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15th Aug 2018, 21:18

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Goudie, was that a three piece suite?

16th Aug 2018, 02:21

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daughter, found it when she was a teenager and wore it down the pub. It was very baggy. Her mother was horrified, but the lads all wanted to buy it!

goudie,
Did they want her to take it off in the pub?

16th Aug 2018, 03:22

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Not really "odd", but I still have my dog tags (old style, one red and the other green) issued to me at Seletar back in 1966.

16th Aug 2018, 04:07

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Originally Posted by goudie

I managed to keep a flying suite issued for a jolly in a Canberra, to East Africa from Cyprus, back in the 60s.

You had a Canberra with a suite!?

16th Aug 2018, 09:14

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Langleybaston. Sorry my error. 900000 series.

Aaron.

16th Aug 2018, 21:37

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Spelling police alert! Spell checker? It’s your worst enema!

17th Aug 2018, 16:48

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Bloody petals, make me sneeze

17th Aug 2018, 23:41

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Does this count ? Not so much a memento as a 'borrow' from an ATC camp in '85.

18th Aug 2018, 07:26

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When do you plan on returning it then?☺

18th Aug 2018, 08:01

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When do you plan on returning it then?☺

Once he's worked out where to put the apostrophe?

Jack

18th Aug 2018, 10:56

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Once he's worked out where to put the apostrophe?

Jack

It's always nice to be corrected in the midst of a light hearted conversation.

To prevent my repeating this grammatical faux pas could you tell me where you would place the apostrophe ? Thanks.

Ah I think the penny has dropped.
' Junior Ranks' Mess ' would be correct ?
Better take it back now I suppose.

Last edited by phil9560; 18th Aug 2018 at 11:05. Reason: Had a think now the hangover is receding

18th Aug 2018, 12:23

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Saint Jack (#44),

Mine have long since disappeared - but wasn't one supposed to be fire, and the other water resistant ? And then you hung them round your neck on a piece of string which was neither !

18th Aug 2018, 14:01

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I believe you are correct, Danny.

BTW, I still have mine!

18th Aug 2018, 14:59

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I was given this by a General in the PLAAF. It's a tie clip

18th Aug 2018, 15:57

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Danny, we were told take the red for blood, leave the green for decay.

18th Aug 2018, 18:18

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Ouch! I was only trying to help and anyway it wasn't *your* faux pas....

Jack

18th Aug 2018, 18:39

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Ouch! I was only trying to help and anyway it wasn't *your* faux pas....

Jack

Yes I gathered ! But I'd only just woken up and I had a hangover but I corrected myself once I realised.

18th Aug 2018, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Saint Jack

Not really "odd", but I still have my dog tags (old style, one red and the other green) issued to me at Seletar back in 1966.

Old? I had those in 1986!

CG

18th Aug 2018, 19:07

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Got a nav ruler from my TTTE Sqn time, a Douglas protractor and scalpel ! from Mission Planning days. My 14 yr son loves my old hi leg boots, still got a beret and aerials of a Harrier GR3 a Gazelle, a Canberra fuel cap oh and a Puma collective !! And loads of aged china graphs plus the odd pair of aircrew gloves and my defence specs that make me look even more weird than normal !