I will put my coat on

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A customary phrase which signifies the beginning of the journey for each of the Colonel's weekend breaks. This phrase was used initially by Mike early in the morning as he, Steve and David left 128 Argyle Street to begin their journey to 1 Paris. They had already been approaching hysteria owing to the fact that they'd been up too early, so when Mike went into the hallway and said, "I will put my coat on!" in a comedy French accent, David and Steve burst into fits of laughter. Whilst the phrase itself wasn't very funny, David pointed out that anything seems funny at six in the morning. It is now traditional for one of the Colonel's Regiment to say this phrase in the accent of the people from the country they are visiting as they leave their house to begin their journey to the destination for that particular break.