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Old 26th Aug 2013, 19:59
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Originally Posted by Courtney Mil
500N,

That is the biggest Cane Toad I've ever seen. Nearly as big as some of the Lounge Lizards you'd find in the RAF Club these days.

And yes it a Cane and yes they are poisonous, but only really if you eat one (or lick one - it happens).
How would one come to be licking a toad - please tell me not in the process of sexing it

Anyway we are digressing; on membership, would the toad be eligible if he were commissioned, or married to a "slapper from a council estate". Would AA object to his new found status

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Old 26th Aug 2013, 20:07
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Thing, is a one legged frog sexer someone with one leg that sexes frogs or is it a particularly picky person who sexes frogs, but only those with only one leg?
The ambiguities of the English language!

I bet thing would know that. He went to Barnsley Grammar school....
And don't you forget it prole..

500 have you ever been Cane Toad racing? I won 200 bucks last time I went, rather fond of the critters now.

Can anyone put this thread back on track, I can't remember where it had got to.
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 20:21
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Originally Posted by TomJoad
Anyway we are digressing; on membership, would the toad be eligible if he were commissioned, or married to a "slapper from a council estate".
Of course he would.

You can't black ball a toad; Courtney should be able to confirm that.
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 20:23
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Tom,

Thankfully nothing to do with Cane Toad sexing. Even stranger yet.

From Wikipedia:
There have been deaths reported as the result of people attempting to get high from cane toad venom. Reportedly, some dogs in Australia, where the toads have become a major pest, have learned to lick the toads for pleasure.
Bet you won't see that in the RAF Club!
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 20:30
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The toxin is actually a drug like Cocaine. Hence you can get high
or hallucinate from it if you don't die !

That would certainly liven up the RAF Club

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No, never raced them, I use them as Targets.


And that is the last I am going to say on Cane Toads so this thread
can get back on track.
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 20:46
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
You can't black ball a toad; Courtney should be able to confirm that.
I feel there is a story there, but perhaps for another time.

Originally Posted by thing
Can anyone put this thread back on track, I can't remember where it had got to.
Well, I think we had established that:

a. Some of us had a difference of opinion

b. That the use of French phrases was, well, passé.

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Old 26th Aug 2013, 20:56
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AA

I have a great deal of sympathy for you and I agree with most of what you say. I find it a great shame that the likes of other ranks are barred from using the facility when frankly anyone else can, as long as you have never been non commissioned.

That said, let me assure you that you are not missing out on anything at all by not being able to use it, and I can assure you that with a bit of hunting around on the internet, and for the same amount of money, you can get far better accommodation in London,

Sooner or later, it will close down when it dawns on the powers that be, that there are insufficient officers going through the system to maintain its existence.

I haven't used it in years and have absolutely no intentions of ever using it again! And, from what I gather from friends and colleagues who do still occasionally use it, the place is dying on its feet I gather. Apparently its full of drunken slappers from council estates!
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 21:07
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Ah Winco, you're back!

Sadly
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 21:19
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The various references to "drunken slappers from council estates" are quite offensive. One presumes the authors are tee-total castle dwellers.
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 21:38
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Wingco:

Thank you...

That said, let me assure you that you are not missing out on anything at all by not being able to use it, and I can assure you that with a bit of hunting around on the internet, and for the same amount of money, you can get far better accommodation in London,
I actually stay with my sister just south of the river for free... So, despite the assertions by some that I am somehow jealous and have a chip on my shoulder, I really don't need the club. Establishments of ill repute are far more interesting than any that is filled with individuals who would try to make one feel unwelcome... Of course, many of those individuals will also be found skulking in the local gay bar looking for their twink-fix... But hey, each to their own...
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 21:43
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Originally Posted by Airborne Aircrew
Wingco:

Thank you...

I actually stay with my sister just south of the river for free... So, despite the assertions by some that I am somehow jealous and have a chip on my shoulder, I really don't need the club. Establishments of ill repute are far more interesting than any that is filled with individuals who would try to make one feel unwelcome... Of course, many of those individuals will also be found skulking in the local gay bar looking for their twink-fix... But hey, each to their own...

Who or what hurt you AA? Feeling your pain fella, feeling your pain. Try licking a toad, apparently makes you happy - may take all the anger away.
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 21:46
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Five minutes to a predictable response...

Tom, son... You're becoming a bit of a joke... Go do your lesson prep... You have children to lead...
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 21:49
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Keep telling you , TV is crap. What's wrong fella, what happened to your philosophy of play the ball not the man? You remember that or have you switched again? Keep casting dude the water is still on that lake.

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Old 26th Aug 2013, 21:50
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AA

You are truly the expert in winding people up - but as a member of the Club, I don't know how you maintain your pretence. See you in December!
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 22:25
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The various references to "drunken slappers from council estates" are quite offensive.
Negat "references".
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 22:26
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The various references to "drunken slappers from council estates" are quite offensive.
Negat "references to".
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 22:27
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Is that true, Airborne Aircrew? Are you really a member of the RAF Club?

Rgds SOS
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With all these handbags flying, I'm glad I joined the Victory Services Club. Hardly a handbag ever swung there.

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Old 26th Aug 2013, 22:31
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The various references to "drunken slappers from council estates" are quite offensive.
Negat "references to".
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Old 26th Aug 2013, 22:34
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Originally Posted by SOSL
Is that true, Airborne Aircrew? Are you really a member of the RAF Club?

Rgds SOS
Seams to know too much about "skulking" activities - thought he protested too much
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