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DV ...nice post, a bit long but had a good chuckle with some of the points....
As for poor mutt, he was temporarily banned from pprune oh let's see about a month back when he was desperately trying to get in to Air India
, poor fellow , now he's got his tag teammate , millerscourt too....
I wouldn't pay much heed to their comments....
Keep the positive posts coming girl......Inshallah,
masalama....
As for poor mutt, he was temporarily banned from pprune oh let's see about a month back when he was desperately trying to get in to Air India
, poor fellow , now he's got his tag teammate , millerscourt too.... I wouldn't pay much heed to their comments....
Keep the positive posts coming girl......Inshallah,
masalama....
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desperately trying to get in to Air India
you thought I was serious??? No really, you did???
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAHHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA....!!!!!
What can I say to you then... yeah I'd LOVE to go work/live/retire there....
HAHAHHAAAAAAAAHAHAAAA..... I knew I couldn't say that and keep a straight face.
Now everyone stop giving Dumpster a hard time, she made a funny and it was a good one too. Me I'm just here to amuse myself when I'm bored and make use of the abundance of knowledge to be found here which are two perfectly good reasons to peruse these threads.
People like MySalami always provide the first, at the very least.
I like Enchiladas......
Air India.... good one mate I like it...
Hahahaaaahahahahaaaahahahaaaaaaaahaheeeeeeheeheheheeeehehehe eehheheheeehehe....... something about a hook, line and sinker...
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millers, mutley,
you just dont get it. you wont get many negative comments about all things dubai/ek from the guys there because:
1 They have no choice but to like it (in public)
2 If they get caught not liking it and especially not liking it on this forum they will loose the fantatsic lifestyle in a flash. (so far no sarcasm intended).
3 if no2 happens(pun intended) they may well find themselves back where they came from wondering why virgin or bmi wont give them a job on a big plane based on their rating written on a camel race betting slip.
4 they may well find themselves floating around the expat subether on the usual sing/ hk/other m.e. carriers circuit in a desperate bid to avoid no 3 and night corfu..
5 finally jermerah jane sounds better than mersy bank martha so captain may find his wife earning her silver rolex (front door) and even gold rolex (also known as brown wings or back door to the uninitiated )
and leaving him for chap with sand in his jock strap
Now before i get attacked by the dubai flat earth society.... number one and two are serious points vis a vis one of the penalties of working in dubai, and three and four and five are wind ups.
Just so you know. subtle humour is not pprunes strong point. too many opinionated mongs of which i'm proud to say i'm one
oh and my grammar and spelling are cr@p as well so dont bother patronising me about that. Dumpvavle...over to you if your back from lunch with the girls at ek towers or some such edifice.
you just dont get it. you wont get many negative comments about all things dubai/ek from the guys there because:
1 They have no choice but to like it (in public)
2 If they get caught not liking it and especially not liking it on this forum they will loose the fantatsic lifestyle in a flash. (so far no sarcasm intended).
3 if no2 happens(pun intended) they may well find themselves back where they came from wondering why virgin or bmi wont give them a job on a big plane based on their rating written on a camel race betting slip.
4 they may well find themselves floating around the expat subether on the usual sing/ hk/other m.e. carriers circuit in a desperate bid to avoid no 3 and night corfu..
5 finally jermerah jane sounds better than mersy bank martha so captain may find his wife earning her silver rolex (front door) and even gold rolex (also known as brown wings or back door to the uninitiated )
and leaving him for chap with sand in his jock strap
Now before i get attacked by the dubai flat earth society.... number one and two are serious points vis a vis one of the penalties of working in dubai, and three and four and five are wind ups.
Just so you know. subtle humour is not pprunes strong point. too many opinionated mongs of which i'm proud to say i'm one
oh and my grammar and spelling are cr@p as well so dont bother patronising me about that. Dumpvavle...over to you if your back from lunch with the girls at ek towers or some such edifice.
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Hi Dicksy,
Allow me to reiterate - my original post was a light-hearted take on life in the region, intended hopefully to put a smile on the face of anybody here over the hot summer holidays. A pity then, that you and other like-minded EK fetishists had to politicize the topic.
By the way, is plagiarizing an Austin Powers movie character (and a female one, at that) for a username the best you can do? Mind you, 'Cretin' was probably taken already...
Allow me to reiterate - my original post was a light-hearted take on life in the region, intended hopefully to put a smile on the face of anybody here over the hot summer holidays. A pity then, that you and other like-minded EK fetishists had to politicize the topic.
By the way, is plagiarizing an Austin Powers movie character (and a female one, at that) for a username the best you can do? Mind you, 'Cretin' was probably taken already...
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No fear of that Mutt - your posts are far too clever to be mistaken for the above mentioned person.
BigGeorgie - never mind a sense of humour, you would deserve a sainthood to be married to a "couple" of the pilots??? on this thread.
BigGeorgie - never mind a sense of humour, you would deserve a sainthood to be married to a "couple" of the pilots??? on this thread.
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Dumpvalve, I enjoyed your post. Although I did take issue to one point, and that was judging a perfect ten from looking at the ankles. I can't remember the last time I saw a womans ankles while wearing an Abayah. I have been known to elbow my mates, and say "gawwww look at that ones eyes!!!!", or "I reckon from the shape of her abayah she has a !!!! hot body!!!".
On an aviation note, to all the Arabic pilots out there, just a tip, it does not instill confidence in a controller when you readback an ATC requirement, and tack on "Inshallah" at the end. It's not "god willing", it is either you will do it, or not, if not tell me and I will shaft you in a different and more exciting way. cheers.
On an aviation note, to all the Arabic pilots out there, just a tip, it does not instill confidence in a controller when you readback an ATC requirement, and tack on "Inshallah" at the end. It's not "god willing", it is either you will do it, or not, if not tell me and I will shaft you in a different and more exciting way. cheers.
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Nice post Dumpvalve,
I have been in this part of the world since 1981 and I had a chuckle at your post, so much of it actually happens here.
Can vouch for the perfect ten - six and half years in Saudi will do that.
I have been in this part of the world since 1981 and I had a chuckle at your post, so much of it actually happens here.
Can vouch for the perfect ten - six and half years in Saudi will do that.
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Dumpvalve,
maybe my dig at your lunch, or indeed the wine at lunch clouded your vision. I tried to point out that 3 of of five points were a wind up. I obviously didnt make myself clear enough, but it does enforce the poor humour/ego ratio on pprune.(and its not in favour of humour). As for points 1 and 2, stating a fact is not politicising anything.
now toodle off and instruct your subcontinet housestaff to dust something,or indulge your expat brats while theirs suffer in a dubai slum. , theres a dear. They have to listen to you.
(ps its another wind up)
Long live the dubai flat earth society
maybe my dig at your lunch, or indeed the wine at lunch clouded your vision. I tried to point out that 3 of of five points were a wind up. I obviously didnt make myself clear enough, but it does enforce the poor humour/ego ratio on pprune.(and its not in favour of humour). As for points 1 and 2, stating a fact is not politicising anything.
now toodle off and instruct your subcontinet housestaff to dust something,or indulge your expat brats while theirs suffer in a dubai slum. , theres a dear. They have to listen to you.
(ps its another wind up)
Long live the dubai flat earth society
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Hi Dicksy (or is it Liz?),
I stand corrected: 'politicizing' was a bad choice of word. What I should have said was 'going off on a tangent at every given opportunity.' Your comments had no relevence to the original thread whatsoever, thinly veiled as a wind up or not.
C'mon, level with us: why does EK irk you so much? Perhaps you should change your username to Shrek - you're about the same colour...
Now, slither away, there's a good boy - and let the grown-ups have a laugh or two.
(pps. just another wind up?)
I stand corrected: 'politicizing' was a bad choice of word. What I should have said was 'going off on a tangent at every given opportunity.' Your comments had no relevence to the original thread whatsoever, thinly veiled as a wind up or not.
C'mon, level with us: why does EK irk you so much? Perhaps you should change your username to Shrek - you're about the same colour...
Now, slither away, there's a good boy - and let the grown-ups have a laugh or two.
(pps. just another wind up?)
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BYMONEK - Aww come on Mr Umpire, my last ball was defnitely in.
AirNoServiceAustralia and Driftdown - There are days when an Abayah looks pretty tempting, when you are having a bad hair day, or running very late in getting the kids to school, you could just shove it on over the pyjamas - that would give me a whole half hour extra in the morning, very tempting.
tic - Thank you. The Middle East thread is so full of doom and gloom these days, mostly by guys that don't even work or live here. I thought a bit of lightheartedness was needed.
Regards,
D.V.
AirNoServiceAustralia and Driftdown - There are days when an Abayah looks pretty tempting, when you are having a bad hair day, or running very late in getting the kids to school, you could just shove it on over the pyjamas - that would give me a whole half hour extra in the morning, very tempting.
tic - Thank you. The Middle East thread is so full of doom and gloom these days, mostly by guys that don't even work or live here. I thought a bit of lightheartedness was needed.
Regards,
D.V.
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I thought a bit of lightheartedness was needed.
Hey Dumpster, speaking of "handles" (not the sort on your hips) I have to say "Dumpvalve" is about as subtle as a kick in the groin and produces somewhat vivid connotations best not imagined. You don't have a leg to stand on nagging others' IDs.
"Muttley Crew", now there's a fine title....