Ordinary Seaman to Lieutenant - and not briefly OS as an initial officer candidate but doing it the hard way through Chief Petty Officer while still a youngish one. Difficult prewar, only really poss… (View Post)

The Kingsley Amis Alteration one? (View Post)

You could have fooled me. Just look at PB and the pearl clutching whenever tax is increased for poor slaveys earning only 100K a year. (View Post)

FFS! MOderators, this guy is going on and on about Scottish subsamples again. Please do something. (View Post)

First, but definitely not in social class. (View Post)