Well considering that the longest running Musical Revue in the 50s (Ath The Drop Of a Hat) had a song called the Gnu song that goes I'm a g-nu, I'm a g-nu The g-nicest work of nature in the g-zoo Then we could say that it's not a silly song but a long tradition of nlbeing British. Check out the Gnu song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j53z6RfFb7U.htmlsi=0JbtxDdD2G2i5yor
South African steam The best locomotives in the world The railways the best and safest in the world Since 1994 all gone downward until nothing exists Sad
Just looking at this clip I recognise the fireman on the leading engine as John Gilberthorpe. John went to SA in the early 70s just to work steam. He soon worked up to becoming one of the best known drivers of all SAR. I worked as his fireman for years and could not have asked for a better driver. We both worked out of Kimberley until the very end of steam in 1992. Sadly my great mate John is no longer with us but he will never be forgotten
I listened to all the editions of this on You Tube. However I remember it being sung by a bass, where the finals words, 'where we shall wallow in glorious mud,' is sung slowly with descending notes, finishing on 'mud 'which only the deepest voices can sing.
For over fifty years I thought it was pronounced gu-noo because of this song. I'm sure I wasn't alone. I'm going to continue to say gu-noo anyway because it sounds better than with a silent g.
Michael Flanders a 6 ‘4’ top athlete who went to the navy in WW2 and survived a torpedo attack on his ship then got polio and was wheelchair bound for the rest of his life. Shunned by universities for his disability despite giving his life for his country then wrote, acted and performed on stage. An absolute genius who was taken so suddenly! ❤️