Can you believe it?

Discussion in 'The Barracks' started by Peter Clare, Dec 3, 2006.

  1. 4th wilts

    4th wilts Discharged

    when ive had a skinfull of my local cider,sherston scorcher,i sometimes wear bicycle clips round my ankles.yours,lee.
     
  2. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

  3. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

  4. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    "A heraldic lion is a powerful and stately figure with its genitalia intact and I cannot approve an edited image," Vladimir A Sagerlund from the National Archives told Göteborgs-Posten. "The army lacks knowledge about heraldry. Once upon a time coats of arms containing lions without genitalia were given to those who betrayed the Crown," said Sagerlund.


    I've just been looking at Swedish heraldry, the man has a point. It's far from just the badge depicted in the article that displays it's equipment...
    The things people will complain about...
     
  5. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

  6. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

  7. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Peter

    Where there are over-fussy public officials there will always be the odd nutter.

    I am reminded of my younger days when I used to paint in oils as a hobby.

    One of the places I used to frequent was Waterlow Park in North London and I used to go there fairly early in the morning, set up an easel and paint away for a couple of hours. I was aware of the need to have a licence to "erect an easel" in a Public Place and once a year I used to have to trek to County Hall to get the necessary permit.

    Anyway, on one particular occasion I was painting away when I spotted a Park Keeper in the distance brandishing his walking stick at me and shouting "Stop that immediately !".

    I, of course, ignored him and carried on painting.

    When he eventually reached me, he pulled himself up to his portly 5ft 2inches and then the conversation went something like this:

    Park Keeper: "Don't you know you need a licence to paint ?"
    Me: "Actually, you don't need a licence to paint, merely to set up an easel"
    Park Keeper: "Alright, clever-clogs... you still need a licence !"
    Me: "That's quite correct"
    Park Keeper: "So, show me your licence or pack up right now"
    Me: "Will this one do?....it's good for the year"

    Collapse of stout party and a memory I've cherished for years !
     
  8. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Good for you Ron - a deflated puffed up official.
     
  9. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    In his mind, already tried and convicted without ever obtaining any evidence. Good show, Ron.
     
  10. Tom Houlihan

    Tom Houlihan Junior Member

    I have always wondered why the air stewards go round with an air freshner before take off, well you might think that the air is fresher when there is no smoking but you are wrong. The air is changed less frequently thus saving on fuel but increasing the risk of stale air and infections in such a confined space.

    The air is changed automatically. One of my many assignments was to serve as cabin crew on a Marine C9-B aircraft. This bird is the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 in military guise. Yes, I was a flight attendant...

    Anyway, imagine my surprise when I found out that in a plane, the new air moves from the back towards the nose! For years, when it was allowed, I sat in the back so I could smoke. I always assumed that the airflow was such that the passengers up front wouldn't have to deal with my smoke. WRONG!:confused:

    Mines another pint.

    BBC NEWS | England | Manchester | 'Beer goggles' effect explained
    Remember, lads: What oft looks good from afar, is often far from good looking!

    About ties, this is a poor comparison:
    He added bizarrely: "This is in line with places like Marks & Spencer, the police and the armed forces."
    We wear clip on ties so that they can't be used against us in a fight! Do I want to engage in fisticuff with a looped handle around my neck? Moron.

    BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Illinois baby obtains gun permit

    Yes, I know, we'll get the usual drivel about the right to panda arms and all that!
    No drivel here, Mate! A firearms ID card is not even close to a permit! In truth, I don't know what purpose it serves. I got one when I was 'bout 10-12 for my BB gun. As for my pistols, I don't actually have to have a carry permit now, as the law allows police officers to carry concealed off-duty, but I digress. My brother has a friend who graduated from the Massachusetts State Police Academy who wasn't allowed to work because the twits where he lives mis-filed his Firearms ID card application! Now, mind you, this is just a card that says you are carrying a gun. Never mind that this guy is a now a sworn, certified, trained police officer! His home town didn't give him a little piece of useless pasteboard, so he had to drive a desk until he got it! Bureaucracy at its finest!

    An earlier story about it.
    BBC NEWS | England | Manchester | Chair 'danger' for firefighters
    Say, if it'll be cheaper, then can fly my 4-yr old over there! He knows how to use our recliner safely!

    If a burglar attacks you in your home with a knife and you kill him with a gun you will be charged with manslaughter.

    You are only allow to use equivalent force.
    That IS equivalent force! Deadly force is deadly force. If you came at me with a baseball bat, I could justify being in fear for my life, and shoot you. Geez, your laws are more fooked than ours! I didn't think that possible!

    Well, that was fun, in a saddening sort of way. While I'm glad to know we're not the only ones "blessed" with morons like those, it's sad that so many of them are allowed to flourish! Shouldn't we be allowed to cull them for the good of "the herd?" Well, having read 33 pages of this, I think I need to find something slightly more constructive to do! TTFN!
     
  11. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

  12. BulgarianSoldier

    BulgarianSoldier Senior Member

    Whats so bad if you offend them, didn't they offend us too?
     
  13. Owen

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  14. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    There's a local couple who follow the same 'human pet' style... but they're a little more 'sinister' than those two.

    Goth-fame... how odd. :unsure:
     
  15. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    And y'all talk about us Southerners, at least we put our leashes on 4-legged dogs, not the two legged as shown above.
     
  16. 4th wilts

    4th wilts Discharged

    i seen a film with burt reynolds in,they were making the fat bloke squeel like a little pig.cant remember the name now.lee.
     
  17. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    Deliverance

    Ned Beatty was the one who was doing the squealing.
     
  18. 4th wilts

    4th wilts Discharged

    jeff,about 20yrs ago a man was sentenced to gaol for doing you know what to a pig in a slaughterhouse in wessex.he had his back legs down his wellies.lee.
     
  19. BulgarianSoldier

    BulgarianSoldier Senior Member

  20. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Deliverance
    One of the finest soundtracks ever to be attached to a film.
    Eric Weissberg is a much respected man in this house. ;)
     

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