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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2020, 07:33
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

There was, of course, the jolly jape played on...

There was, of course, the jolly jape played on newcomers to the squadron - the boss's wife seduction routine. Some (person formerly known as a WRAF officer) would pretend to be the boss's wife, so...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2020, 07:27
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Blast from the past!

10 years ago to this very day, musclemech was about to attend an 'At Home' invitation from the local colonel's good lady in the village where he and family lived....

Such an amusing thread from...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2017, 14:25
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

That thing is: - 40cm in diameter - Made...

That thing is:

- 40cm in diameter
- Made from plastic
- Intended to be used by those serving, rather than by those being served.

Then there are these: ...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2017, 10:31
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Aussie formal? Some RAAF mates were guests...

Aussie formal?

Some RAAF mates were guests at a barbi' in the UK a couple of years ago. Noting the chilly weather and overcast sky, one chap turned to his hostess and announced "We're not used to...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2017, 14:32
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Why doesn't that surprise me? The poor little...

Why doesn't that surprise me? The poor little lady could probably have only tolerated a very few enthralling tales of weather-guessing before finding a polite reason to chat to someone else about...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2017, 12:30
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Someone gave me one of those RAF 'business' cards...

Someone gave me one of those RAF 'business' cards once - it wasn't even printed on proper card....:=

Anyway, back to the thread - still wondering how Mrs Bloggs' grand-daughter grew up...:E
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2017, 07:49
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Wander00, that reminds me of the 'breakfast'...

Wander00, that reminds me of the 'breakfast' scene in McVicar, when Roger Daltrey is served* by Georgina Hale - who is wearing nothing but an apron....:ok:


*In more than one way....
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2017, 21:43
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Six years later....

From Dec 2010:



If musclemech is still PPRuNe-ing, may we enquire how the grand daughter is looking these days?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2010, 19:08
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Old-Duffer, quite so. The very thought of some...

Old-Duffer, quite so. The very thought of some uncultured oik quaffing beer at such a gathering....:eek: How dreadfully lower order.

Drink at an 'At Home' is merely a courtesy, not an enabling...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2010, 15:11
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Nope, Party Seven (with that awful sparklet...

Nope, Party Seven (with that awful sparklet dispenser thing) notwithstanding, offering guests a glass of some Camra-approved rectal-reaming ale, probably with bits of wood floating in it, just isn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2010, 07:07
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Beer served at an 'At Home'? Oh dear, are...

Beer served at an 'At Home'?

Oh dear, are there no standards?

Completely inappropriate at such an event. Perfectly acceptable at a barbi', of course, but simply not correct form for an 'At...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2010, 15:04
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

A splendid little book which I've had for years! ...

A splendid little book which I've had for years!

I particularly like 'Lossiemouth', 'Scrabster', 'Theakston' and 'Toronto'!

Happy Christmas!!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2010, 16:25
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

clareprop, perhaps the village was Platres,...

clareprop, perhaps the village was Platres, famous for the Trout Farm and restaurant?

'brandy' from Keo? Well, that's what they call it and at least it doesn't taste of pine resin. But it...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2010, 14:51
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

The 'grimmy contest' later developed into the...

The 'grimmy contest' later developed into the 'pig pot'. Similar rules, but , shall we say, it involved an act rather more intimate than dancing...:ooh:

On one occasion (it might have been during...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2010, 21:27
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

I don't know about flies in the meat, but there...

I don't know about flies in the meat, but there were a few dubious looking curly black hairs in the pasta....:eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2010, 19:25
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Ah yes, chopd95, a typical kipper fleet...

Ah yes, chopd95, a typical kipper fleet encounter. Or so I'm told....

Wasn't Ballykelly the place where the plastic sergeants used to 'fraternise' with the locals from some shirt factory; once...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2010, 14:32
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

goudie, perhaps when droit de seigneur is...

goudie, perhaps when droit de seigneur is involved....???

Sounds like normal reaction to a 'vintage*' St Panteleimon or Aphrodite White...:yuk:


*in this context, more than a couple of days...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2010, 18:49
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

In such circles, no-one would know what The Sun...

In such circles, no-one would know what The Sun is - and they certainly wouldn't know who George Michelle might be....
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2010, 15:18
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

But that statement would have contained 2, if not...

But that statement would have contained 2, if not 3 manifest untruths!
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2010, 15:05
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Subtlety never was your strong point, was it...

Subtlety never was your strong point, was it Roadster280?

Anyway, to conclude the tale of my Close Encounter with the moose, I was trying to think of some witty riposte such as "Err, well I guess...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2010, 08:00
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Even 20 years would have been debatable....:uhoh:

Even 20 years would have been debatable....:uhoh:
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2010, 06:57
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Good grief no! Not only will you embarrass the...

Good grief no! Not only will you embarrass the coy young thing if you go telling others of her predicament, but the hostess will immediately wonder what you might have spotted about her own wardrobe...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2010, 18:34
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Particularly if you are not absolutely sure that...

Particularly if you are not absolutely sure that it is, in fact, egg....:eek:

Re. the lady with zip security issues, one plays it by ear. Normally one should say nothing at the time and should...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2010, 13:58
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänswitwe...

Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänswitwe then, I guess?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2010, 13:55
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Jig Peter, that would be...

Jig Peter, that would be Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänsfrau?

Scrabble must be fun in German!

The 'Col.' thing was also quite fun in the USA - our Vulcan AEO was a dapper little...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2010, 18:39
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Normal hotel etiquette as well. But woe betide...

Normal hotel etiquette as well. But woe betide you should you ever refer to a napkin as a 'serviette'....:eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2010, 15:52
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Hmmm.... Presumably you're referring to the...

Hmmm.... Presumably you're referring to the coefficient of thermal conductivity? Which is frankly irrelevant, it's a very lower deck device and I sincerely hope that Mrs Pongo wouldn't lower...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2010, 12:37
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

It would appear to be bottle fitted with a 'WRAF...

It would appear to be bottle fitted with a 'WRAF adaptor' for dining-in night emergencies....:ooh:
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2010, 07:45
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

siseman, the discussion centred on 'At Home'...

siseman, the discussion centred on 'At Home' etiquette, not cocktail party etiquette.....

'Sky Mall' would appear to be something from the land of obese people who wear clothes made from old...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2010, 20:17
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

chopd95, one should never be so coarse as to make...

chopd95, one should never be so coarse as to make assumptions about the manner by which a memsahib might amuse herself whilst solo.... The '20 west' rule works both ways!
No, no, a thousand times...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2010, 18:34
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Bally oik! The reason why the Untermensch seem...

Bally oik! The reason why the Untermensch seem to have so many problems with the simple art of managing a plate, glass and fork in one hand is quite simple....

Greed.

One should never pile up...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2010, 11:02
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Dear me, how appallingly nouveau. The art of...

Dear me, how appallingly nouveau. The art of holding a plate and glass in one hand, with perhaps a fork in the other, is something one learns in one's early teens if one is 'brung up proper'....:\
...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2010, 12:15
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Yes, great idea - it'll ensure that you have to...

Yes, great idea - it'll ensure that you have to buy the first round ever afterwards!

Hairy blue battledress - what a joy that was. The sandpapering effect of which was the only reason to wear...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2010, 11:08
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

I certainly do! Horrible things - along with the...

I certainly do! Horrible things - along with the joys of the white waistcoat and wing collar which were still around in the 1970s!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2010, 10:24
Replies: 663
Views: 169,544
Posted By BEagle

Cravats? A bit Edward Fox / Terry Thomas and...

Cravats? A bit Edward Fox / Terry Thomas and something of the louche lounge lizard about the wearers, surely?

"Hello, helllo, hello, Mrs (pongo) - I say, ding dong, woof woof, eh what?"

The...
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