I think I was about 8 years old. I was dressed up as a Red Indian complete with Chief's feathered head dress, cowboy waistcoat (which probably had "Sheriff" printed on it ... wha ...?), cowboy chaps (again, not really red indian gear ... but hay ho), plastic knife, and bow and arrow. I think my pal had a band round his head with a feather stuck in it, a round hardboard shield (which my Dad made) with feathers on the front, and a plastic tomahawk (he might have had a bow and arrow also). Can't remember if we had war paint on our faces (if so, it was probably coloured tape, sellotape or band-aid strips - we drew the line at lipstick - well, that's our story).
One early evening in summer, we decided to ambush the local bus (why? - who knows what nefarious schemes us red indians had in mind at that time?). We set up our ambush position in the long grass behind the fence at the foot of the railway embankment, a short distance forward of and across the road from the bus stop .... and waited.
At last, the red and cream double-decker bus appeared from under the railway bridge down the road, turned the corner and stopped at the bus stop to pick up its unsuspecting passengers.
At last, the bus moved away from the bus stop. The excitement! As it drew level, we jumped up from our ambush position with a whoop. I let loose my arrow in the general direction of the moving bus. The arrow soared through the air in a graceful arc (cunningly calculated to hit the bus as it drove level with us). Did I aim too high? No. The arrow made contact with a side window on the upper deck ...... and stayed there! (it had a rubber sucker tip) As the bus drove past, we could see the astonishment on the good town's folks' faces (read unsuspecting 'passengers' again). They pointed to the toy arrow stuck to the other side of the window (what an exciting start to their Saturday night out). The bus carried on. Did anyone shout, "It's Injuns!" ? I'll never know. My pal and I looked at each other, wide eyed, mouths open. I never saw that arrow again. It was my only one.
Appropriately, the name of the bus company was ... Western SMT!
How!
;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Say Techno, Pardner.
Why don't you tell us how it really was in the West? When you and Buffalo Bill Cody used to go getting old Bill Hickok wild? You remember. You'd muss his hair, and he'd get really wild! He'd stamp his foot and threaten to slap your legs.
Then there was the time when you used damp wood on your camp fire and the smoke signals accidentally suggested Cochise's parents never married.
Better still, tell us about your time with the Hole in the Wall Gang. How many cash points customers did you rob?
I think my favourite story is how told Custer that there were "near nuff 70 injuns at the Little Big Horn" for a laugh.
I prefer the one where he told Pharaoh "it wasn't a good idea to paddle in the Red Sea"
In the beginning, was the void and the lord looked upon the void and it was dark and featureless.
And the lord split the void. He took one part and he made the waters of the earth, from another the dry land and from the third he formed the sky and the heavens.
And he beheld that waters and the earth and the heavens and they were good ... but barren.
And the lord considered the barrenness and spake thus,"Oi! Techno, me old mucker, any chance you could knock me up some fish for the sea, some beasts for the land ... and maybe some sci-fi stuff for the heavens? Need 'em in a week mate. OK?"
...but...
...who...
...made...
...God?
(And does this mean milliputt preexists the formation of the universe)?
One day I'll tell you all about showing Mr Ugg how to make fire. :P
Nearly as hard as teaching dinosaurs to fetch a stick !
Cheers - Phil
Mr Ugg - one of the dogs i assume, and dinosaur a new name for horse.
IanS
Quote from: Ithoriel on 23 May 2015, 11:20:45 PM
In the beginning, was the void and the lord looked upon the void and it was dark and featureless.
And the lord split the void. He took one part and he made the waters of the earth, from another the dry land and from the third he formed the sky and the heavens.
And he beheld that waters and the earth and the heavens and they were good ... but barren.
And the lord considered the barrenness and spake thus,"Oi! Techno, me old mucker, any chance you could knock me up some fish for the sea, some beasts for the land ... and maybe some sci-fi stuff for the heavens? Need 'em in a week mate. OK?"
Amen!
Quote from: fsn on 23 May 2015, 10:04:52 PM
Say Techno, Pardner.
Why don't you tell us how it really was in the West? When you and Buffalo Bill Cody used to go getting old Bill Hickok wild? You remember. You'd muss his hair, and he'd get really wild! He'd stamp his foot and threaten to slap your legs.
Then there was the time when you used damp wood on your camp fire and the smoke signals accidentally suggested Cochise's parents never married.
Better still, tell us about your time with the Hole in the Wall Gang. How many cash points customers did you rob?
I think my favourite story is how told Custer that there were "near nuff 70 injuns at the Little Big Horn" for a laugh.
;D ;D =D>
Quote from: Ithoriel on 23 May 2015, 11:20:45 PM
In the beginning, was the void and the lord looked upon the void and it was dark and featureless.
And the lord split the void. He took one part and he made the waters of the earth, from another the dry land and from the third he formed the sky and the heavens.
And he beheld that waters and the earth and the heavens and they were good ... but barren.
And the lord considered the barrenness and spake thus,"Oi! Techno, me old mucker, any chance you could knock me up some fish for the sea, some beasts for the land ... and maybe some sci-fi stuff for the heavens? Need 'em in a week mate. OK?"
;D ;D ;D ;D
Leon.....
They're being horrid to me again !
My 'revenge' on Nobby is already in progress......I suppose I'll just have to add a few more names now. :P
Cheers - Phil ;)
Quote from: Ithoriel on 23 May 2015, 11:20:45 PM
In the beginning, was the void and the lord looked upon the void and it was dark and featureless.
And the lord split the void. He took one part and he made the waters of the earth, from another the dry land and from the third he formed the sky and the heavens.
And he beheld that waters and the earth and the heavens and they were good ... but barren.
And the lord considered the barrenness and spake thus,"Oi! Techno, me old mucker, any chance you could knock me up some fish for the sea, some beasts for the land ... and maybe some sci-fi stuff for the heavens? Need 'em in a week mate. OK?"
Couldn't be Phil. Isn't there something about resting on the seventh day?.Leon would never allow something like that to happen
Quote from: Techno on 24 May 2015, 06:58:04 PM
Leon.....
They're being horrid to me again !
My 'revenge' on Nobby is already in progress......I suppose I'll just have to add a few more names now. :P
Cheers - Phil ;)
Did you break the Centurion mould?
Quote from: Fenton on 24 May 2015, 07:29:18 PM
Did you break the Centurion mould?
Nah, it's just that every Centurion now has a Hello Kitty tank commander as part of the turret :-)
Quote from: Ithoriel on 24 May 2015, 08:01:50 PM
Nah, it's just that every Centurion now has a Hello Kitty tank commander as part of the turret :-)
;D ;D ;D
Is that Hello Fierce Kitty?
Hmmmphh! (The word is not too strong.)
Quote from: Leman on 24 May 2015, 09:45:15 PM
Is that Hello Fierce Kitty?
NO! NO! NO! - I have just has a mental pictiure of a Nude FK stood in the turret of a centurion. X_X
Sorry, I've got a wife and a mistress already. Not available. You'll have to make do with Johnny Depp.