Pssst! It's Douglas Bader
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Hope everything's hunky dory 
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
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Hope everything's hunky dory
Velvet Always good to see you 
I hope all is well for you too x
Thanks Peter, I didn't know the correct spelling 
Originally Posted by ~Sweet Summer~:
Thanks Peter, I didn't know the correct spelling
Glad you're back
Welcome back sweets x
Welcome back
Summer was banned?!
Lori says it was just a system error. *phew*
Welcome back Summer, this place wouldn't be the same without you.
thank you peter
thank you little-fox
thank you aimee
thank you yogi
i like to think that had i been banned, someone would have taken in captain phil for me 
i'm so glad we're not to be parted, i love him and his flappy ears so very much 
Well welcome back SS, but it looks like you weren't even banned anyway!
Originally Posted by ~Sweet Summer~:
Oh Douglas Barder was a legendary war pilot, he lost both his legs in an accident and learned to walk again, then got back into the RAF, fought some more, crashed and got put into a prisoner of war camp and escaped from there! The film is reach for the sky, in which he says "jolly good show" like no other I've ever heard, and I love him so I say it often when congratulating someone for winning in the bus stop thread
OMG....one of my fave ever films and I adore Douglas Bader too....and Kenneth Moore (who plays him in film). We go to Duxford Air Museum a lot and there is a whole section about him, complete with uniform and stuff....I tend to get a tad emotional when there....I have loads of books about him as well...including one with a pic of him outside our old house in Haverhill...I used to open our front door and just be amazed that he had stood there!!
I may have to watch 'Reach For The Sky' in bed now!!!
Oh yeah....and welcome back from your short break!!!!
Originally Posted by MrsB:
Oh yeah....and welcome back from your short break!!!!
Getting' banned accidentally is a little like having a birthday around here, isn't it?
Thank you cupcake
Thank you mrs b
That's very interesting about your Douglas bader connection, I feel I really must read the book! How come he was outside your house?! No wonder you bought it 
Lori, it really does feel like my half birthday! 
Being banned has certainly made me realise what I would miss, and people's kindness these last 24 hours just goes to show how wonderful our community members are
Thank you mrs b
That's very interesting about your Douglas bader connection, I feel I really must read the book! How come he was outside your house?! No wonder you bought it
Lori, it really does feel like my half birthday! Being banned has certainly made me realise what I would miss, and people's kindness these last 24 hours just goes to show how wonderful our community members are He was inspecting the Home Guard of all things!!! I will try and scan it another day and post it here....
Originally Posted by ~Sweet Summer~:
Thank you cupcake Thank you mrs b That's very interesting about your Douglas bader connection, I feel I really must read the book! How come he was outside your house?! No wonder you bought it Lori, it really does feel like my half birthday! Being banned has certainly made me realise what I would miss, and people's kindness these last 24 hours just goes to show how wonderful our community members are
Thank you mrs b That's very interesting about your Douglas bader connection, I feel I really must read the book! How come he was outside your house?! No wonder you bought it Lori, it really does feel like my half birthday! Being banned has certainly made me realise what I would miss, and people's kindness these last 24 hours just goes to show how wonderful our community members are It's like a near-death experience, isn't it?