We end with Tatty Oldbitt ( the sailor's friend) she of the loose skin and the even looser lifestyle.
"Ullo sailor - gish a kish" is her constant cry. The mispronunciation is not because of an impediment of speech but an impediment of gin - to which she's partial.
She has a penchant (and a lot more) for the Navy. "It's because of them lovely bell-bottoms" she sighs - and she's not referring to their trousers.
She's noted for a notable love-life. The best way of describing this is to recall an occasion when the newshound, BH (Calcutta) Failed, was interviewing her with regard to her amorous adventures. "Well, I don't know 'ow many 'ot dinners you've 'ad" was her opening gambit.
As well as the main characters described hitherto the strip features various other life-forms which cling to the strip like barnacles to the bottom of a barge. There's a cat, a goldfish, some mice and the occasional spider. Truth is - we'll grab anything which comes wandering by.
