Nelson, I did n 't mean to imply that a sergeant actually had a typical smell about him/her although many of them would have been described as stinkers, or worse, by those unfortunate to fall foul of their particular sergeant. I could have said, sounds or looks like one but smell followed on in my mind from my Shakespeare quote about a rose and Rabbie Burns 's use of the word, rank ( which can also mean , smell or pong) . I did n 't know that about Wellington. Thanks for the info. It gives a totally different meaning to the term, the great unwashed. From what you said about the Duke, we can now apply the term to the aristocracy as well as to ourselves and to our friends . To misquote, George Orwell, " All of us pong but some of us pong more than the others ". Now that 's a very egalitarian thought, I like it. Regards. Patrick Holland. Perth Western Australia. Nelson Denton wrote: > ""Surely if a man ( or women) say they are a Sergeant > and looks like a Serjeant (ie. he/she wears three stripes on the sleeve > of his/her uniform ) and smells like one then surely that is what they > are."" > > I must object! > I have it on good authority that Serg/jents took baths at least as often as > the men. They were expected to set a good example!. > > "A good rinse every spring does a man good." > Field Marshal The Duke of Smelington > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

My friend was in Vietnam. He said they could smell the Viet Cong coming because they smelt like rotten fish, presumably from the "fish sauce" Conversly the Americans smelt like a mixture of beef fat and "Old Spice" They were told that Australians smelt like mutton or sheep. John Fenn On 14/05/2007, at 2:05 PM, patrick holland wrote: > > Nelson, > > I did n 't mean to imply that a sergeant actually had a typical smell > about him/her although many of them would have been described as > stinkers, or worse, by those unfortunate to fall foul of their > particular sergeant. I could have said, sounds or looks like one but > smell followed on in my mind from my Shakespeare quote about a rose > and > Rabbie Burns 's use of the word, rank ( which can also mean , smell or > pong) . > > I did n 't know that about Wellington. Thanks for the info. It gives a > totally different meaning to the term, the great unwashed. From > what you > said about the Duke, we can now apply the term to the aristocracy as > well as to ourselves and to our friends . To misquote, George > Orwell, " > All of us pong but some of us pong more than the others ". Now that > 's a > very egalitarian thought, I like it. > > Regards. > > Patrick Holland. > > Perth Western Australia. > > > > > Nelson Denton wrote: >> ""Surely if a man ( or women) say they are a Sergeant >> and looks like a Serjeant (ie. he/she wears three stripes on the >> sleeve >> of his/her uniform ) and smells like one then surely that is what >> they >> are."" >> >> I must object! >> I have it on good authority that Serg/jents took baths at least as >> often as >> the men. They were expected to set a good example!. >> >> "A good rinse every spring does a man good." >> Field Marshal The Duke of Smelington >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

John, I read somewhere that British troops could always tell if German troops had occupied any buildings they captured because of the strong smell of German sausages and tobacco which were almost overpowering. Patrick Holland. John Fenn wrote: > My friend was in Vietnam. > > He said they could smell the Viet Cong coming because they smelt like > rotten fish, presumably from the "fish sauce" > > Conversly the Americans smelt like a mixture of beef fat and "Old > Spice" They were told that Australians smelt like mutton or sheep. > > John Fenn > > > On 14/05/2007, at 2:05 PM, patrick holland wrote: > > >> Nelson, >> >> I did n 't mean to imply that a sergeant actually had a typical smell >> about him/her although many of them would have been described as >> stinkers, or worse, by those unfortunate to fall foul of their >> particular sergeant. I could have said, sounds or looks like one but >> smell followed on in my mind from my Shakespeare quote about a rose >> and >> Rabbie Burns 's use of the word, rank ( which can also mean , smell or >> pong) . >> >> I did n 't know that about Wellington. Thanks for the info. It gives a >> totally different meaning to the term, the great unwashed. From >> what you >> said about the Duke, we can now apply the term to the aristocracy as >> well as to ourselves and to our friends . To misquote, George >> Orwell, " >> All of us pong but some of us pong more than the others ". Now that >> 's a >> very egalitarian thought, I like it. >> >> Regards. >> >> Patrick Holland. >> >> Perth Western Australia. >> >> >> >> >> Nelson Denton wrote: >> >>> ""Surely if a man ( or women) say they are a Sergeant >>> and looks like a Serjeant (ie. he/she wears three stripes on the >>> sleeve >>> of his/her uniform ) and smells like one then surely that is what >>> they >>> are."" >>> >>> I must object! >>> I have it on good authority that Serg/jents took baths at least as >>> often as >>> the men. They were expected to set a good example!. >>> >>> "A good rinse every spring does a man good." >>> Field Marshal The Duke of Smelington >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >