Beefeaters

[Matt Timson]

Not that kind of beefeater, Wils, you twat...

;)

[House of Usher]

That's a top link there, Rac. Very informative.

"the Yeoman Warders... originally established in 1485 as King Henry VIII's bodyguard... scarlet and gold dress uniforms which date to 1552 and are worn on state occasions. They are usually seen at the Tower in the blue undress uniform granted to them by Queen Victoria in 1858... also known as the beefeaters... armed with a halberd or pike known as a partisan... Chief Warder carries a staff surmounted by a silver model of the White Tower, while his second-in-command, the Yeoman Gaoler, possesses a ceremonial axe.... name may have been derived from their fondness for roast beef... also been suggested that it comes from the French 'buffetier'... the term may originally have been derogatory, used by the lower classes in sneering at the 'pampered guards' who regularly ate beef, while they rarely had any."

[Banners]

But Sandy Toksvig is a vegetarian. I don't get it.

M@

[Richmond Clements]

But Sandy Toksvig is a vegetarian. I don't get it.


I think she still eats mutton chops.

[Byron Virgo]

Hmmm...well I was born and raised in London, and this is never what I would of thought of as a 'Beefeater'. You learn something new every day, dontcha?

[longmanshort]

I think she still eats mutton chops

And spicey bean tacos ;P