How to conduct a Platoon attack.

[steve_holmes_11]

The problem with Brits and cricket is that no military situation can be described without a cricketing reference. In a NATO HQ in the Balkans I had to beg the Brits to stop referring to Sticky Wickets, fading light, out for a duck and bowling from the gasworks end and tell them just to say what was actually happening in words of as few syllables as possible.

You can't be too careful with Johnny Foreigner sniffing about.

[steve_holmes_11]

If I recall correctly, you missed out "putting them on the back foot", "that was a bit of a googly". and "swinging it both ways".    On second thoughts, perhaps the last one had another meaning which escaped me at the time?

Not to mention: "Trying to get his leg over".

[Raider4]

The problem with Brits and cricket is that no military situation can be described without a cricketing reference. In a NATO HQ in the Balkans I had to beg the Brits to stop referring to Sticky Wickets, fading light, out for a duck and bowling from the gasworks end and tell them just to say what was actually happening in words of as few syllables as possible.

That's cos you were talking to the ruperts. Try talking to people who actually work for a living.

[Last Hussar]

The problem with Brits and cricket is that no military situation can be described without a cricketing reference. In a NATO HQ in the Balkans I had to beg the Brits to stop referring to Sticky Wickets, fading light, out for a duck and bowling from the gasworks end and tell them just to say what was actually happening in words of as few syllables as possible.

It's not our fault you don't speak English.

[steve_holmes_11]

It's not our fault you don't speak English.

I say; IT'S NOT OUR FAULT <pause> YOU CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH!!!!


<Shrugs>

Who's a chap got to threaten with the Webley to get a proper cup of tea around here.

[paulr]

During a break on a course in the US I was asked by one of the staff running the course how it was going

Without thinking I replied, "Not bad"

Much panic ensued as they tried to work out what they needed to do to improve delivery of the course

I then explained that in New Zealand 'not bad' means good or in America very good

[holdfast]

That's cos you were talking to the ruperts. Try talking to people who actually work for a living.

In my experience in the 1980s the young officers were actually better than they thought they were, and in several cases the sergeants weren't as good as they thought they were.

[Raider4]

In my experience in the 1980s the young officers were actually better than they thought they were, and in several cases the sergeants weren't as good as they thought they were.

Oh, I don't doubt it. Sorry, wasn't denigrating anyone in any way.

Just that the people using cricketing terms were going to be the officers.