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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Barman on September 28, 2009, 10:22:40 AM
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Forces Broadcasting were proud of the Royal Navy drug bust this morning proclaiming that the haul was '5? tonnes of drugs'.
The BBC later reported the haul was 'equivalent to five small family cars'.
FFS!
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rubschin: What's that in football pitches?
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Mind there's a f*ck of a lot of it eeek:
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rubschin: What's that in football pitches?
::)
Football pitches is area like...
I think it equals 0.7 double-decker buses... ;)
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'equivalent to five small family cars'.
Is that kerb weight?
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'equivalent to five small family cars'.
Is that kerb weight?
They didn't specify Uncle... nor the make or model... noooo:
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Just put it down to the BBC being full of patronising b@st@rds who think none of us can possible know what any quantity looks like without their "helpful" and "patient" explanations ~ then throw something at the screen.
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Not sure if that photo shows all of it either:
212 bales of cocaine, weighing about 26kg each
That's enough information, no need to bring small family cars in to it at all.
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And of course they fail to tell you that they are talking Tonnes rather than Tons ~ both sound the same on the wireless.
One tonne equals 1000 kg/2204.6 lb; equivalent to 0.9842 of an imperial ton.
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What colour were the cars rubschin:
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White.
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Dusty white, snorty white or injection white rubschin:
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Sorry I'm not very street-wise and up on that sort of thing. Why not ask your teenage daughter? whistle:
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That would involve a conversation ....sooooo not going to happen noooo:
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Not sure if that photo shows all of it either:
212 bales of cocaine, weighing about 26kg each
That's enough information, no need to bring small family cars in to it at all.
About 2600 bags of sugar then?
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Would that be caster sugar or granulated, light brown or the dark treacly stuff? So many imponderables noooo:
To be honest I was happy just knowing that it was a lot of nose candy.
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Would that be caster sugar or granulated, light brown or the dark treacly stuff? So many imponderables noooo:
To be honest I was happy just knowing that it was a lot of nose candy.
I notice it also had a 'street value of ?250,000,000
What is that in Duck-houses?
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Lots!
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I've been trying to find my pics of the Iron Duke but alas... surrender:
We was parked up berthed alongside her in Antigua once and the crew were all deployed in tarting her up with a fresh lick of paint. The ratings were in full naval gear in the Caribbean sun with paint pots and brushes whilst the officers were strutting around in their whites. A Governor's cocktail party was in the offing apparently as they'd put red carpet out on the foredeck ;D
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We was parked up berthed alongside
Equivalent of name dropping ~ speaking the right language.
I inadvertently let slip a bit of RAF terminology once when flying civvy. I referred to "the Driver" rather than "the Pilot" and was immediately outed as ex Transport Command by a bloke in the row across the aisle lol:
All the RN "Park up" they never berth.
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It's a fair cop guv' lol:
Being on a MV, we were berthed (for the sake of the passengers) but being technically part of the crew I heard 'parked up' so many times ... whistle:
It was a memorable experience to see a Frigate that close up and chatted to some the chaps working on her. Quite alarming to see a ship bristling with weaponry alongside a MV serving the tourist trade.
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Growing up in Southampton we often visited RN and US Navy vessels ~ nobody understood why I joined the RAF whistle: (and I ain't telling you on here)
Biggest ship I have been on was/is the USS Dwight D Eisenhower
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It's a fair cop guv' lol:
Being on a MV, we were berthed (for the sake of the passengers) but being technically part of the crew I heard 'parked up' so many times ... whistle:
It was a memorable experience to see a Frigate that close up and chatted to some the chaps working on her. Quite alarming to see a ship bristling with weaponry alongside a MV serving the tourist trade.
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You're lucky they didn't surrender to you! lol:
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Being a complete ignoramous I just had to look up what M/V stands for redface:
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Just stick to the coffee machine dear. whistle:
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with velcro, sellotape or superglue rubschin:
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Good grief - get a room you two! sick2:
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You not feeling the love BM happy001
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You not feeling the love BM happy001
No. evil:
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You want me to feel it for you? eeek:
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You want me to feel it for you? eeek:
No. evil:
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BM is in a huff whistle:
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BM is in a huff whistle:
I am not! cussing:
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BM is in a huff whistle:
I am not! cussing:
OOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Look at her with her knickers in a twist. razz:
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doh:
This new submarine they've got is 'longer than ten double-decker buses' and the jetty 'longer than two football pitches'...
Bloody twice in one report! Banghead
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Re-tune to Al-Jazeera ........... far better standard of reporting on their English Channel.
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BFBS carries the BBC news....