Quote from whodareswins:
History Lesson,
"The SAS is one of the world's best loved special forces teams. The history of the SAS dates back to WWII, when Captain David "Short" Stirling developed the concept while recuperating from a particularly nasty CPI number. David "Short" Stirling attempted to propose his idea to the CO - a bloke by the name of Mac. The guards at the gate wouldn't let him into the building, so "Short" Stirling hopped over the fence and walked onto the trading floor.
The SAS was initially created as a desert raiding force to weaken Rommel's network of Ted Spread traders ( who had no internet access or CQG ) who were paying a fortune for their seat leases ( they also had to wear big boots, shoot innocent people and say "Vere ar yor papers") as well as hinder Hitler's select band of Bobl spoofers. Their first successful raid happened in December of 1941, when two groups destroyed 61 months of Euribor in two minutes over non-farm. When the force ran out of margin they had to sacrifice TT the risk manager as he was hindering the operation ( his grave is somewhere in France and marked "Raise your limits ? Fuck Off !"), SAS soldiers began to use their personal money to fund a few that were going tits. One man, Paddy McGinty, whose son Billy Nomate trades today, proceeded to rip out the controls to his Bloomberg with his hands.Another raid was launched soon after; this time twenty seven SS operatives under the control of Herr Schneider were destroyed."
Bloody marvellous