and reputation of Zimbabwe will be restored by the appearance of your good self at this auspicious occasion. I will now retire to read the Customs of the RAAF to see whether there is a precedent on matters such as this. Yours humbly Jan H

Dear Jan and Peter, not sure what "weed" you are on but I want some. Lyn --- Jan & Peter Herivel <herivels@pnc.com.au> wrote: > Dear God WOD, > > I was disheartened at the lack of Zimbabwean > representation at the > Remembrance Day ceremony held at Memory Park > yesterday. After all many of > our WW 2 aircrew trained in that august setting > during WW2. I was > particularly disheartened to note the lack of any > good knobkerrie in sight > after telling my colleagues about its mystical > powers! While I know there > were other magnificent specimens of stick in > attendance, they are just pale > imitations! It was such a shock to my system that I > had to retire to the > safe haven at the Penrith RSL and fortify myself! > > I trust that in future years, the good honour and > reputation of Zimbabwe > will be restored by the appearance of your good self > at this auspicious > occasion. I will now retire to read the Customs of > the RAAF to see whether > there is a precedent on matters such as this. > > Yours humbly > > Jan H > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

Please explain? This was so refreshing that I actually laughed and I'm pretty darn pleased the list received it in err but a few things need explaining to the mere layman like me - what pray tell is a "stick" and "knobkerrie" for as a keen family historian I may need this information for future reference. C'mon Jan, don't be shy? Please tell. Regards Jac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan & Peter Herivel" <herivels@pnc.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 10:09 AM Subject: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] Lack of Empire attendance > Dear God WOD, > > I was disheartened at the lack of Zimbabwean representation at the > Remembrance Day ceremony held at Memory Park yesterday. After all many of > our WW 2 aircrew trained in that august setting during WW2. I was > particularly disheartened to note the lack of any good knobkerrie in sight > after telling my colleagues about its mystical powers! While I know there > were other magnificent specimens of stick in attendance, they are just pale > imitations! It was such a shock to my system that I had to retire to the > safe haven at the Penrith RSL and fortify myself! > > I trust that in future years, the good honour and reputation of Zimbabwe > will be restored by the appearance of your good self at this auspicious > occasion. I will now retire to read the Customs of the RAAF to see whether > there is a precedent on matters such as this. > > Yours humbly > > Jan H > > ______________________________