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mutleyfour
26th Oct 2006, 13:16
OK, nothing to do with Flying but has anyone else noticed the countryside seems to be plagued with swarms of badgers?
Time was they were uber rare and only ever seen on film but now I see one flattened on a road on just about every trip.
Are we facing an epidemic of badgers overrunning our countryside?
:bored:
airborne_artist
26th Oct 2006, 13:20
M4 - the short answer is yes, there is a plague of them in some areas.
QFIhawkman
26th Oct 2006, 13:22
This belongs in miltary aircrew how exactly?
Is there not a Farmers website or a general chit chat one where this could have been raised?
Navaleye
26th Oct 2006, 13:25
This belongs in miltary aircrew how exactly?
Are we talking about the "badgers" that used to appear on RN flight decks?
mutleyfour
26th Oct 2006, 13:27
Navaleye said "you could strafe them"
I think that depends on the definition of Strafe Navaleye. Apparently the RAF and the Parachute Regiment differ on what is and what isnt a strafe!
http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/imgs/tu16.jpg
Happy now?
No, no, he said overrunning the countryside. here`s a Sett of them and their droppings....
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/bomber/tu16/tu16_04.jpg
The Swinging Monkey
26th Oct 2006, 14:07
I was out with some sqn mates last night for a curry and a few beers and there were no end of badgers around!
Sorry, wrong Badger
TSM
tonkatechie
26th Oct 2006, 14:10
...I see one flattened on a road on just about every trip...
....
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/bomber/tu16/tu16_04.jpg
I think I'll need a bigger car:uhoh:
mutleyfour
26th Oct 2006, 14:11
I was out with some sqn mates last night for a curry and a few beers and there were no end of badgers around!
Sorry, wrong Badger
TSM
Didnt you mean Beavers?
airborne_artist
26th Oct 2006, 14:39
Where I come from beavers become badgers when white hairs are seen amongst the issue colour....
brickhistory
26th Oct 2006, 14:53
"Badgers? We don' need no stinkin' badgers............."
I'll show myself out, thanks much.
diginagain
26th Oct 2006, 15:08
Is 'swarm' really the collective noun for Badgers?
Set Power
26th Oct 2006, 15:39
This belongs in miltary aircrew how exactly?
Is there not a Farmers website or a general chit chat one where this could have been raised?
The Nice thing about the military forum is that you get military humour....
Where else would you get to hear about pubic topiary, curry exhaust and aeroplanes in the same thread!!!
PPrune has suddenly got interesting again - and in spite of the sapping of morale across the board - Humour makes everything seem better somehow..
ps. Everyone should get a dog to blame for the 'odd mishap' in public...! usually the wife's doing...!:bored:
BEagle
26th Oct 2006, 15:50
The correct collective noun for a number of badgers is a cete or colony.
Of course it should really be a 'Theakston' or 'Vindaloo'....
Mind you, back in the days of the AMTC at North Luffenham, a post curry and beer 'collection of badgers' could reach epic proportions in a 25K-45K in 5 sec chamber run!
SirPeterHardingsLovechild
26th Oct 2006, 16:02
http://www.oozemagazine.co.uk/images/badger.jpg
Hello, my names Billy the Badger
I'm about 40cm long and a little bit hairy,
And the farmer likes to
BASH MY HEAD IN WITH A SPADE
AND THROW ME ON THE ROAD
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE I'VE BEEN RUN OVER
thunderbird7
26th Oct 2006, 16:26
I work for a Big Airline and there's bloody millions of them here!
Radar Muppet
26th Oct 2006, 16:28
http://www.oozemagazine.co.uk/images/badger.jpg
Hello, my names Billy the Badger
I'm about 40cm long and a little bit hairy,
And the farmer likes to
BASH MY HEAD IN WITH A SPADE
AND THROW ME ON THE ROAD
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE I'VE BEEN RUN OVER
SPHLC
If that is really your opinion, then you are a sad individual. A farmer, with plenty of land available to him, wouldn't need to bother to 'THROW ME ON THE ROAD TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE I'VE BEEN RUN OVER'. Your level of wildlife knowledge is woeful - do you think a badger just hangs around waiting for it?
D1ck
wg13_dummy
26th Oct 2006, 16:41
When do you get the stitches out for your sense of humour by-pass, Radar Muppet?
Radar Muppet
26th Oct 2006, 16:52
When do you get the stitches out for your sense of humour by-pass, Radar Muppet?
Oooh, Sir Ps post was funny? Okay.
bad livin'
26th Oct 2006, 17:21
Swinging Monkey, if you see "that" north eastern Badger on a regular basis please pass my best to him.
BL
GreenKnight121
27th Oct 2006, 07:20
Best thing for an infestation of Badgers is a flight of Lightnings... I think there's one in South Africa... give them a call, why don't you?:hmm:
Happy badgers :)
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/badgers/
Not very happy badgers :(
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/badgers2/
Wader2
27th Oct 2006, 09:59
Oooh, Sir Ps post was funny? Okay.
ROFLOL tears streaming
Spilt my :mad: coffee over that one.
I can just imagine the chaos in the crew room.
Keep 'em coming.