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Hey spongy, wasn't bad, after all I got a 2 BIG crowns. Didn't like those little ones - you couldn't see 'em.
Raw banter! Yep, know all about that, and worse, but I just happen to think that there is a time and a place for these things and Pprune isn't it. You do obviously, well that's your priv. It's not mine and I have the right to say so. Particularly if the person concerned finds it impossible to control himself. It WAS tasteless, it WAS unseemly - EVEN for Mil types.
As for SAS - I don't remember specifically siding with him. But......if I did it is no-ones elses business - IS IT! See! I can still shout
That is the end of it for me.
Raw banter! Yep, know all about that, and worse, but I just happen to think that there is a time and a place for these things and Pprune isn't it. You do obviously, well that's your priv. It's not mine and I have the right to say so. Particularly if the person concerned finds it impossible to control himself. It WAS tasteless, it WAS unseemly - EVEN for Mil types.
As for SAS - I don't remember specifically siding with him. But......if I did it is no-ones elses business - IS IT! See! I can still shout
That is the end of it for me.
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Ahhhhh, the old Schrodinger Cat Box trick never fails to impress does it Danny
What never fails to amuse though, is when someone like NM obviously loses the plot because his repertoir of insults has been depleted. Now we see him getting personal which means we must have hit a raw nerve. I'm not about to martyr the sad boy but some of you may want to pity him.
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northernmonkey,
do you realise you have an obsession with physical appearance?
First the ugly wives, now Danny that you think is small.
I know what the problem is dear. Your momma didn't tell you you were her beautiful little boy as she did with your brother! And your girlfriend dumped you for a "bigger" man! And obviously you haven't been taking your blue pills!
NUUUUURSE!!!!
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Just got 3 PM from pprunettes telling me Danny is sooooo attractive! Can't wait for the Gatbash!
do you realise you have an obsession with physical appearance?
First the ugly wives, now Danny that you think is small.
I know what the problem is dear. Your momma didn't tell you you were her beautiful little boy as she did with your brother! And your girlfriend dumped you for a "bigger" man! And obviously you haven't been taking your blue pills!
NUUUUURSE!!!!
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Just got 3 PM from pprunettes telling me Danny is sooooo attractive! Can't wait for the Gatbash!
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Strange, but I am sure this thread started on the subject of the 'censorship' of other threads 
Girls, please, let's stop all this hair pulling and cat-fighting and get back to the subject of the thread itself.
I will not wander off and talk about this thread or that, but will talk about threads in general. If messages get deleted from a thread I feel that the person doing the deleting should at least have the decency to say that they have done so and why, with a good reason for having done so. Also, why make a thread slippy? If it is felt that the thread has gone too far then close it to new posts, again saying why it is felt necesary to do so. If a thread stays at the top it is because people are still posting to it. If you don't want to continue to read it then you don't click on it
When a thread gets boring it will die a natural death 
So, please do not delete posts or make them slippy without having the common courtesy to admit to having done so and why
MadMark!!!
Girls, please, let's stop all this hair pulling and cat-fighting and get back to the subject of the thread itself.
I will not wander off and talk about this thread or that, but will talk about threads in general. If messages get deleted from a thread I feel that the person doing the deleting should at least have the decency to say that they have done so and why, with a good reason for having done so. Also, why make a thread slippy? If it is felt that the thread has gone too far then close it to new posts, again saying why it is felt necesary to do so. If a thread stays at the top it is because people are still posting to it. If you don't want to continue to read it then you don't click on it
When a thread gets boring it will die a natural death So, please do not delete posts or make them slippy without having the common courtesy to admit to having done so and why
MadMark!!!
Jacko....that is the most succinct explanation of your views you have made yet. Congratulations. Keep up the good work. Maybe you are not the liberal that I think you are but rather accept the leftist drivel put out by the media without delving into the facts of the matter as well as you should.
Northern Monkey....Puh-leese! Back in your box....dig up something new, different, unique, and entertaining.
Northern Monkey....Puh-leese! Back in your box....dig up something new, different, unique, and entertaining.
SASless,
Yes, maybe so. But then none of us have the time to devote to delving into the background behind every issue, and though I spent the best part of three years studying the modern history of the Middle East at Uni, I recognise that I did no more than scratch the surface. I try to reject both left- and right-wing media drivel, while contributing plenty of drivel of my own.....
If we were both Brits, it would be far easier for you to understand where I come from politically. I could rattle off a handful of names of politicians whose views are close to mine (or even tell you which newspaper I read every day) and voila, you could pigeon hole me beautifully (and quite accurately). But left and right, and liberal, seem to mean very different things in our two countries. Over here, our right wing party dropped economic conservatism back in the 70s, and since then have been radical free market Manchester liberals, while the ostensibly 'left wing' Labour Party have privatised core activities which many Tories saw as being properly the business of the state (like Air Traffic Control).
Yes, maybe so. But then none of us have the time to devote to delving into the background behind every issue, and though I spent the best part of three years studying the modern history of the Middle East at Uni, I recognise that I did no more than scratch the surface. I try to reject both left- and right-wing media drivel, while contributing plenty of drivel of my own.....
If we were both Brits, it would be far easier for you to understand where I come from politically. I could rattle off a handful of names of politicians whose views are close to mine (or even tell you which newspaper I read every day) and voila, you could pigeon hole me beautifully (and quite accurately). But left and right, and liberal, seem to mean very different things in our two countries. Over here, our right wing party dropped economic conservatism back in the 70s, and since then have been radical free market Manchester liberals, while the ostensibly 'left wing' Labour Party have privatised core activities which many Tories saw as being properly the business of the state (like Air Traffic Control).
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Now that was a couple of hectic days wasn't it. I found myself glued to the screen waiting to see who was going to come out fighting next!
Without wishing to get emboiled in the original tasteless 'ugly wives' thread, I found the resultant posts of Danny, Jacko, Beagle, SASless, Tom Pierce etc great reading. Surely this is what Pprune is all about. Long may it last. G'night
Without wishing to get emboiled in the original tasteless 'ugly wives' thread, I found the resultant posts of Danny, Jacko, Beagle, SASless, Tom Pierce etc great reading. Surely this is what Pprune is all about. Long may it last. G'night
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I'd like to know the following:
When is this site going to be worth visiting more than every couple of days/weeks....I used to pop in daily (when I had the chance) but now...well frankly its turning into a chore.
More often than not there is no discussion as most of you agree or are too sacred to disagree with whatever is posted.
I know that im going to get a kicking from most of you, but this forum is in its death throws.
We need to remember thats its a MILITARY forum and not a girls guide/boys brigade one.
Finally "I dont care anymore!"
When is this site going to be worth visiting more than every couple of days/weeks....I used to pop in daily (when I had the chance) but now...well frankly its turning into a chore.
More often than not there is no discussion as most of you agree or are too sacred to disagree with whatever is posted.
I know that im going to get a kicking from most of you, but this forum is in its death throws.
We need to remember thats its a MILITARY forum and not a girls guide/boys brigade one.
Finally "I dont care anymore!"
M4,
Interesting point, but on the one thread where people have been disagreeing with the Mods, why here?
I happen to agree that PPRuNe has lost much of its danger, spark and fun, and that the increasing attentions of the fun police on Mil Aircrew is unwelcome. Yes I know there's a war on, but PPRuNe was never in danger of giving away real secrets, only what some of the more over-cautious might think should have been classified.
Interesting point, but on the one thread where people have been disagreeing with the Mods, why here?
I happen to agree that PPRuNe has lost much of its danger, spark and fun, and that the increasing attentions of the fun police on Mil Aircrew is unwelcome. Yes I know there's a war on, but PPRuNe was never in danger of giving away real secrets, only what some of the more over-cautious might think should have been classified.
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PLULEASE Can't We All Just Get Along Seriously folks, this thread reads like a 20 car pileup on that California highway that's always fogging up. What's it called?
There are more skirmishes taking place at the same time than Baghdad in the final days. Plus, just when you think two guys are going to kill each other deader than a fedadeehen (sp) at a Navy SEALS reunion, they kiss and makeup. Whats up with that?, Real men kill their enemies when they have them on the ground. Kill, Kill, Kill
If the thread is still in evidence it's not censorship.
Unless someone is paying Danny real cash money for access to this forum, it is still his to do with what he wants, full stop. Don't like the rules, start your own forum. Good luck!!
NM consider yourself lucky, your "ugly wives" thread was on life support after page one. Merry Christmas, now go read the collected works of Milton Berle, Richard Prior or somebody and learn timing and delivery. You just aren't funny "mate"
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T_richard from a man who considers Richard Prior a funny man I will consider your last post a compliment, thank you.
No-one seems to have grasped Ali Barbers point at all, reread his initial post and then comment.
Danny accused me of having my toys out of the pram, over a bit of post removal etc, never further from the truth, just a case of double standards. If that’s the rules he wants to play by, no problem just say at the outset that 'I as Owner will tamper with, delete, input, make you look an arse at my discretion' then people know that they are playing on an uneven playing field. And post accordingly, bearing in mind that with the above information in mind not many will post their opinions, as they are seemingly worthless.
Iam fully aware that my Ugly wives thread was childish etc etc, but the more people bit, the more I continued, through encouragement from others. Although I assume my inbox has been looked at and the supporters are now on the naughty boy list.
Motley four has made a very valid comment regarding the forum of late.
The site is a credit to Danny and should be cherished and not used as an ego boosting trip as it appears to be. If it continues, maybe the chaps will grow tired and post elsewhere.
No-one seems to have grasped Ali Barbers point at all, reread his initial post and then comment.
Danny accused me of having my toys out of the pram, over a bit of post removal etc, never further from the truth, just a case of double standards. If that’s the rules he wants to play by, no problem just say at the outset that 'I as Owner will tamper with, delete, input, make you look an arse at my discretion' then people know that they are playing on an uneven playing field. And post accordingly, bearing in mind that with the above information in mind not many will post their opinions, as they are seemingly worthless.
Iam fully aware that my Ugly wives thread was childish etc etc, but the more people bit, the more I continued, through encouragement from others. Although I assume my inbox has been looked at and the supporters are now on the naughty boy list.
Motley four has made a very valid comment regarding the forum of late.
The site is a credit to Danny and should be cherished and not used as an ego boosting trip as it appears to be. If it continues, maybe the chaps will grow tired and post elsewhere.
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TomP,
You couldn't be more wrong about PPrune not being the place for banter. The Military Aircrew forum in particular should be a place which allows this sort of thing. As an air force pilot I love banter. It is what made the job fun and I forged many friendships because of it. Hell, one female pilot once called me the most childish man in NATO. It doesn't matter which country you fly for either. Exercises and cross countries to other bases were always enjoyable, as was teasing the exchange officer. This forum can be (serious threads aside) an extension of that banter. If you don't like it then leave. This form is called "Military Aircrew" not "non-military aircrew" telling us how to behave!!
NM,
I'll share a pint with you any day and we can discuss our tasteless humor and lack of wit. Funny, always had a laugh at the Sqn.
You couldn't be more wrong about PPrune not being the place for banter. The Military Aircrew forum in particular should be a place which allows this sort of thing. As an air force pilot I love banter. It is what made the job fun and I forged many friendships because of it. Hell, one female pilot once called me the most childish man in NATO. It doesn't matter which country you fly for either. Exercises and cross countries to other bases were always enjoyable, as was teasing the exchange officer. This forum can be (serious threads aside) an extension of that banter. If you don't like it then leave. This form is called "Military Aircrew" not "non-military aircrew" telling us how to behave!!
NM,
I'll share a pint with you any day and we can discuss our tasteless humor and lack of wit. Funny, always had a laugh at the Sqn.
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ahhhhhhhhhh.. okay this must be a language barrier thing,
#1 Richard Prior at his prime was the master of cutting edge wit. He dragged out all the preconceived notions about race and racism into the light of the comic stage where they were laughed at until they were irrelevant, (okay, almost irrelevant). I know British and American humor are at opposite ends of the bipolar world, I still don't think Monty Python is funny, but I get it. Try harder NM.
#2 What the hell does "toys out of the pram" mean? Yes I know what a pram is, I'm American, not a bloody French twit, but in that context NM makes little or no sense.
NM I am not acting as an apologist for Danny, wouldn't know him if I had him in the front sight of my Sig Sauer. I will however challenge any sensationalistic remarks that radically distort the truth. .
.................."If thats the rules he wants to play by, no problem just say at the outset that 'I as Owner will tamper with, delete, input, make you look an arse at my discretion' then people know that they are playing on an eneven playing field. And post accordingly, bearing in mind that with the above information in mind not many will post thier opinions, as they are semingly worthless."............
The above is a gross misstatement of the reality of this Forum besides being riddled with spelling errors. I am not a frequent poster to these threads, but I read alot of other's posts. I have never seen any evidence of a grossly "uneven playing field" as you put it.
Finally, I am happy that you feel complimented, no matter how misplaced the compliment maybe, better to light one man's day than to rain on the world. or something like that..........
ahhhhhhhhhh.. okay this must be a language barrier thing,
#1 Richard Prior at his prime was the master of cutting edge wit. He dragged out all the preconceived notions about race and racism into the light of the comic stage where they were laughed at until they were irrelevant, (okay, almost irrelevant). I know British and American humor are at opposite ends of the bipolar world, I still don't think Monty Python is funny, but I get it. Try harder NM.
#2 What the hell does "toys out of the pram" mean? Yes I know what a pram is, I'm American, not a bloody French twit, but in that context NM makes little or no sense.
NM I am not acting as an apologist for Danny, wouldn't know him if I had him in the front sight of my Sig Sauer. I will however challenge any sensationalistic remarks that radically distort the truth. .
.................."If thats the rules he wants to play by, no problem just say at the outset that 'I as Owner will tamper with, delete, input, make you look an arse at my discretion' then people know that they are playing on an eneven playing field. And post accordingly, bearing in mind that with the above information in mind not many will post thier opinions, as they are semingly worthless."............
The above is a gross misstatement of the reality of this Forum besides being riddled with spelling errors. I am not a frequent poster to these threads, but I read alot of other's posts. I have never seen any evidence of a grossly "uneven playing field" as you put it.
Finally, I am happy that you feel complimented, no matter how misplaced the compliment maybe, better to light one man's day than to rain on the world. or something like that..........
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T richard
T richard
You have won the 'Most inane piffle in one thread' award
What genuinely does concern me is that a blood clot such as yourself is in possession of a firearm....... Tell us are you or have you been in the Military?
As for distortion of Posts, on this very thread, a rendition aproximating my girlfriend was placed on here by someone other than me, Spongycrabsix had a go at me.....blatantly obvious even to your good self, apologies for any spelling mistakes, its the bank holiday and the Chablis has been flowing since lunchtime
In reality you don't even warrant a reply for saying that you find Monty Python unfunny
Now then where is that wannabe intellectual sidekick of yours, Sasless
Saudipc-9 anytime mate, but its your round
You have won the 'Most inane piffle in one thread' award
What genuinely does concern me is that a blood clot such as yourself is in possession of a firearm....... Tell us are you or have you been in the Military?
As for distortion of Posts, on this very thread, a rendition aproximating my girlfriend was placed on here by someone other than me, Spongycrabsix had a go at me.....blatantly obvious even to your good self, apologies for any spelling mistakes, its the bank holiday and the Chablis has been flowing since lunchtime
In reality you don't even warrant a reply for saying that you find Monty Python unfunny
Now then where is that wannabe intellectual sidekick of yours, Sasless
Saudipc-9 anytime mate, but its your round
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..."piffle" is that some form of soggy British cuisine? Ahh.. talk about your oxymorons
Somehow I knew you'd take umbridge at my Monty Python comment. In years long gone all of my British friends, including one of my college roomates had tried to explain the inanity of Monty to me. Sorry, I just don't get it. I can't speak to the vandalism of your profile etc, I tend to keep my hands to myself, safer that way.
Congratulations on the bank holiday, wish I were sitting beside you so we could slag and drink face to face. I am toiling away here in the New World.
I have not spoken to that intellectual giant SASless today, probably better for you that he is otherwise occupied.
..."piffle" is that some form of soggy British cuisine? Ahh.. talk about your oxymorons
Somehow I knew you'd take umbridge at my Monty Python comment. In years long gone all of my British friends, including one of my college roomates had tried to explain the inanity of Monty to me. Sorry, I just don't get it. I can't speak to the vandalism of your profile etc, I tend to keep my hands to myself, safer that way.
Congratulations on the bank holiday, wish I were sitting beside you so we could slag and drink face to face. I am toiling away here in the New World.
I have not spoken to that intellectual giant SASless today, probably better for you that he is otherwise occupied.
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Better for me, good God, spare me the turmoil of an afternoon on the recieving end of his dullness.
When I was in Nam..........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Saying you don't like Monty Python is almost treason....behave and repent......watch live at the Hollywood Bowl, the Holy Grail and Life of Brian until you laugh out loud
When I was in Nam..........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Saying you don't like Monty Python is almost treason....behave and repent......watch live at the Hollywood Bowl, the Holy Grail and Life of Brian until you laugh out loud