The winter of 1938 was a harsh one, snow never stopped falling from the heavens and all action on the western front had ground to an abrupt halt. Preminitions of another manpower draining stalemate such as the one in the Great War were popping up in everyone's minds. After a promising start that saw the British troops advancing rapidly through the Bocage and the South the Germans managed to plug the holes in their lines and the British presence in Occupied France was reduced to an oversized beachead at Caen. At a forward lookout post several miles outside Caen is where Corporal Summer is huddled along with two other squad members in a tent...
Summer: Is that cuppa bovril ready yet squire?
Black: Do you really have to refer to me as squire all of the time and yes, the bovril is ready.
Summer: Luv'ly, can't beat a cuppa this stuff on a cold day.
Black: Indeed, this is by far my favorite hot beverage on a day where the cold is so bitter as tis today.
Lauban: Yo swallowed a dictionary or sumfing Blak'. Yo sound like me old litrature teacher.
Summer: You went to school? Well ya learn summat everyday don't ya.
Lauban: Hey!
Lauban threw his mess tin across the tent in the direction of Summer who flung out an arm. The result of this defense was that of the contents of the tin landing upon Black's head.
Black: Gentlemen! Do you think that tonight we may have a civilised discussion rather than the usual shit that is bandied about.
Summer: Do mine ears deceive me? Did Squire just say shit, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Lauban: Didn't sumone famous say that?
Summer: Oh they will.
Lauban: Huh?
Summer: You see-
He was cut short by an almighty blast not far from their tent.
Lauban: Fuck, is that the Germans?
Black: No strangely enough it's the England Cricket team getting in a bit of practice.
Lauban: Oh really?
Summer: Sometimes I really wonder about you Lauban.
The three snatched up their weapons and helmets and like bullets out of a gun they shot out of the tent and into prone positions at the top of the hill.
Black: There, next to those tree's, that looks like 2 Half Tracks and 3 Infantry.
Lauban: 3 Infantry? Is that it, we might have a chance then.
Summer: That's short for 30 men Lau.
Lauban: Ahhhhh. Hey! The shelling's stopped.
Black: That was very short wasn't it, listen to that silence? It's unnatural...
Lauban: I can't hear any silence?
Summer: That's because it's silent. Now put a lid on it lads, we're gonna have a closer look. If any of you should tread on a bit of barbed wire on no accounts must you go arrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhh.
Lauban: Hav you jus' tread in sum barbed wire?
Summer: No I've just put my elbow in a blob of ice cream.
Lauban: Oh that's alright then.
Summer: Is that cuppa bovril ready yet squire?
Black: Do you really have to refer to me as squire all of the time and yes, the bovril is ready.
Summer: Luv'ly, can't beat a cuppa this stuff on a cold day.
Black: Indeed, this is by far my favorite hot beverage on a day where the cold is so bitter as tis today.
Lauban: Yo swallowed a dictionary or sumfing Blak'. Yo sound like me old litrature teacher.
Summer: You went to school? Well ya learn summat everyday don't ya.
Lauban: Hey!
Lauban threw his mess tin across the tent in the direction of Summer who flung out an arm. The result of this defense was that of the contents of the tin landing upon Black's head.
Black: Gentlemen! Do you think that tonight we may have a civilised discussion rather than the usual shit that is bandied about.
Summer: Do mine ears deceive me? Did Squire just say shit, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Lauban: Didn't sumone famous say that?
Summer: Oh they will.
Lauban: Huh?
Summer: You see-
He was cut short by an almighty blast not far from their tent.
Lauban: Fuck, is that the Germans?
Black: No strangely enough it's the England Cricket team getting in a bit of practice.
Lauban: Oh really?
Summer: Sometimes I really wonder about you Lauban.
The three snatched up their weapons and helmets and like bullets out of a gun they shot out of the tent and into prone positions at the top of the hill.
Black: There, next to those tree's, that looks like 2 Half Tracks and 3 Infantry.
Lauban: 3 Infantry? Is that it, we might have a chance then.
Summer: That's short for 30 men Lau.
Lauban: Ahhhhh. Hey! The shelling's stopped.
Black: That was very short wasn't it, listen to that silence? It's unnatural...
Lauban: I can't hear any silence?
Summer: That's because it's silent. Now put a lid on it lads, we're gonna have a closer look. If any of you should tread on a bit of barbed wire on no accounts must you go arrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhh.
Lauban: Hav you jus' tread in sum barbed wire?
Summer: No I've just put my elbow in a blob of ice cream.
Lauban: Oh that's alright then.