When I was younger
We took a camping trip to Porthcawl in Wales.

I was the second youngest on this trip aged 16 at the time, but the youngest, Neil, also 16 looked about 13 and so was a bit of a barrier to getting into night clubs and pubs. Also having led a sheltered life, he was prone to copying the behaviour of the older lads in order to "look cool".

This caused a lot of frustration among the older members who were determined to give him the message that imitation was not the sincerest form of flattery.

We camped quite close to the beach and as it was a warm week in August, we all decided to go for a paddle. This was a busy family beach, with many children, and we were respectful of that, only swearing every other word.

Whilst in the sea, we put our plan into action. "Who's up for skinny dipping?" went the cry. We waded in up to our chests, and proceeded to remove our trunks and throw them back to our non swimming pal on the shore. Having seen this Neil removed his shorts and threw them to our pal too.

However, earlier in the day, we had all been primed to wear 2 pairs of trunks, and so when we then decided to head for shore, Neil realised he'd been had, and was forced to do the dance of the naked-man-cupping-his-balls all the way up the beach to our camp site.

I lost touch , but I think he's a policeman now...
( Roland E O'Dorant R Tape loading error, 0:1, Tue 18 Dec 2007, 23:01, Reply)