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Old 27th Sep 2012, 11:48
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Give it a little more power on the descent and try to round out a bit later, but apart from that it was a great landing Pilot Officer PPrune.
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 11:56
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Bloody OC's dog..it will bury anything!
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 12:01
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Right, crate it up and we'll take it in to Antiques Roadshow.

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"Second Lootenant Forbes Hamilton IV! You've been f#ck all use up till now, but maybe with your hi-falutin' Yale Archeology degree you can tell us what the hell this is."

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The wings? Try Abdul down in the Souk, he takes American Express.
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 12:55
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"We've had a look at it, and can confirm you have sand in your intakes".
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 13:56
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I just don't think you're grasping the concept of sand blasting...
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 14:12
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Put down some chemicals otherwise you'll have them growing everywhere.
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 14:26
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Michaela Strachan and the BBC Desertwatch team were disappointed to find that they had spent 6 months following the wrong foxbat.
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 14:50
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Damn, I'm going to have to rewrite that chapter on Mesopotamian metalworking.
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 15:13
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The RSM satisfied he had almost succeeded in the Colonel's suggestion to cure the Troops appearing to be too happy that Morning.....yelled...."Right Then! Cover it back up!"
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 15:19
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Archaeologists make a remarkable find when they open a previously unknown Egyptian Toomb in the Vally of the Kings ... proof positive Earth was visited by higher beings in the past ... Yes FJ Pilots
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 15:24
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We're going to need quite a few gallons of PX24 to get this biatch turning-n-burning again Sarge !
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 15:32
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Guy on right in hat to bald guy:

"You're absolutely sure it wasn't this one you left the keys to the truck in?"
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 15:35
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Sand always get's in the cracks and crevices Ma'am
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 15:42
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Yes Ma'am ... Apparently it's known locally as doing a "Rommel"
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 15:49
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Chief Master Sergeant Cheeseburger ... next time it will be sufficient to just use a roller and a few gallons of light brown emulsion to achieve the required camouflage effect !

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Old 27th Sep 2012, 16:01
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Tusken Raiders are real
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 16:15
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The problem with sand casting on this scale is that the metal doesn't always reach the extreme parts of the mould.
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 16:30
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 16:31
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F3WMB ...

The wings? Try Abdul down in the Souk, he takes American Express.
Surely Watto, the Toydarian junk dealer, on Tatooine, would be a better bet ?

May the Force be with you ...
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Old 27th Sep 2012, 16:33
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"I tell you what, given the size of the crater we are in, it survived the blast really well"... "Errr, yes love"
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