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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2017, 09:45
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

Ah - the dreaded "official Business Cards". And...

Ah - the dreaded "official Business Cards". And also "Compliments slips"; although these have (at last) become useful.

Literally days before I finally finally retired last year, I received a new...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2010, 13:07
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

..... generally true ....... but there are times...

..... generally true ....... but there are times when personal contact has its place :E
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2010, 10:16
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

One should always be au fait with the Sun. ...

One should always be au fait with the Sun. Knowledge of its contents always helps conversation with the servants or Other Ranks...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2010, 19:07
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

.... a little earlier methinks - don't think...

.... a little earlier methinks - don't think we'll even need to wait while closing time.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2010, 17:57
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

... one understands the comme il faut expression...

... one understands the comme il faut expression nowadays is: "stress-induced depression".

Unless it's your 19th!
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2010, 17:01
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

finncapt ... Good Lord - I didn't realise...

finncapt

... Good Lord - I didn't realise the alma mater had produced any other aviators in about our vintage.

Probably the last thing I thought an off the cuff remark about "Bert" Tigg would...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2010, 14:42
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

What delightful thread drift! I remember a...

What delightful thread drift! I remember a (genuine) Steamship company which plied its trade in German-speaking Switzerland, on Lake Lucerne (IIRC), which rejoiced in the name:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2010, 06:57
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

.... a very agreeable venue. But no red wine on...

.... a very agreeable venue. But no red wine on the ground floor IIRC, lest a spillage mar the white marble floor.

But that was in Noo Laybah times, so perhaps it was Elfan Safety. And neither...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2010, 21:24
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

Old-D ... I fear you disappoint me again. ...

Old-D ... I fear you disappoint me again.

As I'm sure you well know, unless of course the lovely Penelope Emeritus was the daughter of an Earl (or more senior peer) she would be Lady Emeritus,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2010, 15:16
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

PN It was a four box matrix headed "This officer...

PN It was a four box matrix headed "This officer Drinks ...." and the "axes" were Wisely/Unwisely and Frequently/Infrequently, so you could be Wisely Frequently, Wisely Infrequently, Unwisely...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2010, 14:13
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

... well in that case, at least alcohol won't be...

... well in that case, at least alcohol won't be a problem!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2010, 12:08
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

... problem I always found with those is that...

... problem I always found with those is that when one drank from the glass, the food would slide onto the floor ......:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2010, 16:55
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

... often happens these days .... particularly...

... often happens these days .... particularly when I forget my medication!

Ah Shy - the roar of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd. 'Twas indeed Madding Crowd and your 1984 is exactly...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2010, 15:21
Replies: 663
Views: 169,541
Posted By teeteringhead

No no no no no no - not embossed but engraved. ...

No no no no no no - not embossed but engraved. That is to say, made by an engraver chappie carving a copper plate to be used.

Real printers' ink too, so the indentation of the engraving gives the...
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