Welcome to the latest newsletter'

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Luton Branch
Quarterly Newsletter 2008

• Welcome to the latest newsletter.
• Sadly, Josephine Connaughton passed away in
  April. Josephine was a founder member of the
  Luton Branch and was on the Committee from the
  beginning, undertaking various roles.
• At Josephines request, several members attended
  the funeral in uniform and I carried the Branch
  Standard.
• Events/Diary
• Weve had some interesting talks and attended
  some great events over the last couple of months
• March meeting we won the annual quiz against
  the WRENS.
• April a few members represented Luton Branch at
  the AGM in London.
• May - members attended a couple of events
  Well Meet again at Dunstable Theatre and the
  100th Anniversary of the TA at Woburn, where
  Anne Stewart carried the Branch standard. There
  was a huge turnout and you might have seen
  coverage of the event on local TV.

• Forthcoming meetings
• 21 June our guest speaker will be a Queens
  Bodyguard in his full regalia
• 19 July our guest speaker will be from HULA
  Animal Rescue.
• Committee members
• Madge Evans Chairman (01584 617313)
• Kath Kyne - Secretary (01582 865882)
• Eleri Pirie - Treasurer
• Diana Lidstone - Welfare Secretary
• Anne Stewart - Welfare Secretary (Birthdays)

Fun bits overleaf
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Subject Work or Pleasure The Commanding Officer
of the Regiment was about to start the morning
briefing to his Bn Staff and Company Commanders.
While waiting for the coffee machine to finish
its brewing, he decided to pose a question to all
assembled. He explained that his wife had been a
bit frisky the night before and he failed to get
his usual amount of sound sleep. He posed the
question of just how much of sex was 'work' and
how much of it was 'pleasure?' The Ops
officer. chimed in with 75-25 in favour of
work. The Adjutant said it was 50-50. The Senior
Major, responded with 25-75 in favour of
pleasure, depending on his state of inebriation
at the time. There being no consensus, the
Commanding Officer turned to the Private who was
in charge of making the coffee. What was his
opinion? With out hesitation, the young Private
responded, "Sir, it absolutely has to be 100
pleasure." The CO was surprised and asked why?
"Well, Sir, began the Private "if there was any
work involved, the officers would have me doing
it for them." The room fell silent.


2 Quizzes attached A prize will be awarded for
each quiz - first entry received with the most
correct answer. Send your answers to Eleri
Pirie, 22 Sunningdale, Luton, Beds LU2 7TE
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Quiz 1
The following bit of nonsense contains 29
things connected with horses how many can you
find? Hay, man Gerry called, the girls are
inside, at Freds table. In the dining room, a
man, eating strawberries and cream was sitting.
That dress ages you he remarked to his
neighbour. What rot she retorted, it shows
off my legs. This oxtail soup is dreadful
said another diner and this eggs addled.
What a shock said the first man, my
bride-to-be will be upset. A pretty gal loped
into the room Gerry continued, theres a horse
show next Saturday, with a free buffet, Locksley
Manor. Can Teresa come and perhaps we could stir
Rupert into going? He needs a bit of a spur
said Martin. Gale, can you get Philip, Tom and
jack etc to boot him up the rump? If we have
our barley, oats and rye crops in, Ill fill the
breech. Esther said, hed love to see those
new, hybrid leverets.
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Quiz 2
Each of the following sets can be combined with a
third word, eg Cote Tail Turtle (Answer is
Dove Dovecote, Dovetail, Turtledove)

• ANSWER
• River Balance Account ____________________________
  
• Back Rose Centre ____________________________
• Rail Suit Running ____________________________
• Visor Store Market ____________________________
• Organ Beer Chested ____________________________
• Do Piece Follicle ____________________________
• Light Shape War ____________________________
• House Shy Mate ____________________________
• Over Ring Say ____________________________
• Cone Sup Apple ____________________________
• Boy Term Private ____________________________
• Direct Book Standing ____________________________
• Suit File Book ____________________________
• Spin Coat Bob ____________________________
• Tom Gut Kin ____________________________
• Idle Marrow Thigh ____________________________
• Stick Maker Cricket ____________________________
• Born Come Vest ____________________________