Captain Pugwash characters

[Dsg]

I remember Master Bates, Seaman Staines and Roger the cabin boy - but were there any other 'double-entendre' characters ?

[suzyflipp]

think you'll find the cabin boy was called Tom, wasn't all this 'double-entendre' stuff was a load of bull****?

[Cathy]

I'm afraid that Suzyflip's right. www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/pugwash.htm

[darth vader]

Dunno. Did you know that all receptionists at the Essex branch of Siemens have to answer the phone with "good morning Siemens, Staines"

[Cactus]

When did they move Staines to Essex? Last time i was there it was still in Surrey!

[BenDToy]

Staines is in Middlesex! Still some opportunities there perhaps...!

[BenDToy]

To answer the original question, it is a complete myth, but it was originally reported (surprise surprise) in the Guardian, who were later forced to retract it. http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/pugwash.htm

[trough]

These names were created in an experiment by the infamous satirist/comedian Victor Lewis-Smith, to see if it was possible to invent an urban myth that would be spread for years to come by the gullible. The experiment was obviously a success!