Feeble anecdote!!! I resemble that remark. There is nothing feeble about my anecdotes. (What does anecdote mean btw???) Retract at once Sirrah, or I shall be forced to write stong words to the times!

Seriously though folks - this is realy enlightening me. I know Grandad was in Ireland in 1919. I know he was not the type of man portrayed by Fionn. I can only come to one conclusion now I guess - he was not a 'tan! In WW1 he went to join the Lancs fusiliers but by some strange quirk of fate ended up in the Welsh fusiliers. Anyone know if that crew ended up in Ireland? What Larry says makes a lot of sense and I guess he cold have been with one of the 'favoured' regiments. Any views?

Oh, and Fionn. I don't think he could have got away with 'Top o'the morning' in his thick Lancashire accent. Any more than anyone can get away with attempting to mask potentialy insulting comments with contrived scholarly statements and unecessary emoticons. Do you? Good job I wasn't realy insulted isn't it *BG* ;-) :-0

Cheers

Dave the Gnome