This Has Got to be Quote of the Century
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Just reading this quote from a story over on R&N ....
http://epgv1.europeanprescriberguide.com/rudder.htm
A spokesperson for the airline said the plane's rudder "partially fell off."
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Personal favourite quote was from the Inquiry into the SAS shootings of IRA Terrorists on Gibraltar in the late 80s.
Lawyer to SAS Man: "Why did you shoot the suspect 32 times?
SAS Man: " I ran out of bullets..."
Glorious.
Lawyer to SAS Man: "Why did you shoot the suspect 32 times?
SAS Man: " I ran out of bullets..."
Glorious.
Is there any wrong way to kill a terrorist?
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SASless
Yes!
1. Missing!
2. Stopping before the job is done (Quality Assurrance should pick this one up)
3. Using the MOD newsletters as a cosh (paper far too flimsy and tends to get slippy when covered in sweat from your exertions).
Hope this helps!!!!
Is there any wrong way to kill a terrorist?
1. Missing!
2. Stopping before the job is done (Quality Assurrance should pick this one up)
3. Using the MOD newsletters as a cosh (paper far too flimsy and tends to get slippy when covered in sweat from your exertions).
Hope this helps!!!!
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German exchange officer at Brize in 80s while on TACEVAL and everything is going wrong ... as usual.
"Now I know vy you British are so good in wartime. In peacetime you practice chaos!"
Same guy milling around WH Smiths in LHR with a shiny 10 crew about to depart to BAH on a BA Tristar and looking for some reading material for the flight. Exchange Officer has a large hardbound copy of the Battle of Britain in his hands and calls over to very new and about to be very embarrassed air eng.
"Hey, Eng come and look at this....its a very good book.......very sad ending!"
"Now I know vy you British are so good in wartime. In peacetime you practice chaos!"
Same guy milling around WH Smiths in LHR with a shiny 10 crew about to depart to BAH on a BA Tristar and looking for some reading material for the flight. Exchange Officer has a large hardbound copy of the Battle of Britain in his hands and calls over to very new and about to be very embarrassed air eng.
"Hey, Eng come and look at this....its a very good book.......very sad ending!"
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(Approximately) "Hearts and minds? I'm not interested in winning their hearts and minds. Grab 'em by the balls and their hearts and minds have no choice but to follow"
Westmoreland ? Vietnam
Westmoreland ? Vietnam
Showtime100 said:
...err not exactly! In true Private Eye pedantry I have to refer you to Eyes passim, in this case Eye 698 where similar stuff was on the cover!
Hardly a quote from a lawyer reprinted on the front page as it would surely have been considered sub judice at the time? I don't know though, being an urban legend spotter rather than a lawyer.
So. Shome mishtake surely?
Yours boringly
CR
Personal favourite quote was from the Inquiry into the SAS shootings of IRA Terrorists on Gibraltar in the late 80s.
Lawyer to SAS Man: "Why did you shoot the suspect 32 times?
SAS Man: " I ran out of bullets..."
Glorious.
Lawyer to SAS Man: "Why did you shoot the suspect 32 times?
SAS Man: " I ran out of bullets..."
Glorious.
Hardly a quote from a lawyer reprinted on the front page as it would surely have been considered sub judice at the time? I don't know though, being an urban legend spotter rather than a lawyer.
So. Shome mishtake surely?
Yours boringly
CR
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My little book of essential militaria contains numerous similar quotes, but the one I like best is this:
"I thought he was talking about our mess bill": made by an anonymous RAF pilot upon hearing Churchill's speech containing the lines 'Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few'.
"I thought he was talking about our mess bill": made by an anonymous RAF pilot upon hearing Churchill's speech containing the lines 'Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few'.
Cheers! M2
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CR,
Fair enough, I am happy to stand corrected by your thorough and somewhat overzealous knowledge of Private Eye Covers.
Nevertheless I still think its a great quote and it made me chuckle.
Showtime100
Fair enough, I am happy to stand corrected by your thorough and somewhat overzealous knowledge of Private Eye Covers.
Nevertheless I still think its a great quote and it made me chuckle.
Showtime100
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From a certain OC Eng, mentioned on another thread, to a group of Americans.
The lean process has been implemented at Ly****m and is working perfectly well.
If memory serves me the move was taking place on that day and the shambles was about to start.
The lean process has been implemented at Ly****m and is working perfectly well.
If memory serves me the move was taking place on that day and the shambles was about to start.
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Deutsch Marine Pilot, Lief, on Exchange doing JEFTS at Barkston Heath three years ago, whilst flying a NAVEX round Lincolnshire:
"Vy are zer so many old Airfields in zis area?"
Err........
"Vy are zer so many old Airfields in zis area?"
Err........
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'The problem with aircrew is that they think the Air Force revolves around aeroplanes.'
An actual quote from the RAF Bruggen Families Officer (c.1995), about 10s before he hit the floor of the Officers' Mess Bar.
An actual quote from the RAF Bruggen Families Officer (c.1995), about 10s before he hit the floor of the Officers' Mess Bar.