Mrs Bloggs 'At Home' Etiquette/Protocols
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...I think you're conflating me with YOSSARIAN from Catch-22. I know there are (were?) lots of parallels between the kipper fleet and the world of C-22, but I am not he.
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Ps I'm sure we know each other PN our paths must have crossed.
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Ps I'm sure we know each other PN our paths must have crossed.
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AA, You are absolutely right....but why stop there? MM what is the name of this pongo chap......I was one once too you know (20 yrs in the Cav).....and am bound to be able to get the low down for you......know your 'enemy' and all that....unless he was a gunner of course....then don't bother as he's a 'sitting duck'!
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"With the wonders of modern technology there's no reason why we couldn't have a contact report, and running commentary on the engagement, dis-engagement, re-group etc.
I suggest that we make sure that MM has suitable comms, and one or more in a safe house close to the target who can provide remote support, and if needed, direct an extraction force if, for example, he gets cornered by the Col's daughter in the study
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May I suggest employing counter ambush drills in this situation
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I suggest that we make sure that MM has suitable comms, and one or more in a safe house close to the target who can provide remote support, and if needed, direct an extraction force if, for example, he gets cornered by the Col's daughter in the study
"May I suggest employing counter ambush drills in this situation
Excellent thread
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AA, You are absolutely right....but why stop there? MM what is the name of this pongo chap......I was one once too you know (20 yrs in the Cav).....and am bound to be able to get the low down for you......know your 'enemy' and all that....unless he was a gunner of course....then don't bother as he's a 'sitting duck'!
May I suggest employing counter ambush drills in this situation
Extraction force??...
...he's got one with him! Mrs MM.
There isn't a wife on the planet who isn't capable of noticing an absence and tracking the chap down - I have the scars to prove it!
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There isn't a wife on the planet who isn't capable of noticing an absence and tracking the chap down - I have the scars to prove it!
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" ...he's got one with him! Mrs MM.
There isn't a wife on the planet who isn't capable of noticing an absence and tracking the chap down - I have the scars to prove it!
The Ancient Mariner"
Then maybe a bit of remedial training in Deception, Camouflage and Concealment is required
There isn't a wife on the planet who isn't capable of noticing an absence and tracking the chap down - I have the scars to prove it!
The Ancient Mariner"
Then maybe a bit of remedial training in Deception, Camouflage and Concealment is required
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Extraction force??...
...he's got one with him! Mrs MM.
...he's got one with him! Mrs MM.
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Regarding Malt Whisky. I don't suppose MM gets The Times but section 2 today has an article on Malt Whisky. Whoever it was said it breaks down chemically after 15 years is talking out of his backside. They mentioned some 30 and 32 year old Malts costing Thousands which I doubt is in the Colonel's cellar and if it is it will certainly NOT be offered to MM.
Yes, given the gullibility of the human race and a good sales team, the older the bottle the more some people will pay for it, one wonders, having paid several thousand for such a bottle, how often they drink it!
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I was merely quoting from someone who was clearly an expert on Malt Whisky. He tasted a 32 year Mackallan and said it was out of this world and put any others to shame.
As an ex SQman myself I will not fall out with you over this
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I was merely quoting from someone who was clearly an expert on Malt Whisky. He tasted a 32 year Mackallan and said it was out of this world and put any others to shame.
As an ex SQman myself I will not fall out with you over this
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In Raffles hotel there was a bottle of 64 year old malt in a glass case. There was a placard beside it that said that its mate had been opened and had been found to be "Eminently drinkable".
After an excellent landing you can use the airplane again!
After an excellent landing you can use the airplane again!
Remember to keep off the beer before you go, pump ship, and try and hold on for an hour or so.
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We have considered Service and rank but not the AGE of said pongo. Now his real age is of course immaterial but what is important is his social age, hence the matter of calling cards.
Is he a 'new man' or is he from the days of the Raj? My colonel, some 10 years younger than me was certainly a gentleman of the latter sort. He was distinctly put out when an ex-sqn ldr, engineer, now contract manager called him "Mate". So, will he be "Sir", "Colonel" or "Bill"?
Is he a 'new man' or is he from the days of the Raj? My colonel, some 10 years younger than me was certainly a gentleman of the latter sort. He was distinctly put out when an ex-sqn ldr, engineer, now contract manager called him "Mate". So, will he be "Sir", "Colonel" or "Bill"?
It would all depend on what is on the invitation. If it's from "Colonel and Mrs...." then kick off with calling him Colonel and her Mrs .... until invited to call him/them something different.
If it's from John and Cynthia then first names would be the order of the day.
If one is greeted with an apparation wearing a vest and tatoos proferring an open beer bottle then it would be appropriate to call him "mate" or "mukker" or somesuch.
Vestigia nulla retrorsum surely, not restrorsum.
As he stumbles on through the social minefield of December 5th, MM may wish to quote this, since, if the Colonel was a member of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, the situation could be saved as it is their motto.
As he stumbles on through the social minefield of December 5th, MM may wish to quote this, since, if the Colonel was a member of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, the situation could be saved as it is their motto.
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Having re-read the thread, and MM's original polite enquiry,
MM, good drills to enquire of the officer class - you may now know that :
1) some would simply have no need to ask - breeding, good school and all that
2) the rest of us have no class, and accordingly we either go by the book, that we cannot now remember, or more likely, assume that as a member of the Royal Air Force brethren we will "wing it" and come out on top as always!
btw all, where did MM say that said pongo was a Colonel ?
MM, good drills to enquire of the officer class - you may now know that :
1) some would simply have no need to ask - breeding, good school and all that
2) the rest of us have no class, and accordingly we either go by the book, that we cannot now remember, or more likely, assume that as a member of the Royal Air Force brethren we will "wing it" and come out on top as always!
btw all, where did MM say that said pongo was a Colonel ?
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Goodie,
Good point well made!! No such thing as a "half colonel" of course.
IIRC the pongo etiquette was "no rank in the mess", accordingly all up to and including major were on first name terms, then there was simply "Colonel", whether half or not.
Btw, MM, as per earlier chat of "smart casual" = chinos and shirt, oh dear oh dear, would one go to church thus ? No jacket, no tie? Light tweed suit with brown brogues , unless post polo match when Blazer and/ or those so smart pink cords are de rigeure?
Good point well made!! No such thing as a "half colonel" of course.
IIRC the pongo etiquette was "no rank in the mess", accordingly all up to and including major were on first name terms, then there was simply "Colonel", whether half or not.
Btw, MM, as per earlier chat of "smart casual" = chinos and shirt, oh dear oh dear, would one go to church thus ? No jacket, no tie? Light tweed suit with brown brogues , unless post polo match when Blazer and/ or those so smart pink cords are de rigeure?