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“NOSEY ROSIE” – by Des Kelly This brilliant video was sent to me by the son of a previous Royal Ceylon Navy pal of mine, by the same name of Percival Nagthall, (Percy). His “old man” was one particular Character who remains unforgettable to me. Percy was already a “Senior-Seaman” when I joined up. There wasn’t a single Navy man at the time, who was a better fisherman than old Perc. How he did it, I will never know, but, when HE was fishing, the fish seemed to jump out of the water to take his bait. Other fishermen, it seemed, just had to WAIT !! Another reason (or three), why Percy got on sooo well with me, was the fact that, he did not give a damn about some Officers in the Force, at the time. In addition to the fishing, Percy always liked fixing things, so one day ...