No toerags 'ere mate.

[Caustik Filth]

Royal Marines land at the Hook of Holland . May 12th 1940. To aid the Dutch naval contingent including Korps Mariners, ( Netherlands Marine Corps ), evacuate Queen Wilhelmina , Dutch government and refugees.
Both marine contingents fought together becoming comrades.

"No toerags 'ere" as in we're all alright and good mates.
Also both Dutch and British marines, having long histories dating back to the years of sail, would be familiar with the toerag and now on land would have to bury it!
For the not so floaty mob, a toerag was a rag of hemp cloth towed on a rope in the sea to wipe the lads bums.

 

[Caustik Filth]

Sorry waffle came first my phone didn't want to upload images.
Hope it raises a grin or two.
Cheers Rob.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Too cool Rob and a totally outrageous idea for a vignette!!! Made me smile...When you gotta go.....you gotta go....................

Prost
Allen

 

[Jim R]

That's a clever, humorous idea very nicely done.

 

[scottie3158]

Reminds me of the old shovel recces.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Made me smile mate…and now I know what a toe rag is as well…..well done

 

[Airborne01]

To borrow a Motto from other Regiments - Ubique (Everywhere) Sorry, that was a crap pun!
Steve

 

[rtfoe]

Love it...now I might add a toerag dangling from the front bit of my Constipation...don't know what it's called.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Gern]

I like it!

I always thought that toerag was a slang term for the nomadic tribes of North Africa - Tuareg.

 

[adt70hk]

Brilliant!!!

 

[rtfoe]

I like it!

I always thought that toerag was a slang term for the nomadic tribes of North Africa - Tuareg.

I thought that at first too.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Allen Dewire]

.now I might add a toerag dangling from the front bit of my Constipation...don't know what it's called.

Uhhh Richard, If you're constipated, you probably don't need one of these hanging off anywhere..........Just saying.........

Prost
Allen

 

[stillp]

Isn't it a Volkswagen SUV?

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Like that a lot,an excellent idea,and cool scenic touches
Andy,
(BTW,I usually refer to my very first Dio/vignette as being "a bit of a crap effort"..... May have to rethink that phrase after seeing this!!).

 

[Caustik Filth]

Too cool Rob and a totally outrageous idea for a vignette!!! Made me smile...When you gotta go.....you gotta go....................

Prost
Allen

Thanks Allen,
Glad it got ya smiling!

 

[Caustik Filth]

That's a clever, humorous idea very nicely done.

Many thanks Jim.

 

[Caustik Filth]

Reminds me of the old shovel recces.

Shovel recces Scottie? Could you enlighten me plz?

 

[Caustik Filth]

Made me smile mate…and now I know what a toe rag is as well…..well done

Nice one cheers Tim

 

[Caustik Filth]

To borrow a Motto from other Regiments - Ubique (Everywhere) Sorry, that was a crap pun!
Steve

Thanks to yours and Mr Races advice on blacking out a dio base before painting, got me started on a vignette to practice on. I recently acquired a soldering iron (hence the shovel) this seemed the only way to go. So thank to you and John for dem tips!
Cheers Rob

 

[scottie3158]

Shovel recces Scottie? Could you enlighten me plz?

In the Army when on exercise when nature called you grabbed a shovel and a roll or army form blank (toilet roll) and headed off in to the woods.