Tightwad or opportunistic?
My dad when stationed in Korea in the 50's was a lorry driver. After getting his packed lunch of corned-beef sandwiches for his day on the road (this was still in the days of rationing), he would drive over to the American base. The guard on duty would wander over and my dad would point to the lettering on the cab-door.

"BCP 216" my dad would say
"BCP?" enquired the guard
"Bomber Comman, Pousan" my dad would reply.

He'd get waved through and my dad would park up and go in the US version of our NAFFI. Being an affable bloke and that the yanks were extremely friendly and kind, my dad would blag a huge meal out of them.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 17:43, 9 replies)

that story
might work if anyone knew what any of it meant..
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 18:59, closed)

^^
what he said.

I don't geddit.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 27 Oct 2008, 19:19, closed)

He is missing a "d"
from the end of "Bomber Command"
( Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 20:19, closed)

Ah
Now it makes sense.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:21, closed)

Only just noticed that

( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 19:55, closed)

Seems straightforward enough to me...
McCann Senior pretended that the "BCP" written on his lorry (registration number?) meant he was from an American unit, and they just let him onto the base, whereupon he would take advantage of their hostipality.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 10:37, closed)

Don't worry; I understood it.
These young'uns round here, eh?
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 20:16, closed)

afhra.maxwell.af.mil/korean_war/korean_war_chronology/kwc_september1950.html

My interpretation is that thing were going badly in September of 1950, but then the air forces saved the ground forces from a major caning; and helped turn the tide of the war in favour of ROK and UN (i.e. US) forces.
( The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 22:52, closed)

Admittedly
by the time his boat got there, the ceasefire had been called.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 19:56, closed)