"The actual real term is "Jail Befitter", someone who's duty is to tend to prisoners and perform tasks related to proper jail administration. At a point in time they would be better treated than regular guards, having much better rations to eat. Jealousy helping, the guards started calling these men "Beef-eaters" in derogation of "Befitters". Simple as that."
The Beefeater lied - we all know that Al Gore invented gravity...
ReplyDeleteI hear Gore is set to be the world's first gravity capture billionaire :-)
ReplyDeletePolitically incorrect. To the Tower!
ReplyDeleteThere are very few videos that make me laugh out loud. This is one. Beautiful. And, YES, it's politically incorrect.
ReplyDeleteHe must de stand-up comedy in his spare time. We need someone like him doing the White House tours.
ReplyDelete"The actual real term is "Jail Befitter", someone who's duty is to tend to prisoners and perform tasks related to proper jail administration. At a point in time they would be better treated than regular guards, having much better rations to eat. Jealousy helping, the guards started calling these men "Beef-eaters" in derogation of "Befitters". Simple as that."
ReplyDeleteThis was stolen from Wikipedia
Love the Brit wit. I hear that Gibbs is going to get one of those gigs if he ever steps down as press sec.
ReplyDeleteGibbs will be out on the street plying his only trade... another Fred Garvin.
ReplyDeleteThis chap is marvellous, all 4 vids well worth watching.
ReplyDelete"History is written by the winners, which is why there are so many blank pages in French history books".