On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:36:57 -0600, PING wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:31:33 +0000 (UTC), in
> rec.food.cooking,aus.tv,alt.support.trauma-ptsd, Hey-Zues wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:34:18 -0800, Sara S wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 15, 4:17Â*am, PLucas > wrote:
>>>> Omelet > wrote in
>>>> newsmpomelet-2E0BBD.10541014022009 @news-wc.giganews.com:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Drumming around a bonfire has Â*a certain primitive appeal... ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Supposedly.
>>>>
>>>> Certain 'mens groups' run drum beating "retreats" in the Hinterland.
>>>> They strip, sleep in teepees, beat drums, and cry.
>>>>
>>>> Not my bag.
>>>>
>>>> > I pretend to play guitar, but am better at drums. Â*Never played any
>>>> > wind instruments.
>>>>
>>>> I can play all brass instruments except for bFlat bass, bFlat
>>>> trombone and eFlat Euphonium.
>>>>
>>>> Started on a Flugel Horn, went onto Cornet, Trumpet, Tenor Horn,
>>>> Baritone, Eupho, then Trombone (self taught).
>>>>
>>>> Learnt Violin and French Horn at school, and taught myself Clarinet
>>>> after I got out of the Army, because I was bored..... and I liked the
>>>> soothing music of Acker Bilk. His music had "charms to soothe the
>>>> savage beast".
>>>>
>>>> I could read music when I was 8.
>>>>
>>>> I regret not learning to play the piano and guitar.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> So *thats* how you spent your time in the army - you were in the army
>>> band!
>>> And that's how you spent your three months in Malaya 1975 -you big
>>> brave bullshitting soldier.
>>
>> Yep. Apart from helping carrying bags at the airport, that was pretty
>> much his military career in total.
>
> Apparently his entire military career was spent "protecting" passenger's
> luggage.

Yeah - and now it can barely manage to hang onto even one bag - or
perhaps I ought to refer to her as his 'sugar bag', since she's the
breadwinner...