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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2009, 03:15:17 PM »
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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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2009, 03:35:37 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on September 28, 2009, 03:15:17 PM
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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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2009, 03:41:32 PM »
Lots!
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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2009, 04:40:55 PM »
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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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2009, 04:46:23 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on September 28, 2009, 04:40:55 PM

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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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2009, 04:59:14 PM »
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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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2009, 05:08:36 PM »
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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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2009, 03:42:16 AM »
Quote from: Pastis on September 28, 2009, 04:59:14 PM
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.



You're lucky they didn't surrender to you!  lol:
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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2009, 07:42:45 AM »
Being a complete ignoramous I just had to look up what M/V stands for  redface:

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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2009, 07:45:07 AM »
Just stick to the coffee machine dear.  whistle:
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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2009, 07:47:24 AM »
with velcro, sellotape or superglue  rubschin:
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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2009, 07:51:13 AM »
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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2009, 08:20:19 AM »
Good grief - get a room you two!  sick2:
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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
« Reply #28 on: September 29, 2009, 08:28:14 AM »
You not feeling the love BM  happy001
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Re: Sloppy BBC reporting # 86429
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