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Old 20-04-16, 08:29 AM
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The whole subject of sweethearts is very confusing - I recall the traditional Saturday toast on a decanter of Pussers Rum - 'to sweethearts and wives - may they never meet'
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Following the discuss about horseshoes, another toast could be :

' to our wives, our horses and to those who are riding them '

(Special dedication for the sailors presently at sea ... )
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Old 20-04-16, 09:18 AM
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For example: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hallmarked.../222091357653?

That's quite sweet actually apart from being upside down, I don't have a nice RA sweetheart......
RA normally get it right http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ictureid=78308
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Old 20-04-16, 09:54 AM
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Was just about to ask who's sweetheart that was, clearly not firing on all cylinders yet! (last night I was digging through the gallery here for Para stuff, saw a really nice badge made a mental note to look for one then realised the badge was mine )
Anyway that's a lovely sweetheart Phil, very nice to have the horseshoe the right way up. Though that silver one is really cute. I like cute little things.
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Old 20-04-16, 11:03 AM
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A couple with the horse shoe the right way up.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ictureid=91037

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Old 20-04-16, 11:10 AM
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Very nice, I particularly like the Royal Sussex. I was admiring a badge of yours yesterday actually, what was it.....
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Old 20-04-16, 11:14 AM
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It was this one, well it would be fusilier with me wouldn't it? very nice I like the badges with the chevrons:
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Now that is a lovely simple sweerheart. I like that one very much.
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Old 20-04-16, 03:20 PM
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I like the Sussex Sweetheart very much indeed. Once again it is simple and very attractive.
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Old 21-04-16, 07:53 PM
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Alli, Be careful of what you wish for in your post #6 above! You looking for (as in the old BBC game "Twenty Questions") Animal or Mineral?
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Old 21-04-16, 07:57 PM
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Alli, Be careful of what you wish for in your post #6 above! You looking for (as in the old BBC game "Twenty Questions") Animal or Mineral?
Haaa! well I was kind of hoping it went without saying David, that I had a real life RA sweetheart sshhhh
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