From: "Keens, Graham, VF UK - Technology (RO)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Bruce asked about the Beale Park woodpecker " Any chance of letting the > rest of us share the joke? :-} " > > Of course! > > If you ever see Jannock passing below a bridge you are stood on, you > will notice that our short gangplank has 3 holes drilled at one end of > it with the inscription painted on " No moor holes please!" On visiting > the inside of said boat, you will also spy a gangplank repair kit > hanging on the lounge wall that consists of 3 short lengths of dowel > attractively packaged by Albion Enterprises.
And I have a wooden spoon, presented by the lovely Brenda, because it was deemed to be all MY fault. All I had done was ask Brian to drill 2 holes in MY plank, like the ones in his. > This was because during the IWA festival 2003 at Beale Park, we awoke > one morning to find another list member busy drilling holes in the end > of our gangplank in order to peg it to the bank using a stake. On > enquiring why the Woodpecker was doing this, I was informed that it was > OK, Andrew (Dyke) have given his permission for these holes to be > drilled in order to secure the plank to the bank. On revealing to the > Woodpecker that the aforementioned plank belonged to me and not Andrew, > he was sore ashamed and has been the butt of many jokes ever since. > > Here endeth the chapter of the Beale Park Woodpecker. Great to be reminded of a superb weekend. Thanks Bruce/Graham Regards Andrew & Wendy from The Cut
