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sparkstopper wrote:A BOOK FOR THE 'MEN'....

The Vengeance of Private Pooley. by: Cyril Jolley.

An account of the shooting of British prisoners during the retreat to Dunkirk...
The survival of two ordinary soldiers and their efforts to get through the
remainder of the war and their fight to bring the culprits to justice years later.


Hey, who says it's just for the boys! :roll:
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snoopysue wrote:
sparkstopper wrote:A BOOK FOR THE 'MEN'....

The Vengeance of Private Pooley. by: Cyril Jolley.

An account of the shooting of British prisoners during the retreat to Dunkirk...
The survival of two ordinary soldiers and their efforts to get through the
remainder of the war and their fight to bring the culprits to justice years later.


Hey, who says it's just for the boys! :roll:


I agree Snoops how sexist!

:roll:

I have recently read a fab one of how a lonely 50year old
was going thru some photos and found one of a Fire fighter from years ago
Strong, manly with a winning smile
and the fire fighter weren't bad either....anyway she somehow goes back to that time
he was that young handsome officer ...................and relit her fire :shock:
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How could I be 'sexist'
We even let 'females' put out fires now. 8)
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sparkstopper wrote:How could I be 'sexist'
We even let 'females' put out fires now. 8)


Why is females in quotation marks?
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snoopysue wrote:
sparkstopper wrote:How could I be 'sexist'
We even let 'females' put out fires now. 8)


Why is females in quotation marks?


Because I dont know how to show them on a PEDESTAL. :(
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Here you are Sparks, you can borrow mine.... :wink:

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mallosa wrote:Here you are Sparks, you can borrow mine.... :wink:

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

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I was thinking more of the 'pedestals' you find
in the bathroom..the one's with a lid on !!!!!!!!
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you can borrow my pedestal too much noise you can shut the lid :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Coincidentally a friend's sister has just retired from the fire service in Bristol, I think she was the first British firewoman of the modern age. I think I know what she'd do with any of your pedestals. :grin:

She brews damn good beer too.
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sparkstopper wrote:
snoopysue wrote:
sparkstopper wrote:How could I be 'sexist'
We even let 'females' put out fires now. 8)


Why is females in quotation marks?


Because I dont know how to show them on a PEDESTAL. :(


I think that is really sweet!

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Well back to the original thread, A really good read, I got my book from library to day and so for I'm really enjoying it, so thanks BCWench for telling us about it. :grin:

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Good to see you're keeping everybody in line Annie :wink:
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Hi BCWench finished the book 'Guard a Silver Sixpence' and have to agree it was a really good read, Cawthorne where Hannah started her married life I visit often , we go to Cawthorne Country Park and it is a lovely place to walk round the gardens are really nice, one of the mines that is mentioned is now a museum, :thumbup: :grin:

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Wow Annie, you're a quick reader. Glad that you enjoyed the book and how lovely for you to know the area where the book is set. Poor Flic, didn't she go through a lot with her gran?
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