Posted by Cory [nt] on March 31, 2001 at 19:32:03:
In Reply to: I'm sure I remember Master Bates. Roger means to well roger someone - the cabin boy for example.. nt posted by Tiggy on March 31, 2001 at 13:03:35:
: : Snopes.com is one of the best sites on the internet for proving or debunking urban legends, myths, folklore, and rumors. Here's a link to it.
: : By the way, whats so sick about Roger the Cabin Boy? Is Roger slang in England?
: : -Cory
: : : I am always interested in cultural differences, especially linguistic ones.
: : : Here there was a programme called 'Captain Pugwash', a kids cartoon about a group of rather congenial pirates.
: : : Two of the characters were Seaman Staines and Master Bates.
: : : We also had a programme called 'Rainbow' where a male froglike character called Zippy, regularly went to bed with a pink male hippopotamus type character called George who carried a handbag and wore curlers in bed.