A Trades Union official: “The uniformed Nazis left in 1945 but the plain clothes branch is still here.”

The captain of an Air UK Bae 146 passenger jet having just taxied the full length of the Guernsey Airport runway, outbound to London Heathrow: “ Ladies and Gentlemen my apologies for the slight delay in departure but, in the meantime, I hope you enjoyed the tour of the island”

A medical consultant (English) at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital: “In 1940 the island was heading down the road to madness as a result of in-breeding. The German occupation was the best thing to happen - it injected brand new genes into the population thanks to the `Gerry Bags` and ultimately saved all of them”.

A Guernsey civil servant: “Let me explain the reciprocal health arrangement between us and the UK. You do our heart by-passes, we treat your sunburn”

A journalist on the Guernsey Evening Press (commonly know as the Undertakers Gazette): “ There really wasn`t much collaboration between Guernsey people and the Germans during the occupation. They didn`t have the time. They were too busy informing on each other.”

A bank manager (English ) in St Peter Port: “ You see that lot over there - my staff and all local - I wouldn`t trust one of them further than I can spit”.

The most sought after number plate in Guernsey was 1066 - the second most sought after was 69.

Towards the end of apartheid rule in South Africa more than an expected number of cars sported the sticker: “ I © South Africa”

A local politician: “ The trouble with Guernsey people, especially the politicians, is that they are so two-faced they`re looking at you when you go to stab them in the back.”

An eighty year old Guernseyman who had never left the islands throughout his entire life saying with considerable pride: “You won`t believe this but during my lifetime I`ve driven more than 40,000 miles.”

Frank Stroobant, author of One Man`s War talking about his German wife: ”I married the f.....g enemy”.

A local radio presenter (English) who had moved to the Channel islands to avoid tax problems in the UK proudly showing off his collection of Nazi memorabilia: “ There`s more of this stuff here (in Guernsey) than in Germany”.

Another journalist on the Guernsey Evening Press talking about his contacts: “I`ve got three phone numbers for every Guernsey politician - home, work and lover or mistress. In some cases it`s four or more“..

 Some road junctions sported yellow grids on the tarmac surface. The idea was that right-of-way went to the first vehicle at the junction. An interesting idea, especially at rush-hour (and there was one!).