Showing my age now...

My granddad fought in ‘Nam…in 1965. He was a private.

He told me this story about once when he was doing recon and he’d run out of ammo. Just as he was certain he was going to cop it, a huge bloke with a friendly face seemed to come out of nowhere and helped him.

Granddad said It was like this bloke was bulletproof or something. He said he was a marine and his name was something like Desmond Guys.

Anyhoo, Des and my Granddad were trying to escape when they were ambushed. My granddad actually saw a bullet go straight for him and Des incredibly seemed to swat it away. For the umpteenth time that day, Des had saved my Grandad’s life.

Des eventually led my Granddad to safety and as he got back with his platoon, Granddad told them the story of his miraculous helper and described the man.

Everybody’s face went pale and he was taken to a Medical tent whereby he was presented by the body of the man who had helped him.

The man had been there all week.

Only his name wasn’t Des Guys…it was Camouflage.


Wha-oh Wha-o Camouflage in fact.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:42, 14 replies)

eh
what what what?
( rofl harris, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:43, closed)

^^Ah...

You must be showing your age too...

Could someone explain it for me please? I'm tired after my crap attempt at hilarity.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:44, closed)

Was your granddad
N-n-n-n-nineteen at the time?


I'd forgotten all about Camouflage...
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:48, closed)

Camouflage?
That was an awfully strange marine.
(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, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:49, closed)

@ Chickenlady...

He might have been, but...

'Things are never quite the way they seem'
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:50, closed)

Swatted the bullet with his hand?
...Jus like it wuz a fly...
( scoshi pretending to diet since, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:52, closed)

I'm clearly too young
and pretty, or I haven't got it. Please explain plskaythnkbai
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:57, closed)

still don't get it
I am bit thick though.
( rofl harris, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:57, closed)

@MrGibbles...and Al...
www.lyricsfreak.com/s/stan+ridgway/camouflage_20129596.html

The crap joke about Des Guys (Des Guys...Desguise?....Camouflage...Geddit?)

Was entirely my own doing and I would like to apologise to the English speaking world for it.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 10 Jul 2008, 14:59, closed)

Camoflage
He was an Awfully big marine.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 15:01, closed)

Aaaah
I thought it seemed familiar somehow.

Must look for that song now.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 15:03, closed)

aaaah
Phew. That was a hairy moment.
( rofl harris, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 15:03, closed)

*SPLUT*
That wasn't worthy of a spang, so instead of a skillet I used a banana cream pie.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 10 Jul 2008, 15:06, closed)

*welcomes cream pie*

What can I say? The QOTW should have changed by now...

The arse-ness of the joke is B3ta's fault, not mine.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 10 Jul 2008, 15:09, closed)