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Coins thrown into Lucky Airliner engine

   
Old 25th Feb 2019, 21:32
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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Old 25th Feb 2019, 21:45
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Like the drunk pilots news story, this one happens again and again...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...e-engine-luck/

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...s-plane-engine

https://shanghai.ist/2019/01/10/flig...n-into-engine/
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Old 3rd Jan 2020, 12:53
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Coins thrown into Lucky Airliner engine
The mind boggles.

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Old 3rd Jan 2020, 16:26
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Not so lucky for Mr Lu!
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Old 3rd Jan 2020, 16:42
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Thirteen Grand seems quite light.
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Old 3rd Jan 2020, 18:32
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Thirteen Grand seems quite light.
I doubt it‘s light for the average Chinese.
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Old 3rd Jan 2020, 18:45
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When is it unlucky?

two bits
four bits
six bits a disaster
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Old 4th Jan 2020, 13:17
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No idea why they thought that was necessary - they have chosen to fly Lucky Air...
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Old 4th Jan 2020, 13:36
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Totally off topic but..
...the LG brand now called 'Life's Good' in the UK anyway was originally short for 'Lucky Goldstar'.
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 10:53
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But how will he pay it

https://www.scmp.com/photos/harrys-view?page=3
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Old 6th Jan 2020, 01:58
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But how will he pay it
Just happens to have that with him in loose change.
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Old 7th Jan 2020, 18:52
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Reminds me of that old Sinatra classic, "Three coins in a Fanjet"...
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Old 15th Jan 2020, 17:16
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Originally Posted by KelvinD View Post
Not so lucky for Mr Lu!
expensive first flight 🤑
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