Buff (Hoon) Anecdote

[SmilingKnifed]

I've just returned from the constituency office of our Defence Secretary (long story) having seen what he obviously believes is self-deprecating humour.

Behind his desk hangs a framed newspaper cartoon of him staring up his backside next to the smouldering remains of a Chinook. Pretty poor taste if you ask me, and I thought he couldn't go down any further in my estimation.

[slj]

Perhaps you would like to post the above in the Chinook thread.

[SmilingKnifed]

Wasn't sure if it was in keeping with the main topic.

Moderators, your call if you want to move it.

But I can't overstate what a complete nonentity the man was, a veritable jellyfish.

[Arkroyal]

Thanks for that little insight into this idiot's smug view.

That he can find amusement, and take pride in an accurate depiction of his stubborn refusal to see reason, says as much about him as do the replies one gets to any letters written to him on this subject.

:yuk:

[delta96]

Maybe Tory humour is a little different
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Douglas Hurd had a framed photo in his loo depicting a Belfast wall which bore the graffiti:
'Hurd Is A Turd'
At least it made fun only of himself.

[BEagle]

And what were you doing in Duggie's dunny?

Seriously, this pr*ck Hoon is an utter disaster. His smug manner and total inability to comprehend defence-related issues defy belief. Surely time for him and the rest of Trust-me-Tone's slimy gang to be booted out at the next election?

[Chainkicker]

A few years ago whislt at Pristina we were overjoyed to have a flying visit from his Hoonness. Harry the Staish did the honourable thing and rounded up various bods into little 'meet and greet' groups and ours was the first to encounter the almighty deity. Didnt get off to a brilliant start when his first comment was "And how are you enjoying Bosnia then lads?" Bless the medic who replied "actually Sir we're in Kosovo".
In his defence the route had changed a few times due to weather but he did give his spinner a dirty look! ;)
Nothing like a finger on the pulse!

[MrBernoulli]

Yes Beags, I only laughed AFTER it happened. At the instant it happened I was preparing for a diplomatic incident ..... which thankfully didn't materialise. Perhaps Buff was too surprised to understand what had just happened?

[Milt]

We once had a prima donna Sec Def who was once making his way through a corridor to his office in the head shed. Painter in the corridor was in the way and not inclined to move fast enough

Sec Def asked imperiously " Move man - Don't you know who I am?" to which the painter responded " Well now mate - if you don't know who you are I might just be able to find someone to help you out!"

Same Sec Def had the reputation of being able to walk across the lake to get to work.

[arfur-sixpence]

Should we start a letter writing campaign?

Send them to Buff himself and the newspapers.

[steamchicken]

So typical of the slimy lawyershark attitude he shares with the Blair. I'm so fantastic everyone else can get f*cked and thank me for it.

[Tarnished]

How come this thread has 88000 views against it?? When the Chinook thread has been going since 2002?

Everybody must love Hoon eh?

[ShyTorque]

I think the Chinook thread's tally got allocated to this thread as it was merged with it (and then "un-merged" when we all shouted "Oi!"). :8

[Pilgrim101]

If any of you know the Tw@t, ask him about his 'bad back' and why he excused himself from some grunt rough stuff on a trestle !

Looked good in DPM though for the local rag - what a dipsh§t !

[jollygreenfunmachine]

Waiting at South Cerney with to deploy to Bagram 2 years ago. I was a member of 2 Chinook crews ready to join the push against the terrible Taliban. Buff was making a morale boosting visit to the departure 'lounge'. He sat down with us. He started the conversation by telling us how he had just come back from Geneva and was off to Brussels the following week. He then said and i qoute, 'I'm never at home the moment, my wife never sees me!' This to guys that have spent the last few years in Kosovo, Sierra Leonne, Boz, Falklands etc. He then topped himself (i wish) by asking us. 'So how long do you reckon you'll be out there then!' As a Sgt Loadmaster i obviously speak before i think and replied 'Christ if you don't know how the hell should i.............Sir'

The guy is a joke. I can't think of any politician that has survived as many disasters in his department as he has. What ever happened to collective responsibility?

[ShyTorque]

IMHO he has surpassed Fred Mulley in all respects except in competency, inspiration and charisma..... and Fred was asleep at the time.


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[teeteringhead]

And then there was the other old Labour bloke, was it Bottomley?? who was talking to the troops at Gan (13 months unaccompanied with one month mid tour leave for the new guys) and said:

"Eeeh, the weather's reet nice 'ere, the wives and kiddies must reely love it!" :ouch:

[Gainesy]

I much prefer the acronym by which he is known on the Pongo site.

TCH--That C Hoon.

[EESDL]

What about the time he hitched a lift on Albert only to crack his head open on that annoying door latch! Blood everywhere, cheers from the flight crew and pax, and a Avtur-soaked cloth from the Loadie for Buffoon to clean his nut with............
Even though he his known as a 'Guttless' politician (aren't they all) he sure had a lot of blood, the B4stard.

[LoeyDaFrog]

EESDL, would that be the same trip where Buffoon got his K's and J's mixed up?