Mad dogs and Englishmen (and women)

[Tony Griffiths]

Mad dogs and Englishmen (and women)

[Steve kay]

Gosh, those look a bit like the Malvern Hills in the background. This must be a preview of Madresfield tomorrow.

[Renaud]

I can't connect the title and the image, sorry! Some explanation for the alien here please.
(Nothing to do with Joe Cocker I suppose...)

[Hugh Barnes]

What's the source of the Image, Tony? I have assumed an Ebay listing but have failed to find it..

[Reckless Rat]

Renaud

This you tube video might help, but the speech is VERY quick so you might not understand it....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPnJM3zWfUo

[Renaud]

Indeed Bruce!
Thanks anyway!

[Peter Clayton]

Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Noël Coward


In tropical climes there are certain times of day
When all the citizens retire
To tear their clothes off and persprie.
It's one of those rules that the greatest fools obey,
Because the sun is much too sultry
And one must avoid its ultry-violet ray.
The native grieve when the white men leave their huts,
Because they're obviously definitely nuts!
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun,
The Japanese don't care to.
The Chinese wouldn't dare to,
Hindoos and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one.
But Englishmen detest a siesta.
In the Philippines
There are lovely screens
To protect you from the glare.
In the Malay States
There are hats like plates
Which the Britishers won't wear.
At twelve noon
The natives swoon
And no further work is done.
But mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun.
It's such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see
That though the English are effete,
They're quite impervious to heat,
When the white man rides every native hides in glee,
Because the simple creatures hope he
Will impale his solar topee on a tree.
It seems such a shame
When the English claim
The earth
That they give rise to such hilarity and mirth.
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun.
The toughest Burmese bandit
Can never understand it.
In Rangoon the heat of noon
Is just what the natives shun.
They put their Scotch or Rye down
And lie down.
In a jungle town
Where the sun beats down
To the rage of man and beast
The English garb
Of the English sahib
Merely gets a bit more creased.
In Bangkok
At twelve o'clock
They foam at the mouth and run,
But mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun.
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun.
The smallest Malay rabbit
Deplores this foolish habit.
In Hongkong
They strike a gong
And fire off a noonday gun
To reprimand each inmate
Who's in late.
In the mangrove swamps
Where the python romps
There is peace from twelve till two.
Even caribous
Lie around and snooze;
For there's nothing else to do.
In Bengal
To move at all
Is seldom, if ever done.
But mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday sun.

[Bob Culver]

Thanks Peter
Have not heard for a while. Like so much else today I guess it is on the racist banned list, or would be if it referred to other than Englishmen..
The occupants are somewhat aloof for a mere Seven. Here they would now be accused of being superior colonists.
It is  curious that travel is now so popular yet all places are so much the same. I was brought up on my father's Wonder Books of the 1920s and the world was certainly more interesting, and safer. Although according to Chums and the BOP brigands abounded.

[Erich]

I wonder how many Sevens(or bits of Sevens) are languishing in garages/sheds in the far corners of the world? When I was in North Yemen in the late seventies, the main motorized two wheel transport were MZ two strokes. But one fellow had a decently running Royal Enfield Bullet, albeit with the kick starter wired up due to a missing return spring. And in the Suq, one of the shops was selling Martini-Henry service rifles.

Erich in Mukilteo

[Steve Jones]

Mad Dogs and English Men summed up the last Bert Hadley Championship round at Harewood today. Great days racing but it was certainly hot! It's now 8.30pm, been home over 3 hours, showered, changed and still overheating - me not the car!!

Steve