Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Aircrew Forums > Military Aviation
Reload this Page >

Argentinians Peeved

Wikiposts
Search
Military Aviation A forum for the professionals who fly military hardware. Also for the backroom boys and girls who support the flying and maintain the equipment, and without whom nothing would ever leave the ground. All armies, navies and air forces of the world equally welcome here.

Argentinians Peeved

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12th Jan 2015, 18:40
  #21 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: East Midlands
Posts: 224
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Argies peeved! Who gives a s8!t!

Having recently visited the islands on vacation (sort of) I can think of no better position to place a very appropriate bust of the Iron Lady - who with brave heart and strong will set out to regain the FI when many of the doves around her suggested otherwise!

Pr00ne peeved! Who gives a s8!t!


Bloggs
Fg Off Bloggs is offline  
Old 12th Jan 2015, 19:29
  #22 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: London/Oxford/New York
Posts: 2,926
Received 139 Likes on 64 Posts
Navaleye,

As you have occasionally been right on Naval matters, you may we'll be right, and the Australian engineer I was speaking to last year wrong, but my point was the announced intent to sell, and the Australian announced intent to buy, what the RAN called HMAS Australia. So your pedantic point scoring may well be accurate but it does nothing to lessen my original point.
pr00ne is offline  
Old 12th Jan 2015, 19:34
  #23 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: London/Oxford/New York
Posts: 2,926
Received 139 Likes on 64 Posts
Fg Off Bloggs,

Me, peeved? Not in the slightest! I couldn't give a rats arse where they put a bust of the old bag.

Brave heart and strong will? Hhhmmmm, I think that may well apply to the First Sea Lord and CDS, but from recently released cabinet papers, she was seemingly as wobbly as the most doveish of the the doves that you say surrounded her.
pr00ne is offline  
Old 12th Jan 2015, 20:33
  #24 (permalink)  

"Mildly" Eccentric Stardriver
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: England
Age: 77
Posts: 4,143
Received 224 Likes on 66 Posts
Wasn't it Mitterand who described her as "the lips of Marylyn Monroe and the eyes of Caligula"? Just what you need in a leader, plus a strong sense of purpose.
Herod is offline  
Old 12th Jan 2015, 23:45
  #25 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Age: 63
Posts: 1,854
Received 77 Likes on 43 Posts
Sleevewing,

I couldn't agree more with you, my point refers to the irony of pr00ne complaining about defence cuts!

FB
Finningley Boy is offline  
Old 12th Jan 2015, 23:54
  #26 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: eastcoastoz
Age: 76
Posts: 1,699
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
.
There was a joke circulating during that era...

What's the difference between Maggie Thatcher and a Rottweiler?
Lipstick.
Stanwell is offline  
Old 13th Jan 2015, 11:42
  #27 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hanging off the end of a thread
Posts: 33,071
Received 2,939 Likes on 1,252 Posts
Well we could offer to mount the head of the Argentinian President on a plinth in the Falklands if she does not mind giving it up.. that would be fair.... wouldn't it?




.

Last edited by NutLoose; 13th Jan 2015 at 13:44.
NutLoose is offline  
Old 13th Jan 2015, 13:33
  #28 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brasil
Posts: 351
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Well we could offer to mount the head of the Argentian President on a plinth in the Falklands if she does not mind giving it up.. that would be fair.... wouldn't it?
Strangely enough that's a sentiment that seem quite widespread in Argentina too, at least when I was there last week

As for the Thatcher statue, nobody I spoke to seemed interested enough to be peeved about it. The Falklands aren't very high on the agenda for ordinary Argentinians.

TTFN
alemaobaiano is offline  
Old 13th Jan 2015, 15:44
  #29 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Erewhon
Posts: 474
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I suppose the Argies could always send in their 'scrap metal dealers' like they did on South Georgia . . .

BTW, has the Sante Fe been replaced yet?
Brian W May is offline  
Old 16th Jan 2015, 16:57
  #30 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London
Posts: 7,072
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Conrad Walters "world naval review 2015" says the "San Juan" - a TR-1700 SSK has been back in service following a refit since last summer

they have another one "Santa Cruz" and a smaller Type 209 the "Salta"

Plus 4 MEKO 360 destroyers , 6 MEKO 140 frigates and 3 corvettes -


all date from the late 70's to mid 80's

they're planning to replace a few tugs....................
Heathrow Harry is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.