PERSONAL AND PERSONALITIES

Goat Island Groan, Volume 1, Issue 5, 4 October 1941, Page 3

PERSONAL AND PERSONALITIES

Edr. Rush, we hear says it with flowers to the lady of his .choice*: But you never know what you are''-saying, do you? The following is ■- published as a guide:- . .... Jonquil -- I desire a return of lovePeach Blossom - I am your captive \ A -. < Tuber Rose - Bang bus’* pleasures 77’ ' : 7 Verbena,- Pray for me ( on return'from leave?) ; . . Monks Hop'd b Danger is near", 7.g 7--.•-•••*•7 ' Snapdragon - No,; . .-, e • 7 . Red Balsam 1 - Touch me not. t ,7 ! 7> f .'-7' - <

Mr. Mark has earned a reputation for Marks” mein ship which eclipses the great. Cadman feat. Out rabbitin’, the-other-day he shot a rabbit .in mid air - not a pink one either. The animal was bounding along -at roughly six oh knots when “he caught it on l -the bounce at :a. range of. ... 100 yards. Mr. Mark attributes his’ amazingly' steady hand -with the rifle to complete abstinence from alcohol and the smoking habit and his quickness of eye to long' years of practice at snatching cakes of soap and toothpaste' left around by unwary members- of the battery in ablution stands. ' ----- -

Another man who has renounced ..Bacchus is Len . Smith who . unnerved several confirmed topers' recently by . lowering If- jugs of milk without turning a hair - or his stomach. . • . ••. L

Gnr.Allen has greatly helped to eradicate a , lot ,of red t tape from the British Army lately. In his system of Simplifiedßugle Calls, : the first mess Eisx call is used for all parades. "Retreat 0 has been greatly modified - to \ include'? portions of - i; oh Johnny 0 i -12th Street Rag., and . Rachmaninov’s "Prelude 1 , . ; : ’.U ... • i *> A

Bill Bovey, inventor/has been wandering around distributing ■ j.-. brochures of his new patented labour saving device to the Recruits, This amazing and extremely .intricate-.instrument isa combination wash board and wringer. Our -genius-. expects*-to. get married shortly -'.on > •’•.he strength- of this brain child - and .-'is- at present • studying - sanitation in some detail with the view to the presentation of , a revolutionary combination back scraper and potato. peeler. • c- 0/v .

Lost,’ One "break" in firing circuit of N 0.2 Gun' Finder please return to*Bdr. Cantwell. The salvo, registered "break" but Ken couldn t find it anywhere. . ./ . -.7.

Heigh Ho* Saliva J Farmer Goldie rides again rounding up the woollies to the tune of the theme song:‘'Locked in the stable with the sheep 7'" '' ’ I lay me down with, fleas.. to A sleep” . ;

Mr. H.J. Von Dadelszen is expected;, to arrive per launch on •L>nday’ f or * one /of his periodic flying visits.

'Ye congratulate Wing Commander' (Giffy) Gifkins on the celebration of his birthday (Friday) r He left Motutapu with the worst intentions o ’ .. J . ' ... ' i

On behalf of Sister Jean’s Fund for Distressed . Soldiers we . vcneal for help. Barney Billing is,, as usual, - chronically impoverisheV In fact he is so hard up that he can’t afford to buy tobacco. Vo anneal to all smokers to save their cigarette buts for our wo. -by bombardier. This will be considerably cheaper for them than rocping Barney in smokes and at the same time will save Barney ‘ pride as ..~ coos against the grain for him to be continually on the ym.uo.go Rally round boys and help our popular pug out of his o.r ica..t v 0