Comments on: 40 Days!! http://www.dizzy-dee.com/about-me/40-days?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=40-days Dizzy-Dee's deliciously delightful, dainty and dangerous, daring and dazzling dark dungeon Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.dizzy-dee.com/about-me/40-days#comment-1473 Paul Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:34:46 +0000 http://www.dizzy-dee.com/dizzy-dee/40-days#comment-1473 shew, 40 days and counting? it'll soon be over. as for the 40 days tradition, that is actually an old RSA Army tradition. Based on a Cliff Richard song from the late 50's (40 Days) You had 40 days to return to civilization or get back according to the song's lyrics. A huge party was thrown for everyone who had 40 days left of their army service. My 40 days was spent in the middle of the bush. Seems like schools adopted this tradition sometime after the border wars. shew, 40 days and counting?

it’ll soon be over.

as for the 40 days tradition, that is actually an old RSA Army tradition.

Based on a Cliff Richard song from the late 50′s
(40 Days)

You had 40 days to return to civilization or get back according to the song’s lyrics.

A huge party was thrown for everyone who had 40 days left of their army service.

My 40 days was spent in the middle of the bush.

Seems like schools adopted this tradition sometime after the border wars.

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