Aah Bisto!
Posted on 02/11/2007 6:19:36 PM PST by Loyalist
SAS soldiers who ran out of camouflage cream have been on secret missions — smeared in GRAVY.
Our elite troops found the meat sauce worked as a skin-darkener after one soldier spilt it on his arm in the mess room.
They have nabbed 100 suspected insurgents during raids in the Iraq capital of Baghdad this month — while smelling like roast dinners.
Bisto granules are now used regularly instead of MoD-issued Fast Tan.
An SAS source said: “Surveillance is very difficult in Iraq. We go to great lengths to change our appearance.
“We use cream to darken our face, dye our hair black and use brown contact lenses.
“But when Fast Tan ran low, the lads suggested using Bisto after one accidentally discovered it did the trick.
“The gravy smell is pretty off-putting — but it works.”
Bisto, popularised by the cartoon Bisto Kids that date back to 1919, has been such a hit that troops have told colleagues at the regiment HQ in Hereford to stock up before flying out.
The source added: “Using Bisto is one of those British soldier things.
“We’re great at finding something cheap and effective to do the job and get on with no complaints.”
The Sun revealed in 2005 that SAS troops used party aerosol cans of silly string to reveal al-Qaeda booby traps.
Aah Bisto!
"Hey, buddy!"
Only because your opponent smells like crap.
Engage anyone who bathes and your smell will give you away.
Is this pork gravy by any chance?
Pork gravy I hope!
I would not recommend the SAS try to sneak up on my place. My 5 dogs would have them in a lick down in a heartbeat.
If they used Marmite they could lick their lips & get salt too !
You can also try Gravy Master.
I just finished a Roddy Doyle book and Bisto was mentioned---I had no idea what it was.
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