In Episkopi in 1970s went for annual medical and suprised that the RMO was female tottie. When checking for rupture with one finger and a biro under my one eyed trousers snake the MO told me to say "Ninety Nine". As any soldier would, and without thought, I replied "one, two,, ,,,,,,,three,,,,,,,,,,,, four etc , but did not even get to 10 before I was firmly rapped by a stethoscope in the area for examination and evicted from the medical centre. Subsequently, before the Company Commander I was told not to guild the lilly by saying in mitigation "she was gagging for it" when what was said by the RMO was "she is sick of the lewd behavior of young soldiers". "Whatever, gagging, sick, all a play on words, Sir" brought me 7 days of restriction of privileges and at the end of that I was still so bruised I did not know if I was still a Cavalier or bludgeoned into a Roundhead. What an unprovoked assault by a case hardened (excuse pun) witch disguised as tottie ! |