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"graham" wrote in message
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"Dave Hill" wrote in message During his 60
year career he has only been away from horticulture to
complete his National service, during which he built an English
country garden for the officers mess in Egyptian Saraha Desert.

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I missed out on National Service but one of my uni lecturers told me that
a few days before demob, he was ordered to plant tulip bulbs in a display
at the barracks. As there were two colours, he planted them to spell
"Balls to the C.O".
Graham


Terribly old story which comes from the time when there were German
Prisoners of War seconded to such as Gardening. The story there is of course
the Bulbs being planted to read "Heil Hitler"

Somewhat similar to the story of someone who has a friend whose neighbour's
milkman used to deliver to someone who was ripped off by a supermarket
pushing the prices of his supplier down and down and down until he went
bust!! But nobody ever actually 'knows' who it happened to.

--
Mike

The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rneba.org.uk
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