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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2004, 21:30
Replies: 51
Views: 10,733
Posted By SOMAT

Huw Roberts. Well said and, for the greater...

Huw Roberts.

Well said and, for the greater part, I agree with you. However, with the exception of such 'natural' leaders like Tom Dalton-Morgan, our heros are alas usually, depending on one's...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2004, 21:30
Replies: 15
Views: 2,285
Posted By SOMAT

Sneaky Journalists

Captain Kirk,

Well said, even if you are a journo, which I doubt.

Jacko,

I agree that Styron is unlikely to be a journo: he cannot write! But, alas, most tabloid hacks cannot write anyway!!...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2004, 09:04
Replies: 3,819
Views: 2,565,725
Posted By SOMAT

Standards of English

Allan 907

Having read most of the contributions on this thread, I heartily agree with your comment about the comparative standards of English between here and Oz. Some of the grammatical...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2004, 12:39
Replies: 23
Views: 4,925
Posted By SOMAT

Warning - Flags & Intellect

Some may not be aware of this recently issued Dept. of Transport Warning:

In order to assist other motorists in identifying potentially dangerous drivers, it is now compulsory for anyone in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2004, 07:30
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,311,016
Posted By SOMAT

Excellent coverage this am on Radio 4's 'Today'...

Excellent coverage this am on Radio 4's 'Today' programme and most (Radio 2 etc) news bullitens.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2004, 15:07
Replies: 129
Views: 14,240
Posted By SOMAT

Quote: 'that scum sucking sack of s#!t,...

Quote:

'that scum sucking sack of s#!t, Ponce 2@-face Morgan, in his extreemly poor excuse for a newspaper'

MM

I cannot help but detect a lack of empathy on your part for the esteemed editor...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2004, 12:25
Replies: 129
Views: 14,240
Posted By SOMAT

Morgan's Resignation

I doubt we will get a resignation, or even an apology, from Morgan; he is reported to have said yesterday: "The only hope of me resigning is NO HOPE and BOB HOPE". What a wit, hilarious!

Alas, as...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2004, 09:40
Replies: 47
Views: 8,599
Posted By SOMAT

IOT Recourse Sqn

As IOT flt cdr 84-87 (Recourse Sqn 86-87) I can say that the Recourse Sqn format had a great deal to commend it. Several of the recoursees indeed had problems; however, many were recoursed because...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2003, 20:56
Replies: 64
Views: 10,328
Posted By SOMAT

Wee Jock, Call that a joke!?? Clearly,...

Wee Jock,

Call that a joke!??

Clearly, in matters of good taste you have few equals; I suspect that Mr Tebbit, his invalid wife, and others would agree.:sad:
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2003, 18:54
Replies: 109
Views: 14,558
Posted By SOMAT

Moggie and BEagle, Wholeheartedly agree your...

Moggie and BEagle,

Wholeheartedly agree your comments re Oxford; What a hole!!
I live close to it and I avoid it like the plague except when we get the occasional visitors from the USA, Oz etc,...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2003, 18:13
Replies: 32
Views: 5,542
Posted By SOMAT

Like BEagle, I too joined BUPA before leaving the...

Like BEagle, I too joined BUPA before leaving the RAF and, what with one thing and another - creaky bones etc - I've had more than my money's worth ever since with no waiting, private ward etc. My...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2003, 00:45
Replies: 42
Views: 9,066
Posted By SOMAT

Danger 16 Blades I didn't know it was possible to...

16 Blades

I didn't know it was possible to be both 'neo-Communist and Fascist' at the same time; but I suppose New Labour comes as close as you'll get in their efforts to be all things to all men...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2003, 16:39
Replies: 68
Views: 9,394
Posted By SOMAT

Cool EEB What a tirade! Calm down old boy! ...

EEB

What a tirade! Calm down old boy! Otherwise people will begin to think it's true about the AAC inferiority complex!

16 Blades

Well said, especially the bit about the flying club.:D
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2003, 18:40
Replies: 18
Views: 4,729
Posted By SOMAT

Summer Balls

BEagle,

Your account sent a series of shivers down my spine; memories came flooding back and, in this instance, distance, like it usually does, did not lend enchantment. Nevertheless, come that...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2003, 23:01
Replies: 10
Views: 1,486
Posted By SOMAT

Grob Driver, Well said; the Reds are better...

Grob Driver,

Well said; the Reds are better than many teams I've seen.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2003, 22:18
Replies: 29
Views: 2,795
Posted By SOMAT

Having spent nearly 4, very happy, years in the...

Having spent nearly 4, very happy, years in the area, during which time I indulged in some dedicated and in-depth research, I can recommend the following watering (and eating) holes:

Wig &...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2003, 19:02
Replies: 168
Views: 28,247
Posted By SOMAT

On the Recourse Sqn at DIOT years ago we had a...

On the Recourse Sqn at DIOT years ago we had a (genuine) end-of-course prize called the `Sir Richard Head Memorial Prize` given, ostensibly, for the 'most valuable contribution to the course`; in...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2003, 21:02
Replies: 43
Views: 3,835
Posted By SOMAT

Thumbs down I M Esperto, By god you are having a bad...

I M Esperto,

By god you are having a bad couple of days, aren't you?! Having got all that bile out of your system, I hope you feel better!

Most, but not all, of what you say is complete...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2003, 22:41
Replies: 113
Views: 13,981
Posted By SOMAT

Come, come, Jacko. You've included most of...

Come, come, Jacko. You've included most of Britain's population in your last post !!! Steady.;)
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2003, 08:05
Replies: 113
Views: 13,981
Posted By SOMAT

The Morality of Martin versus Barras

Statistics show, perhaps surprisingly to some, that the UK is one of the most violent and drug-ridden countries in the World, and certainly in Europe.

I hesitate to suggest that one of the reasons...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2003, 00:06
Replies: 11
Views: 4,528
Posted By SOMAT

Blue Wolf, Well said; I could not have put...

Blue Wolf,

Well said; I could not have put it better.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2003, 13:17
Replies: 95
Views: 7,426
Posted By SOMAT

Moore

T Richard, Formski

I presume this is the same Moore who had that anti-War rant at the Oscars. What an fat ass; he also comes over here occasionally to appear on chat/political shows to...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2003, 20:14
Replies: 69
Views: 7,693
Posted By SOMAT

Lord Haw Haw is still with us

Pilgrim, Messy Beast, Scud.

Lord Haw Haw Galloway has obviously been coaxed back by the BBC. He has just been on the Jeremy Vine show on R2 where Vine, typically, gave him an easy time.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2003, 02:29
Replies: 28
Views: 3,604
Posted By SOMAT

Send the UN Security Council/ Anti-War crowd...

Send the UN Security Council/ Anti-War crowd round there; they'll argue/talk it down; you'll see; It will only take 20 years!!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2003, 05:11
Replies: 19
Views: 1,662
Posted By SOMAT

Eastern Wiseguy I don't think the word...

Eastern Wiseguy

I don't think the word 'invariably' could be applied to Arkroyal's last post !!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2003, 01:52
Replies: 19
Views: 1,662
Posted By SOMAT

Yes, Arkroyal, And one of them was killed on...

Yes, Arkroyal,

And one of them was killed on Sunday, Ian Malone from Dublin who was serving with the Irish Guards, in the battle for Basra.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2003, 22:40
Replies: 24
Views: 3,335
Posted By SOMAT

CaptainFillosan Amen to all that,...

CaptainFillosan

Amen to all that, particularly the last sentiment.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2003, 22:33
Replies: 275
Views: 39,465
Posted By SOMAT

Cargo Boy I agree Chater has become even...

Cargo Boy

I agree Chater has become even more strident and emotional in recent days and must suspect that the Americans are out to get him personally.

An insight into the reasons for his...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2003, 19:46
Replies: 24
Views: 3,335
Posted By SOMAT

Nominee for good War: Lt Col Time Collins of...

Nominee for good War:

Lt Col Time Collins of the Royal Irish for his outstanding speech to his troops at the outset, and his great comportment since.

Nominee for Bad War:

Nicky (I'm holier...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2003, 21:16
Replies: 24
Views: 3,335
Posted By SOMAT

Who's Having a Good/Bad War ?

Nominee for a good War prize is Air Marshal Brian Burridge, the commander of the British forces in the Gulf. I have just read an interview he has given to reporters; an extract reads:

" The UK...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2003, 19:47
Replies: 13
Views: 1,562
Posted By SOMAT

BBC Snaps Up Media Star

There is however no truth in the rumour that the BBC has waved a lucrative contract in the face of the current (and soon to be past) Iraqi Minister for Information whom they describe as 'quite a...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2003, 18:08
Replies: 275
Views: 39,465
Posted By SOMAT

BBC Reporting

A social, and reliable, acquaintance who is employed in the news department of the BBC tells me that the BBC Head of News, Richard Sambrook, has been cracking the whip with his correspondents and...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2003, 00:29
Replies: 69
Views: 7,693
Posted By SOMAT

Wholeheartedly agree with your posts, Pilgrim. ...

Wholeheartedly agree with your posts, Pilgrim.

Hitler had William Joyce, alias Lord Haw-Haw, executed at Nuremburg in 1946, who is dismissed by many historians as a comical, almost pathetic,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2003, 19:18
Replies: 69
Views: 7,693
Posted By SOMAT

Further to my previous thread. BBC Radio 2 has...

Further to my previous thread. BBC Radio 2 has just finished (1245 hrs) giving Galloway yet another platform to air his extraordinary views. I often wonder what agenda the BBC is pursuing!!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2003, 17:13
Replies: 69
Views: 7,693
Posted By SOMAT

Galloway

Alas, Galloway's freedom to spread his poison is one of the downsides of democracy, and their is nothing we can do about it.

The BBC trot him out fairly frequently so, as they would undoubtedly...
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