Monday, December 08, 2003
Dej’s Quote of the Year!
Following Geoff Hoon’s (or an MOD spokesman’s) observation that Um Qsar is a bit like Southampton (no doubt meaning - port town of a certain size, population etc.), the Beeb elicited the comments of a British squaddie on the ground…
He’s either never been to Um Qsar or he’s never been to Southampton: there are no prostitutes here; there are no drunks; and people are shooting at us…It’s more like Portsmouth.
Surely aprochryphal!
Posted by Dej on 08 Dec around 3pm
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