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Old 3rd March 2006 | 22:50
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Airbus Supporter = Cheese eating surrender monkey
Airbus Critic = Apologist for George Bush
C130J Supporter = Failed Mechanic
C130J Critic = Failed Electrician
Apache Critic = Crab or a Junglie who didn’t get to fly it
Apache Supporter = Someone in DAAvn who doesn’t work nights
Bluntie Supporter = no records found
Bluntie Critic = See RAF
Living –in Supporter = Elderly college student
Living - in Critic = Married person who now has to pay for duty meals
Media Supporter = Jackonicko
Media Critic = HM Forces
CVF Supporter = Navy Harrier pilot
CVF Critic = RAF Harrier Pilot
Typhoon Supporter = F3 Display Pilot
Typhoon Critic = GR4 Squadron Pilot
Rotary Supporter = Wet squaddies
Rotary Critic = Dry Squaddies
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Old 4th March 2006 | 11:34
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Pay as you dine Supporter = Hunger Striker
CHF = Helicopter Pilots who cannot fly in clouds
Tornado Force = Pilots who need someone to hold their Hand
Victor Meldrew's cantankerous old friend= see Beagle
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Old 4th March 2006 | 15:41
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Tourist you know you bring a touch of the most amazing witty humour to everything you respond to .. NOT! You are funny , very funny, as funny as Lt Frenchie in Good Morning Vietnam, like you he was funny, he new he was funny, very very funny. Keep up the morale boosting good work.
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Old 4th March 2006 | 16:05
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RAF critic= chopped
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Old 4th March 2006 | 16:58
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Miiaaw!............
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Old 4th March 2006 | 17:28
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It's spelled 'MIAOW', one-off-the-wrist.

And I'm sure that whoever Beagle is will be happy to associated with Victor Meldrew......

Incidentally, you seem to be going to great pains to pretend that you and your wanquerre alter ego 'southside' are different people.
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Old 4th March 2006 | 18:30
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Navigator - failed pilot
Flight engineer - failed navigator
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Old 4th March 2006 | 20:28
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RAF Supplier/Mover/Stacker (they're all the same) - failed RAF Plod
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Old 5th March 2006 | 00:15
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er, how do you fail Plod?
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Old 5th March 2006 | 10:53
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By getting the green button mixed up with the red button.
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Old 5th March 2006 | 10:59
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"er, how do you fail Plod?"

Having parents who were married?
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Old 5th March 2006 | 11:05
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Intercept Controller = Failed Pilot
IDRO/TPO = Failed IC
Engagement Controller = Failed IDROid
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Old 5th March 2006 | 14:28
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Maple,
I'm told that on one occasion these days,
BMEWS Crew Cdr = Failed IDRO.
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Old 5th March 2006 | 17:08
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Droid,

And I think you'll find that:

RAF to RAAF "surveillance" exchange officer = BMEWS Crew Cdr = Failed IDO

as well.

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Old 6th March 2006 | 08:53
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Originally Posted by 4Foxtrot
By getting the green button mixed up with the red button.
I thought that's why Rapier was taken away from the RAF Reg?
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Old 6th March 2006 | 08:55
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and the grunts will cope far better I suppose ?

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Old 8th March 2006 | 02:18
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Why do the Regt keep trying to empire build when from the reallocation of Raiper they couldn't do the job they were ment to?
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Old 8th March 2006 | 10:46
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On Rapier ,there was only one button and it was RED. However there was a 3 position toggle switch as well............
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