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Freckles & Doubt ([personal profile] freckles_and_doubt) wrote2006-10-24 06:41 am
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demonic tots!

No, really. Demonic Tots. (Courtesy of Bowleserised.) Feel the fifties fear.

I am faintly disturbed to notice that, in Friday's poll, absolutely no-one thinks I should run away and join the Navy. What's wrong here? Am I somehow insufficiently nautical? *hurt*
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[identity profile] extemporanea.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
I believe you may be correct :>. Unless you're very creative.

[identity profile] wolverine-nun.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
He clearly just finds you dead sexy. Also, looking sexy in uniform is really his prerogative.

[identity profile] bumpycat.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
Well, speaking as a proud member of Her Majesty's British Army (aka a Percy, Rupert or pongo), I think that being a rock ape (RAF Regt), crab (RAF), bootie (RM), jack or jenny (RN) are inherently poorer choices stemming from a defective and/or slavish personality.

[identity profile] extemporanea.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
< pedant > Interesting. My reading in early 20C British lit, and classics such as Pratchett, suggests that Percy and Rupert are slang terms for a British army officer, not just a soldier. "Jack", on the other hand, tends to refer to the lower ranks only. < /pedant >

[identity profile] bumpycat.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, Percy and Rupert are officer slang, while pongo is for all ranks. Jack, however, is for the Navy - Jack Tar.
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