MikeJD
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That's quite a tale. Seriously nasty behaviour all round. My only disappointment in the story was that Barker didn't use the obvious device to escape his kidnappers.
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First thing I think of relates to micduran's response - but hopefully only because I've been spending too long on this forum! Second thing is freckles, since (at least where I come from) it was a popular childhood nickname for heavily freckled people.
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Ahem... Granted, it's been a while - but there have been some very pretty British aircraft. If you want a slightly more recent example, the (ill fated) TSR2 was a looker, in my opinion.
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I certainly wore ear plugs when I did. I wonder if that was the same aircraft that was used for [url "http://www.oldwings.nl/content/con_air/con_air.htm"Con Air[/url]. Anybody know?
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Wow. That plane is two engines and not a lot else!
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Meh. Flash cars do nothing for me (probably a good thing, considering the state of my vehicle). The look of that one made me think of the invisible Aston Martin Vanquish in Die Another Day
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That's what I was thinking. Served up to the late 60s? Actually into the 1980's they even had some at Ft Bunny for jump school when I was there in the 1970's Jumped a C-123 at the Eloy holiday boogie sometime back in the nineties. I remember thinking what a beast of a plane it was - but then I've never jumped a Herc, so I'm easily impressed.
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Yep - hence it looks wrong to me.
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Still looks wrong to me with a zed, sorry zee, in it. That becuase it IS wrong with a 'zed' in it Thanks. I was waiting for you to chime in and back me up!
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I quite like the French "Pour rien", which has the same sentiment but somehow sounds especially gracious.
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The Parris Island section of Full Metal Jacket is powerful but also very funny (no doubt people will be pitching in with quotes soon). I've never been through anything like that, and would never want to. I don't like to be yelled at.
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Still looks wrong to me with a zed, sorry zee, in it.
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Absolutely right. But I could dig out dozens of posts from the Bonfire where other people are doing exactly that, without getting panned for it.
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Shah - sad to say, kicking your shins has become a bit of a favourite pastime around here. I swear some people open your threads just for that purpose. I might have a dig from time to time, but on the whole I find your posts less offensive than many that have been directed at you!
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Oh, you don't. He contacts you. I know a Peter Venkman. You can get him at 555-2368. But he's more of a spook infestation kind of guy.
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Please tell me you didn't offer to rub it in for her.
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Oh, not knocking your cause at all and I did vote to support it. I hope the outcome helps. I'm just saying that online polls in general are fatally flawed. I'm still crossing my fingers for you that the powers-that-be buy into this one.
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No kidding! Every time I see a request in The Bonfire for people to go and vote for someone's cause (and there are a lot lately), I think what a nonsense any kind of online poll is - whoever wins, it has nothing to do with the merits of the entrant, and everything to do with how big an online community they have access to! Currently 73% in favour of the City Council. It took a looong time for my vote to get a response, though. I think someone's automated voting process might be killing that server!
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So, not content with just ripping you off, they're also insulting your palate!
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Ah, well - I think he introduced it as The Ballad of Flying Fred, or some such title. I only discovered its (apparently) official name from this thread, where I'm sure you'll find much to entertain you. The poem in question is the second post in that thread. Enjoy!
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There's a reason your parents didn't want you to watch those horror films as a kid.
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Grab hold of your risers during opening. As long as you have hold of the risers, you'll be fine.
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Did you know that if you say 'beer can', it sounds exactly like a West Indian saying 'bacon'?
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Frank Costello: How's your mother? Man in Costello's Bar: Oh... I'm afraid she's on her way out. Frank Costello: We all are. Act accordingly. We're no more immortal than those old folks. I do remember just after my father died going to the funeral parlour and leafing through a catalogue of coffins. The whole experience had a strangely surreal feel. The saleswoman - because that's what they are - said, 'Whichever one you choose, you won't be disappointed.' And I remember thinking, well I'd hate to be disappointed at a time like this. Then after his cremation I went with my mother to scatter his ashes, but after we were given the urn we realised we didn't really know how best to do it. The attendant said that some people like to scatter them in the shape of a cross, so we had a go at that - but it was a breezy day and a lot of them just ended up over our shoes. And in spite of the sadness, it was funny.
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Except where paper cuts are involved. Ouchie!