Thread: Quiz time

Mabel

Mabel also featured in one of the vessels (The Good Ship Venus) in that other thread, viz:

"The captain's wife's name was Mabel ..." (followed by lines ending in able and table, as I recall )

OK, OK, you don't wish to know that and I will leave the stage ...

In WW1, trench raids were carried out by Oz and German troops.

What is the Oz name for the "clubs" used in the raids?
There are a couple of names used.

Al :eek:

Originally Posted by Termite

Bastard. "On Our Selection" Dad, Dave, Mum, er FW son.

I don't think they were ever called Dad & Mum in the book - always Father & Mother.

Who, me a pedant?

Nah, the clubs were never called dad and mum.


Al

Whacking sticks?

Not even close!!


Al

Tommy Knockers? Jerry Bashers?

Dongers?

Actually, although I have no clue to what they are called, I remember seeing one at the War Memorial. Truely a nasty piece of work. :eek:

Ok. not even close.

Ill posta piccy of one tomorrow, which we have in the shop.

They were know as, Life preservers, Or Knobkerries.
In the mean time here is a print of some.

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Ok. not even close.

Ill posta piccy of one tomorrow, which we have in the shop.

They were know as, Life preservers, Or Knobkerries.
In the mean time here is a print of some.

Here is a piccy of one, weve had it authenticated by someone who buys for a militry museum.
The handle is from a gas mask, and the nice looking spikes are cut off 3" nails.

Al :eek:

Be a good thing to run over the barby steak with afore the BBQ

So what is the question?

P
:confused:

Originally Posted by ozwinner

In WW1, trench raids were carried out by Oz and German troops.

What is the Oz name for the "clubs" used in the raids?
There are a couple of names used.

Al :eek:

see above