tea-and-tabnabs - tabnabs == cakes/biscuits etc
pursers crabs == daisy roots
On Jan 15, 2008 12:25 PM, Martin Dolan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hey Roger
>
> Love the idea of augUring in: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death, perhaps?
>
> I was with you most of the way until tabnabs. I assume skiddies means
> something different to its current underwear-related sense - and no idea
> about purser's crabs!
>
> Martin
>
>
> > if you are likely to augur in over enemy territory, you may want to
> > carry a goolie chit so the hostiles are less likely to cut your
> > goolies off. Of course you hope it's a milk run, and you don't drop in
> > the oggin on the way back, o'wise it'll be SNAFU, and brass-monkeys
> > all round. You'll be bleating then alright. Best would be
> > tea-and-tabnabs in the canteen when you get back, hopefully with your
> > skiddies clean and presentable for the missus, purser's crabs nice n
> > all. You don't to be all hugger-mugger on yr first run, d'yeh?
> >
> > Roger
> >
> >
>
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