Burning Piano's
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How come officers always get away with burning pianos under the guise of 'high spirits'? As a knocker, throw a donkey into a hotel swimming pool in Sicily, play football with a dead cat in Gibraltar or acuse the Govenor of Guernsey of Nazi collaboration and everyone gets all upset!
I'm sure there's many, many 'high-spirited' stories out there that are a bit more interesting than torching the old joanna?
' tis the season to be jolly, Merry Christmas PPRuNers
I'm sure there's many, many 'high-spirited' stories out there that are a bit more interesting than torching the old joanna?
' tis the season to be jolly, Merry Christmas PPRuNers
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In this work, a piano (one that is beyond repair and ready to be trashed) is burned, allowing the listener to hear a variety of pitched and unpitched sounds as the piano strings heat and break.
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There was a piano supplier near Stamford. If you 'phoned and said that you were interested in buying a piano, the instant response was:
"Would that be a 'player' or a 'burner' sir"
"Would that be a 'player' or a 'burner' sir"
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Didn't (don't) XII have a piano bombing comp at Tain every year or is it the XV schoolchildren 
ISTR one crew had a CEP (correct term?) of zero, they bombed the piano dead on.....
Us linies had a tradition, well several actually, there is the 10 - 0 on the kicker table and it's twice round 't hangar with trollies down. There is the fine and upstanding tradition of 10:27, naked drinking and the culmination of them all...................
The naked beach run,
Is it me or are all the traditions I know involve nakedness, I must be an exhibitionist
ISTR one crew had a CEP (correct term?) of zero, they bombed the piano dead on.....
Us linies had a tradition, well several actually, there is the 10 - 0 on the kicker table and it's twice round 't hangar with trollies down. There is the fine and upstanding tradition of 10:27, naked drinking and the culmination of them all...................
The naked beach run,
Is it me or are all the traditions I know involve nakedness, I must be an exhibitionist
Royal Navy don't burn pianos aboard ship, probably a dangerous thing to do in a confined space. However, they seem to get rid of their time-expired 'Joannas' with a little more finesse as seen here.
Apologies if its been posted before.
Apologies if its been posted before.
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As airplanes became more powerful and lethal,
throw a donkey into a hotel swimming pool in Sicily, play football with a dead cat in Gibraltar or acuse the Govenor of Guernsey of Nazi collaboration and everyone gets all upset
Temporary sense of humour loss, carry on.
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The Ark Royal Piano Launch
Royal Navy don't burn pianos aboard ship, probably a dangerous thing to do in a confined space. However, they seem to get rid of their time-expired 'Joannas' with a little more finesse as seen here.
809 Squadron (Buccaneers) home base at the time of the last Ark commission was Honington and, without a piano of their own, they nicked the mess piano and took it to sea - and launched it into the briney rather than bring it home for burning (or admit to their guilt!).
The scheming ba**ards!
Foldie (On 12 Squadron Buccs at the time)
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Blacksheep,
I can remember it well. I played for a darts team called Your Round Next. The Pedang Naafi at Changi was supposed to be the posh Naafi.
When the Britannia Club closed downtown their piano flew very nicely into the swimming pool. (mind it was them matelots that done it)
I can remember it well. I played for a darts team called Your Round Next. The Pedang Naafi at Changi was supposed to be the posh Naafi.
When the Britannia Club closed downtown their piano flew very nicely into the swimming pool. (mind it was them matelots that done it)
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Hands up all those who were present at the famous piano burning session after Exercise Guest Flint at Wildenrath in 1981.
Trains, Phantoms, Jaguars and milk were all involved.
Oh and a load of fun
Trains, Phantoms, Jaguars and milk were all involved.
Oh and a load of fun
