Flying in the face of aerophobia

ORAC · 2005-01-22 16:16:33

Cracker :ok: :ok: BBC - From Our Own Correspondent (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4190817.stm)

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22nd January 2005 | 15:16

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ORAC

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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...

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Flying in the face of aerophobia

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22nd January 2005 | 16:26

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surely not

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What a terrific piece of journalism.......puts everything into perspective somehow.

22nd January 2005 | 21:37

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FireFoxDown

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I like the respondent in Ireland who, when asked whether he believed in fairies, replied, "I do not. But they're there."

I'd like to find this guy and give him a slap accross the head!

22nd January 2005 | 21:59

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chiglet

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FFD
Which guy? The "interviewer", or "interviewee?"
watp,iktch

22nd January 2005 | 22:04

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Airbubba

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"...I do not much like flying. I have always found the laws of aerodynamics implausible. "

Oh, how trendy and articulate...

23rd January 2005 | 04:28

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scm

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im guessing the garden shed was a shorts skyvan..or maybe a 330

23rd January 2005 | 05:21

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FireFoxDown

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Chiglet - anyone who believes in invisible fairies and anyone who refers to them when talking about the principles of flight!

Quick question(always wanted to ask) - what does "watp,iktch" mean?

23rd January 2005 | 08:25

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"We aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy"

23rd January 2005 | 20:26

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FireFoxDown

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HaHa i see . . .

Leaning something new everyday - never at work, or day to day life, but only on PPRuNe!

23rd January 2005 | 20:56

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chiglet

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FFD,
Living just where you do, are you really serious? begorrah [sp]
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

23rd January 2005 | 21:05

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FireFoxDown

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Begarrah Chiglet,

Did you know we only eat cabbage and drink whiskey? And chase rainbows and speak to the "little people"? Ah, it's a busy life . . .

24th January 2005 | 07:39

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corsair

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Hey lighten up all. It's a whimsical piece. Many is the time I've sat looking at the wings and thinking. 'Nah, I don't care what the books say. It must be magic. ' And I'm the pilot!

I suspect that the garden shed was an AN2. Fits with the period and the context.