Lardy-dah

I thought I'd misread this article a number of time before I actually began to understand it. I'm afraid it's true.  Army Gurkha chefs have been creating sculptures, one of Buddha, one of a horse, purely out of Lard. Yep, Lard.

Lt. Cpl. Amrit Limbu, said that it took 100 hours and 33lbs of lard to make the statue of Buddha.  He also pointed out that it was boring work. Good luck at the stating the obvious awards Amrit.

Lt.Cpl. Limbu also said that the most difficult thing to do was the face, because it could break at any time. Now, I know a few squaddies, and I can guarantee that the biggest problem was more likely to be a load of hungry soldiers wondering where the frig their fish and chips was.  I bet they were livid. 

I'm a big fan of Gurkhas. Especially on hamburgers (hehe.) But the Gurkha regiment is absolute top drawer, and have done a lot for Britain, and considering they aren't even from here, top blokes all round. For this reason I don't resent them doing a bit of cocking around with lard. I do however wonder what is next?

I'd like to see a Royal Marine make a go-kart out of jam. Or a Fighter-pilot making a model of Doncaster out of cottage cheese. It's a worker! What else have the armed forces got to do with the billions of tax payers money they get each year?

I personally am about to embark on year-long sabbatical to research and develop a new kind computer made entirely of ice cream. The biggest obstacle I need to get round is the cooling system. I think it will need to be fairly powerful, and it might be difficult to get electrical current to pass through the raspberry ripples. The jury is out on whether or not it will be Vista compatible, but who knows? Something has to be.