From: R F (rfougnier@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Jul 01 2004 - 14:07:34 PDT
Now that's thinking. It's amazing how much attention an MV brings like
that. Just don't tell the wife.
Nigel Hay wrote:
>After many years of attending shows and parades with military vehicles of
>various types, I found that it was always fun to persuade the organisers to
>let the Face Painting stand go next to my Stuart. Not to delight all those
>small children who were having their faces painted, no indeed. But Face
>Painting stalls meant there was a constant supply of pretty young mothers
>with time to kill while their offspring got made up...........
>
>Golden moments included persuading a particularly pretty mother in a white
>top to swap it over for a darker polo shirt from my overnight bag so she
>wouldnt get it dirty as she climbed in....... this gave us all a
>fascinating insight into how to change a top in public and keep it
>modest.... she failed and it was a wonderful moment.
>
>Rather than suggest to small children that they should ask their mummy if
>they could have a ride in the tank, it became - "could you ask you mother if
>she'd like to ....."
>
>NIGE
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