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Sophronius Pupoid → Quotes from the Past:
During WWII a German bomber had ditched in the North Sea and the crew had taken to a dingy. They were found by a Kriegsmarine warship and a boat was launched to retrieve the survivors. As the German sailor reached down to assist the first of the survivors... moreDuring WWII a German bomber had ditched in the North Sea and the crew had taken to a dingy. They were found by a Kriegsmarine warship and a boat was launched to retrieve the survivors. As the German sailor reached down to assist the first of the survivors, the fellow looked up a his rescuer and enquired: 'Who are you? Are you German or enemy?' The sailor responded: 'Don't be stupid, we are here to save your lives. It doesn't matter who we are!'
For me that is once heard, never forgot.
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Durdle:
Thank you very much for your comment! Sophronius.
Yes, my nickname is from Durdle Door. One of my sisters held her wedding-reception at Pennsylvania Castle, well before it reverted to a private house. The new owners have hosted garden fetes there though.
... moreThank you very much for your comment! Sophronius.
Yes, my nickname is from Durdle Door. One of my sisters held her wedding-reception at Pennsylvania Castle, well before it reverted to a private house. The new owners have hosted garden fetes there though.
'Moonfleet' was one of our set books at school, and I remember the passage about the two leading characters escaping from Ringstead (I can't remember if that name was used in the book) by using a very steep cliff path. That path, or an equivalent, exists, up White Nothe, some 400 feet high, and someone showed it me a few years ago. I was glad to have climbed it, but I found it frightening and would not care to try it again!
The normal path from the car-park to that area of beach is gentler and not at all exposed.
I suppose I'm nearly local! Our family moved to Weymouth in 1959, when I was 7, when Dad's work was moved. less
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Sophronius Pupoid → Durdle:
Thank you for your creature concern Durdle, I was touched (but to be open and honest I have been touched many times before, thought never before by a live Durdle). Seeing the Dorset connection I assume your name was chosen by reference to Durdle Door. My ... moreThank you for your creature concern Durdle, I was touched (but to be open and honest I have been touched many times before, thought never before by a live Durdle). Seeing the Dorset connection I assume your name was chosen by reference to Durdle Door. My paternal antecedents lived in Weymouth and Portland for generations, but of course, your ancestors may not have lived where you do. A per pro of nothing, my great-great grandfather's ship is mentioned in the novel 'Moonfleet' by J. Meade Falkner. Both my g-g-gf and Falkner lived in Weymouth. I was sorry when Portland's Pennsylvania Castle reverted to private ownership. The restaurant there was one of the finest I know of. I stayed at the Pennsylvania Castle hotel for a week back in 1980.
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Durdle:
I hope you didn't damage the jerboa embryos....
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