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langleybaston 13th May 2022 10:43

In historical context, a very good filter for enlistment before the Great War was height. Very simple: if you needed more [voluntary] men, you lowered the height, and vice versa. The Foot Guards minimum height standard changed more often than I change my socks.

Finningley Boy 13th May 2022 12:54


Originally Posted by RichardJones (Post 11227524)
Are you suggesting you could teach a pig to fly? Not too much ability there, or is there?

"You can teach a Monkey to ride a bike, but you won't be able teach it to read much in the way of road signs".

End of.

Actually this theory is incorrect not because of the apptitude of the average pig you're likely to encounter, but rather because it is equipped with trotters and not human style hands. Therefore, I believe pigs to lack the require level of dexterity, and not forgetting their ability to reach instruments in the cockpit/flightdeck etc, this would pose another obstacle to pigs getting their pilots' brevet. Furthermore, there is the question of speech, a pig and other animals may be able to understand and receive complex instructions, but they would be a liability in the air simply because they are unable to form words, in any known human language. Except for Sausages, and only then when aided with a human finger.

FB:}

RichardJones 14th May 2022 00:25


Originally Posted by Finningley Boy (Post 11229721)
Actually this theory is incorrect not because of the apptitude of the average pig you're likely to encounter, but rather because it is equipped with trotters and not human style hands. Therefore, I believe pigs to lack the require level of dexterity, and not forgetting their ability to reach instruments in the cockpit/flightdeck etc, this would pose another obstacle to pigs getting their pilots' brevet. Furthermore, there is the question of speech, a pig and other animals may be able to understand and receive complex instructions, but they would be a liability in the air simply because they are unable to form words, in any known human language. Except for Sausages, and only then when aided with a human finger.

FB:}

Many thanks for taking the time and effort, to produce a load of such interesting, but useless information.

Herod 14th May 2022 06:05


Except for Sausages, and only then when aided with a human finger.
Actually, the "sausages" episode, with a dog, was on Esther Rantzen's show "That's Life". I think April 1st '80 or thereabouts.

Finningley Boy 14th May 2022 08:30


Originally Posted by Herod (Post 11230014)
Actually, the "sausages" episode, with a dog, was on Esther Rantzen's show "That's Life". I think April 1st '80 or thereabouts.

I believe it was 1978/79, I was stationed at Boulmer at the time and a fellow scopie brought it to my attention, he was fascinated and did quite good impressions of the dog saying sausages. I'm sure it must have been pre April 1980 as I left Boulmer in Feb 1980. Apologies yet again for thread drift everyone!:O

FB

Nigel Marsh 14th May 2022 09:27

It is a wind-up.

SATCOS WHIPPING BOY 14th May 2022 19:18

For those who are interested, and for those who haven't got a clue what is being discussed, here is the clip.


Finningley Boy 14th May 2022 20:00

Well done SWB,

It brings back a large chunk of nostalgia. I understand Prince is now a much in demand after Dinner guest speaker?!?!?!

FB:ok:


Herod 14th May 2022 21:37

Wasn't there also one of a dog driving a car? Sorry mods, thread drift again, but it teaches the youngsters something!

T28B 15th May 2022 16:41

We seem to have reached the end of useful input, closed.


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