escape committe

[Carol]

Hello Chaps,

Carol - I was holed up in a Turkey but back in the squadron now.
Have commissioned a couple of Vera Lynn records for the Anzac Boy, and a large jar of Bovril is being dropped in by the para guys. (Just know that Vegemite won't have the same effect in keeping up his strength).

Pinkmoon - What were you thinking old boy? You were supposed to wait until lights out, everyone knows Dragons don't sleep until after their cocoa at 22:00 hours. You'll just have to hang in there now until we can get the Third Battalion over to you. If the Dragon persists, use a couple of the cheese sarnies to batter her with, they'll be crusty and hard by now.

Over and out,
Lieutenant A

Hello Ma'am,

I'm sure GUT will be very pleased with the Vera Lynn records and the Bovril. He's very patriotic and I know he thinks Vegemite is the bees knees but, after all, there is a war on.

Pinkmoon is a very big worry to Agent Archaic, Cissie, Dolly and myself. We're all holed up in the attic of the Café Wilhelm and can't get to him in Stalag. He seems to be the only British officer there which we think is why he is getting so panicky. We hadn't reckoned with the Dragon, you see.

Where are you holed up?

Sanders

[Carol]

Hello Mayerling,

I must say, I do like your code name. Mine was 'Wiggy' but Winston decided it wasn't really fair on me and now I can just use 'Carol' which doesn't sound so daft.

Thanks so much for explaining about Oak Island. Trouble is it's even further for GUT to have to dig. At the moment he's somewhere underneath the Indian Ocean and feeling really sorry for himself. However, we girls think it sounds really exciting and we thought that after the war is over all of us on the escape committee could meet up with you and the Yank on your side of the pond and we could have a jolly good try at solving the mystery. Only problem with this is that we probably won't have any money for our fares. Are you able to help with this problem?

Carol

[Amanda]

Checking in,,

Hello Ma'am,

I'm sure GUT will be very pleased with the Vera Lynn records and the Bovril. He's very patriotic and I know he thinks Vegemite is the bees knees but, after all, there is a war on.

Pinkmoon is a very big worry to Agent Archaic, Cissie, Dolly and myself. We're all holed up in the attic of the Café Wilhelm and can't get to him in Stalag. He seems to be the only British officer there which we think is why he is getting so panicky. We hadn't reckoned with the Dragon, you see.

Where are you holed up?

Sanders

Roger that Carol.
Keep your heads down, I've heard there's trouble on the way...

I'm working on the Pinkmoon situation, but look on the bright side. If I can escape from a Turkey, I'm sure he can foil a Dragon (or wrap it up in foil?).
I've sent in more supplies and a shovel via the Northern resistance so let's keep our fingers crossed that he can dig himself out at nightfall.

I'm holed up in a safe house at the moment, top secret. Got an encryption project to sort out for Winston.
Heard I'm being transferred to Poland in a couple of weeks, all very hush hush, but will bring you guys back plenty of vodka rations.

Checking out. Keep me updated and keep up the excellent morale!
Oh, and I got a promotion,
General A

[Robert]

Good moaning

Is GIT dogging? If he is dogging he may need to buy a loocence.

Regards

Officer Crabtree

[pinkmoon]

They made George a saint when he slayed a dragon if I did it they would put me away for life

[Amanda]

To Pinkmoon,

Pink,
Hold on to your hat old chap.

The shovel should be dropped in at any moment, it's up to you then to dig for England.
Carol and Gang are rooting for you ( when they're not counting their goodies from Steadmund).
Any more trouble from the a dragon, just set off a flare and I'll send in the big guns.
Over and out,
The General

[Mayerling]

Hello Mayerling,

I must say, I do like your code name. Mine was 'Wiggy' but Winston decided it wasn't really fair on me and now I can just use 'Carol' which doesn't sound so daft.

Thanks so much for explaining about Oak Island. Trouble is it's even further for GUT to have to dig. At the moment he's somewhere underneath the Indian Ocean and feeling really sorry for himself. However, we girls think it sounds really exciting and we thought that after the war is over all of us on the escape committee could meet up with you and the Yank on your side of the pond and we could have a jolly good try at solving the mystery. Only problem with this is that we probably won't have any money for our fares. Are you able to help with this problem?

Carol

Hi Carol,

As my actual name is Jeff, which sounded too prosaic (and from a British prospective inaccurate - it should be "Geoff") I chose "Mayerling" because, the tragedy of Crown Prince Rudolf and Countess Vetsera occurred at Mayerling hunting lodge in January 1889, so (chronologically) it is the next big historical mystery after Whitechapel (ending November - December 1888). If it hadn't been for the timing, I'd have had to look for the next "biggie", and would have ended with "Maybrick" of all things (Spring-Summer 1889).

I wish I could help you with the fare matter. Maybe in the future it is possible. Unfortunately I'm retired and don't have much cash.
Hence my interest in Oak Island.

Jeff

[GUT]

Hi Gut,

Why is it after reading the above line I feel like hearing a chorus of "Waltzing Matilda". What is a "billabong"?

Jeff

I suppose you don't know what a Jumbuck, a Koolabah Tree, Squataer, or Tucker bag are either, strewth I thought you Canadainians was edumacated.

[GUT]

Hello GUT,

Pardon?

Carol

G'day wiggy

Just plain English, no wonder the wars going to buggery none of youse bludgers even knows how to speak proper.

[pinkmoon]

Just started tunnel Shropshire here I come.

[GUT]

OK I'll give you a fair go, you can't help not being educated and sophisticated Australian ladies and gentlemen:

Jumbuck - a Sheep

Koolabah Tree- a large spreading Eucalypt tree [sometimes spelt with a "c" rather than a "k"]

Squater - The man who owns [or at least occupies] the ranch

Tucker bag - A bag for carrying one's tucker [or edibles not always that edible by the way]

Billabong - Is a pond caused when a river that was snaking in a U shape cuts across the top of the U leaving a free standing pond.

[Cogidubnus]

So for the rest of the world, Billabong = Oxbow lake, Jumbuck = Antipodean cheap shag, Squater = Squatter, Tucker Bag = possibly a packet of crisps, and Koolabah Tree = hallucination...that's right?

[GUT]

Dearest Wiggy

I mustn't let my frustrations show, it really isn't your fault that you don't speak correctly so I shall translate for you

Can you bludgers [people who will not work] stop yakking [talking, often about nothing] and start digging fair dinkum give a bloke [man] a fair suck of the sav[a break] how come no one else'll do any of the hard yakka [work].

So really

Can you people who will not work stop talking about nothing and start digging fair dinkum* give a man a break how come no one else wll do any of the hard work.

*Now "Fair Dinkum" needs an essay all of it's own, n a nutshell it means real, or genuine. So to say he's or it's Fair Dinkum means it is genuine. However simple "Fair Dinkum?" means are you telling me the truth. "Fair Dinkum" in response means of course I am.

A such as she's a bonza shiela, fair dinkum. Would translate to she is a very nice lady honesty.

Dinkum is also often shortened [though it's actually longer but this is Aus] to dinki di, ie he's a dinki di Aussie. Means he is a real Aussie [even if he wasn't born here, he now meets the standards.

Unfortunately with the influence of foreign media you certainly won't hear as much of this language anymore unless you get out of the big smoke [city] though you will still hear G'day a bit and you will hear many words abbreviated [often with an O then stuck on the end.

[Amanda]

Good news..

Just started tunnel Shropshire here I come.

Excellent old chap,

Keep heading towards the light, we'll leave the spotters on....

Dig quickly though, don't want that fire-breathing dragon burning a hole in your combat trousers..

Will put the kettle on in anticipation of your arrival.
General A

[GUT]

Pink,
Hold on to your hat old chap.

The shovel should be dropped in at any moment, it's up to you then to dig for England.
Carol and Gang are rooting for you ( when they're not counting their goodies from Steadmund).
Any more trouble from the a dragon, just set off a flare and I'll send in the big guns.
Over and out,
The General

Hey who promoted a bloody shiela to general, I only answer to herr Pinkmoon, stop digging till Wini sorts this BS out.