"And an awful lot of lettuce / For the fella who can get us there".
They were one of the fellas.
Her pleasing falsetto exists in presumably intentional contrast with the expletive-laden badinage of the fellas in her midst.
"Miniskirts are bigger than ever, even some of the fellas are wearing them," Hope told troops in Da Nang in 1967.
"I know a lot of the fellas who were ahead of me in school, and we still keep in touch," he said.
At the shearing station the rest of the fellas are introduced, including an unpopular chef with an affection for lemon essence, and Foley's roommate, an elderly alcoholic called Garth (Reg Lye).
"We became a team at 10, 11 years old and now I'm 67 and I'm still best friends with three or four of the fellas who taught me how to play basketball when I was 10 or 11 years old.
They were going," – she puts on her best laddy accent – "'You can have the pick of the fellas in here, luv.'" It's this knowledge of underground culture, not just the beats and the producers but what goes on in the smoking area at 4am, that made On a Mission such an exhilarating listen.
I don't use a TiVo myself, but I know a few of the fellas on staff do and I'm sure they're happy about this announcement.
Some of the fellas on staff think this is too hard of a contest, so if you agree then sound off in comments and we'll change it up.
