He is indestructible and knocks on everything that gets in his way. He does not do in lace, participated in two world wars, lives with a stripper who could be his granddaughter, is of age to benefit from the Senior card, and yet he is the last resort of the nation in distress. When super-Tordus threaten American soil, we send Brit. When squabblers invade their neighbouring countries, we send Brit. And if a band of squabblers make the Moon the forward post of their future invasion of the Earth, we bomb the nuclear missile zone, then we send Brit to clean up.