Quotes by Bruce Bairnsfather

"Whenever I don't state the climatic conditions, read "raining."
— Bruce Bairnsfather
"That Astronomical Annoyance, the Star Shell, Which Momentarily Enables You to Scrutinize the Kind of Mud You Are In."
— Bruce Bairnsfather
"I don't know that it is possible to construct anything more atrociously hideous or uninteresting than a Base Camp. It consists, in military parlance, of nothing more than:— Fields, grassless 1 Tents, bell 500"
— Bruce Bairnsfather
Bruce Bairnsfather

Captain Charles Bruce Bairnsfather (9 July 1887 – 29 September 1959) was a prominent British humorist and cartoonist. His best-known cartoon character is Old Bill. Bill and his pals Bert and Alf featu...