From ryberg@houston.Geco-Prakla.slb.com Thu Dec 12 07:59:51 1996 Return-Path: Received: from expsrv.houston.geco-prakla.slb.com by houston.Geco-Prakla.slb.com (4.1/WANG-4.1) id AA23871; Thu, 12 Dec 96 07:58:58 CST Received: from expc12 ([163.185.15.240]) by expsrv.houston.geco-prakla.slb.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA18670; Thu, 12 Dec 96 07:52:07 CST Message-Id: <9612121352.AA18670@expsrv.houston.geco-prakla.slb.com> X-Sender: ryberg@expsrv.houston.geco-prakla.slb.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 2.1.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:59:16 -0600 To: fenwick@houston.Geco-Prakla.slb.com, obrien@houston.Geco-Prakla.slb.com, knaust-lyster@houston.Geco-Prakla.slb.com, astronavigator@i-link.net, depew@houston.Geco-Prakla.slb.com, mark.sherry@waii.com, edwards@singapore.geco-prakla.slb.com, davis@houston.Geco-Prakla.slb.com, Ron.Boese@spectrum-eit.com From: Richard Ryberg Subject: Encl 0 of 1: Humor -- British put-downs -Forwarded Status: R >Return-Path: >Date: Thu, 12 Dec 96 00:10 EST >From: BRETT RYBERG >To: RICHARD RYBERG , > EVAN ROWE , > XUSA1 -ECROWE *Evan Rowe >Subject: Encl 0 of 1: Humor -- British put-downs -Forwarded > >To: EROWE --AUTOX400 AUTOREG > RRYBERG --AUTOX400 AUTOREG > ECROWE --XUSA1 Evan Rowe >From: BLRYBERG--LSE6 Brett Ryberg >Subject: Encl 0 of 1: Humor -- British put-downs -Forwarded >cc: > > > The British Military writes EPRs which are officer fitness reports. > The form used for Royal Navy and Marines fitness reports is the S206. > The following are actual excerpts taken from people's "206s".... > > > - His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of curiosity. > > - I would not breed from this Officer. > > - This Officer is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a > definitely won't-be. > > - When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change > whichever foot was previously in there. > > - He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his entire > satisfaction. > > - He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle. > > - Technically sound, but socially impossible. > > - This Officer reminds me very much of a gyroscope - always spinning > around at a frantic pace, but not really going anywhere. > > - This young lady has delusions of adequacy. > > - When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a granny; > since then he has aged considerably. > > - This Medical Officer has used my ship to carry his genitals from > port to port, and my officers to carry him from bar to bar. > > - Since my last report he has reached rock bottom, and has started > to dig. > > - She sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to > achieve them. > > - He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age. > > - This Officer should go far - and the sooner he starts, the better. > > - In my opinion this pilot should not be authorized to fly below 250 > feet. > > - This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot. > > - The only ship I would recommend this man for is citizenship. > > - Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat > in a trap. > > > Source: "Jackspeak: The Pusser's Rum Guide to Royal Navy Slanguage" > by Rick Jolly, 1989. > > >----- End Included Message ----- > > > >