... well cheeky-bastard father anyway.
This reminded me that, when filling in a form for my new high school, in response to the question about how mail from the school should be addressed, my dad wrote "Admiral Mouse".
Or Captain or something else like that, something he was not!
Mail duly arrived, addressed as requested.
Saturday, February 27
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LOL!
Oh you totally won the parents sweepstakes!
That reminds me of something my favorite uncle, Uncle Bill would have done!
;o)
Lee, it is inherited too, my brother, who's name is NOT Bob, is known as Bob to his niece, because "Bob's your uncle!"
I had an uncle Bill, am 'honarary uncle', I was named after him!
Oh, I'd have chosen Wing Commander, for sure. Love all those choices - so boring in this country with just Mr., Mrs. or Ms. A sneaky way to discover one's gender.
My father always insisted I address letters to him as "Capt. Sonofabitch." Even after he retired from the navy. I stopped doing it some time ago, and I don't think he noticed.
Zoomie, I'm going to pick Bishop. They have pretty spiffy hats.
E - yep, what larks eh!
Cookie, when gentlemen write to my Department (that shall not be named) providing Dr or Captain, or Field Marshall (rtd) as their name, I always, ALWAYS write back, Dear Mr ……
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