Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ian wrote: <<<<Sorry Ted, but the Gurkha regiments are from Nepal not India and the story >about the blood is one of many tall tales told of them.>>>>>> Hi Ian, OOPS! :) Here's a couple more about their ability to use the khukuri very effectively. True or fantasy!:) This around from WW 2. It's said they were so efficient that one time a Gurkha swung at a an enemy soldier and it seemed that nothing happend. The enemy soldier said, "You missed!" The Gurkha responded, "Wait till you try to turn your head!" :) Another one was how Canadian soldiers must tie their boots in a particular fashion so that the laces where always exactly the same for all ranks. This meant if one was on guard duty or in a slit trench at night, a Gurkha could tell if it was a Canadian or German soldier merely by lightly running his fingers over the boot laces in the dark. Depending on how the laces felt determined on whether you got your throat cut or not! Very quickly and quietly! :) I'm sure the tales are endless with these troops, probably make a very interesting book, "The "Fantasy Tales and Times of Gurkha Regiments" <<<<<<<I am just emerging from many days in the darkroom - I have finally >finished processing film from my trip out and have started on some print >making. Unfortunately I am almost completely out of chemicals now so the >printing will have to wait until we are set up in Bangkok. I still have a >good stock of Velvia and the spring wheat, rice and mustard should be out >soon so I'll spend the rest of my time here cruising for snaps.>>>>>> By the description of the fields and weather I'd much rather be out with a couple of Leicas and a bunch of film myself.:) ted