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30th Apr 2009, 17:16
Replies: 18
Views: 1,529
Posted By exscribbler

What a tacky bloody mess! Yes, DEFACED is the...

What a tacky bloody mess! Yes, DEFACED is the word. My £10 will not be winging their way - it's going to Help for Heroes where it'll do more good.

Good for you, Foldie; I hope Mrs Foldie will...
27th Apr 2009, 15:58
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,802,510
Posted By exscribbler

Retraining will be required; at B&Q they let you...

Retraining will be required; at B&Q they let you have the last one... :E
22nd Apr 2009, 21:43
Replies: 53
Views: 18,834
Posted By exscribbler

Can such a structure be listed? Surely a...

Can such a structure be listed? Surely a Bessoneau Hangar is like a big tent and so is a temporary building. The RAFM reserve collection allegedly has a complete CKD example:

WW1 Treasures at...
19th Apr 2009, 17:13
Replies: 20
Views: 7,897
Posted By exscribbler

Contradiction in terms...

Contradiction in terms...
16th Apr 2009, 21:31
Replies: 19
Views: 3,320
Posted By exscribbler

1968 was a year to remember for some of us. Mrs...

1968 was a year to remember for some of us. Mrs Ex and I tied the knot - at least that's what she said she'd done. We lost Jim Clark in a half-ar*ed F2 race at Hockenheim and it's the only year since...
15th Apr 2009, 19:43
Replies: 30
Views: 5,639
Posted By exscribbler

Pedant mode ON: It's not a ruler - that's HMQE -...

Pedant mode ON: It's not a ruler - that's HMQE - it's a rule. Pedant mode OFF.
10th Apr 2009, 21:36
Replies: 111
Views: 17,945
Posted By exscribbler

At least the USN had destroyer on scene within a...

At least the USN had destroyer on scene within a day or two. How long would it have taken the RN, do you think? That's no criticism - you know I hold the RN in the highest regard - but merely...
10th Apr 2009, 21:30
Replies: 27
Views: 4,519
Posted By exscribbler

Guardsman! Get a grip, FFS!

Guardsman! Get a grip, FFS!
9th Apr 2009, 17:09
Replies: 157
Views: 26,847
Posted By exscribbler

A-A: A seaman officer - the Master Race! :ok:

A-A: A seaman officer - the Master Race! :ok:
8th Apr 2009, 16:19
Replies: 24
Views: 4,190
Posted By exscribbler

It's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! ...

It's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

In the first novel and radio series, a group of hyper-intelligent pan-dimensional beings demand to learn the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life,...
6th Apr 2009, 12:47
Replies: 21
Views: 3,264
Posted By exscribbler

I recall the Spanish withdrawing their 3500...

I recall the Spanish withdrawing their 3500 troops after the Madrid train bombings. They were replaced by 800 Royal Marines which struck me as a fair swop...

We must not expect our wonderful NATO...
3rd Apr 2009, 18:06
Replies: 28
Views: 10,759
Posted By exscribbler

And if we were still in Aden what would the RAF...

And if we were still in Aden what would the RAF be flying at Khormaksar? :}
2nd Apr 2009, 17:14
Replies: 106
Views: 19,161
Posted By exscribbler

Gnomex: At least the Drainspotters clock (see...

Gnomex: At least the Drainspotters clock (see Merchandise) is a bl**dy sight nicer than the RAF one...
2nd Apr 2009, 09:25
Replies: 106
Views: 19,161
Posted By exscribbler

BEagle: Preston's of Potto? Kuehne+Nagle -...

BEagle: Preston's of Potto? Kuehne+Nagle - because #1 son works for them...

Oh, sh*t; did I just bite? :eek:
1st Apr 2009, 13:35
Replies: 106
Views: 19,161
Posted By exscribbler

I'd say that a trolley bus spotter trumps...

I'd say that a trolley bus spotter trumps everything, but has anyone come across a Sheffield Supertram spotter yet? I thought I saw one writing down numbers at the tram stop in Netherthorpe Road as I...
28th Mar 2009, 23:50
Replies: 14
Views: 2,375
Posted By exscribbler

I bet he won't have to walk from Gate bloody 62...

I bet he won't have to walk from Gate bloody 62 like I have to...
26th Mar 2009, 22:26
Replies: 17
Views: 3,213
Posted By exscribbler

Would now be a good time to ask about the display...

Would now be a good time to ask about the display teams at Coningsby? :E
26th Mar 2009, 17:55
Replies: 81
Views: 18,971
Posted By exscribbler

So are you, SS; they're being re-roled to SHAR. ...

So are you, SS; they're being re-roled to SHAR.

http://email.royalnavy.mod.uk/imgproxy/img/805141596/FLY%20NAVY%20100.pjpeg
24th Mar 2009, 22:48
Replies: 13
Views: 4,271
Posted By exscribbler

It's enough to make you bloody weep. :sad:

It's enough to make you bloody weep. :sad:
24th Mar 2009, 20:58
Replies: 71
Views: 27,806
Posted By exscribbler

Tourist: I couldn't agree more. This content of...

Tourist: I couldn't agree more. This content of this thread is shameful in the extreme and unworthy of the Service which you lot profess to hold in such high regard. Stop it now.
23rd Mar 2009, 23:13
Replies: 3
Views: 999
Posted By exscribbler

That's from today's Telegraph and don't you let...

That's from today's Telegraph and don't you let anyone tell you otherwise. Poor things, it must be so awful for them but they're being so brave about the hairstyle problems on those terrible windy...
21st Mar 2009, 22:06
Replies: 62
Views: 8,379
Posted By exscribbler

It said "Made in the UK" on the electric bits....

It said "Made in the UK" on the electric bits. You wouldn't expect MBDA to use Renault electrics, would you? :E
21st Mar 2009, 16:49
Replies: 100
Views: 25,879
Posted By exscribbler

2 Lynx and a Gazelle over my house at 1643 today!...

2 Lynx and a Gazelle over my house at 1643 today!

Good to see you, boys and girls - don't forget the position: 53 32' 21.64"N 1 23' 29.64"W

Keep them interested!
20th Mar 2009, 22:11
Replies: 15
Views: 2,025
Posted By exscribbler

Grabbers - do tell us about the wide range of job...

Grabbers - do tell us about the wide range of job interviews you must have attended. Of course you may include the successful ones and, if you wish, let us into the secret of your undoubted success.
16th Mar 2009, 00:23
Replies: 13
Views: 1,728
Posted By exscribbler

I think it was like that right at the beginning...

I think it was like that right at the beginning but, as the war went on and the officers were being killed in droves (in 1916 the average life expectancy of a subaltern on the Western Front was two...
16th Mar 2009, 00:02
Replies: 27
Views: 9,630
Posted By exscribbler

What was it that nice Bob Ainsworth said about...

What was it that nice Bob Ainsworth said about the RN only getting 6 instead of the 8 agreed instead of the 12 the RN wanted as the T45 is "so much more capable than we at first thought..."

Bob,...
12th Mar 2009, 18:22
Replies: 59
Views: 21,598
Posted By exscribbler

Let's hope the pilot recovers very quickly. I'm...

Let's hope the pilot recovers very quickly. I'm sure that SAR Sea King is the one which flew over my house at 1300 today. It was good to see it as we don't get many military aircraft in this part of...
11th Mar 2009, 21:53
Replies: 62
Views: 8,379
Posted By exscribbler

They'll only join if they can be in charge. Can...

They'll only join if they can be in charge. Can you imagine EU forces led by the French? Cheese and white flags are standard issue...
8th Mar 2009, 23:29
Replies: 14
Views: 2,285
Posted By exscribbler

It's said the security forces know who these...

It's said the security forces know who these common terrorists are - so why hasn't someone slotted them by now?
6th Mar 2009, 15:02
Replies: 6
Views: 1,634
Posted By exscribbler

I know RAF Officers always appear youthful, fit...

I know RAF Officers always appear youthful, fit and handsome, but to be a Staish at 19 is pushing credulity a little too far...

Good luck, anyway!
1st Mar 2009, 22:26
Replies: 78
Views: 30,868
Posted By exscribbler

Perhaps a Hunter might be more appropriate for...

Perhaps a Hunter might be more appropriate for RAF Thornaby? A Wapiti like those my Dad used to rig in 608 Sqn in the 1930s would be even better - but where would you get one?
...
23rd Feb 2009, 14:11
Replies: 33
Views: 8,025
Posted By exscribbler

Next to that article in today's Getelarph we find...

Next to that article in today's Getelarph we find a photo of what's described as Harriers on HMS Invincible with the comment that pilots in Afghanistan may have to cancel their holidays as their...
18th Feb 2009, 22:14
18th Feb 2009, 16:52
Replies: 236
Views: 44,625
Posted By exscribbler

Tea all over my keyboard! :ok: ...

Tea all over my keyboard! :ok:

http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm250/exscribbler/th_FlyNavy1.jpg
17th Feb 2009, 16:55
Replies: 236
Views: 44,625
Posted By exscribbler

I have to say I was amazed that certain RAF...

I have to say I was amazed that certain RAF personnel did not recognise a clean white hanky when they saw one. Whatever did their mothers send them out with every day? :E

I was always taught that...
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