They remind me of aging respected warriors sat in a gentlemen's club heatedly debating their old regiments,
and Generals they have served and fought under...

"What the battles of 54 and 64.. MacColl's boys.. the Singers .. we were in the frontline.. face to face with the enemy..
Davenport and your sorry lot.. Bah... didn't even know which side you were fighting on...!!!???...
harumph..... steward 2 more ports for my good self and my old adversary the Colonel.. "