THE SPUD -PEELER'S LAMENT

Duffy's Gen, Issue VI, 5 June 1945, Page 8

THE SPUD -PEELER 'S L A MENT

They have many machines in the cook-house today Like a Slicer for-bacon and a Mixer or two; But the poor old spud-peelers have yet much to do, Cause they still peel their spuds in the old-fashioned way. Peeling spuds on our Island we were having fun When one summer’s day we heard a Flight-Luey say Boys, the spud-peeler has come,. So off to the cook-house we ran at a dash This great new machine then to see. But, alas, our dreams to the ground they did crash - It was only another nCH (G‘j) * His name, it was Hammie, a bit of a lad; On converting- a vac cleaner there that he had Into a shining new peeler for the spuds, yes by gadl You should’ve just heard the ideas that he had. The d a y when the peeler was thus quite completed Discussion about it became rather heated. ’■ All the F/Os and even our Sgt.MacLean Came there to view this infernal machine* There Hammie stands turning her on And feeding her spuds by the score Jill the poor old contraption exploding Blew everyone out of the door c So, Hammie- now he has come to the conclusion, ? That yqu can’t peel those spuds without causing confusion.

j Allied Chief visits Norfolk 4 Recently Norfolk was honoured with I-the presence of Vice-Admiral with ■the presence of Vice-Admiral (oens--4 ored) who dropped in unannounced on i) his way to New Zealand<• Members of Ji the servicing party who happened to jj be on duty, granted to the visitor ’■ the Freedom of Norfolk* This noble gesture was much appreciated and to . immortalize the occasion a photo was ■ taken of the Vice-Admiral surrounded by the ’’Scruffies” , They are now . anxiously awaiting" the copy which he ;! has promised to send them* Let’s j hope it is a success I | For Sale j Supper Chits, only 1/- s a dozen. J Apply ”Happy" , c/o Airmen’s Mess ? New Library Books, ’ 11 We T ll pick your peas,Mr.Farmer" by ? WoMeYou (indispensable to every gardener) * I - ■ j Use Hammond’s Vanishing. Cream j For Sunburn, Heartburn, Cracked Lips , Cracked Skulls, Fruit Salad,etc ,eto. j Cheap price - 1/6 s a jar c

Neatsfoot Leather and Harness Dressing - the Ding Dong Hair Oil. As- . used by a leading RNZAF baker. Cures falling hair forever. 2/6 s a bottle at B.P .’s store . ; s 1 •' Famous Last Words Where is my Bovo ? Who stole the Painter’s brush ? Walking into the Officers’ Mess the other day we noticed F/0 (censored) playing chess with a small dog. After watching some minutes in amazement, we couldn’t contain ourselves any longer. ”That’s a very clever dog you have there, §ir." Olever be hanged' 1 , he replied, he only won two games out of three. 1 ’ MURDER ON NORFOLK ??? Norfolk Joe seems to be haunting a certain area of the Officers’ Lines judging by the peculiar noises that emanate from time to time. Possibly Irving Berlin and his music are being murdered - or something is. Perhaps an Officer recently appointed in charge of the Band can tell us ♦

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