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Friday Jokes

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:16 am
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by OFSO » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:28 pm » in Crewroom
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To kick off, here's one that had 'em rolling in the aisles (although I admit it was my Kindergarten aisles.)

There were four skunks: daddy skunk,...

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I organised an overseas trip to Florida for some schoolgirls, including skydiving.
Because it is illegal for unmarried women to skydive on Sundays (I...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:16 am
The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Last post by Pinky the pilot « Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:06 am
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by admin » Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:08 am » in Crewroom
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Time to start a new one methinks.

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we'll send Penny Wong

No no no Hydromet! Doing so would amount to a classic example of 'Cruel and Inhuman punishment!' [-X
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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:06 am
We need more

Last post by Pinky the pilot « Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:56 am
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by G-CPTN » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:53 am » in Crewroom
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Folks,

for those who are being required to spend time in self-isolation, this site provides more than a source of information and entertainment - it...

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Wot? No miniature Roll Royce Merlins? :-\
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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:56 am
Roe vs Wade?

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:14 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by EA01 » Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:57 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics

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From the outside looking in.....unborn babies are sacrosanct until such time they become sentinent beings after which they are dispensible because of...

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No method of contraception, except abstinence, is 100%.
And that's certainly been my personal experience.

Even at a rate of 9% ineffectiveness...

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:14 am
Rant of the Day v2.

Last post by OFSO « Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:59 am
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by admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pm » in Crewroom
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This one was getting a bit big too.

Admin/Alison

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Two months to get an appointment with the police to apply for residency (but appointment confirmed). Four months to exchange of contracts on flat. My...
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Last post by OFSO
Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:59 am
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:46 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by Ex-Ascot » Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:47 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Admin, I know that you closed down the Markle bashing thread but we think under current circumstances the situation should be able to be debated here...

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Ginge and Nutmeg have been off to see Oprah again. Probably to winge about their lack of stardom at the Jubilee bash.
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:46 am
Looking for a new home (=country)

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:18 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by boing » Mon Jun 20, 2022 11:43 pm » in Crewroom

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All the factors are coming together that suggest we should move on. Our property is too big and requires more time put into maintenance than I am...

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I don't like to spend too much time on a Greek ship to an island hence my preference for island closer to the mainland.

I noticed a piece about...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:18 am
Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.

Last post by Woody « Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:00 am
Posted in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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by Alisoncc » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:48 pm » in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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I suspect that a significant number of our members are retired from the industry or close, and massive slow-downs will have little impact, but that...

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Well he would say that wouldn’t he :((
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Last post by Woody
Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:00 am
"plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" Afghanistan

Last post by John Hill « Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:44 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by John Hill » Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:53 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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America's erstwhile friends are set for a come-back in Afghanistan.

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There is still plenty to be made by pilfering the billions (yes billions) of Afghan banking reserves and what must be the most unjust part of this is...
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Last post by John Hill
Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:44 am
What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?

Last post by Undried Plum « Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:07 am
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by CityofFlight » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:36 am » in Crewroom
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Often, the day starts with a song in our head or the events will suddenly cue up music that seems the perfect soundtrack. Share yours here.

This...

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If oor ain dear froglet was around, I'm sure he'd know a song about that.

Something like this, perhaps
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Last post by Undried Plum
Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:07 am
Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

Last post by Undried Plum « Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:43 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:20 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Last post by Undried Plum
Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:43 am
The 'Other massacre/Civil war' thread

Last post by Undried Plum « Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:13 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by Undried Plum » Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:46 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics

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'Civil war' must be the greatest of all oxymorons in European languages.

I remember, when working in Western Andalucia in the late 1980s, being...

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There's a somewhat forgotten massacre that I'd like to relate here in some detail. It's not totally forgotten locally within Norway, but outside the...

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Last post by Undried Plum
Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:13 am
SpaceX rocket booster to crash into moon in March, scientist says

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:38 am
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:45 pm » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops

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SpaceX rocket booster to crash into moon in March, scientist says

Experts say a spent SpaceX booster rocket that has been orbiting the Earth for...

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New double crater seen on the moon after mystery rocket impact

The moon has a new double crater after a rocket body collided with its surface on...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:38 am
Something wrong with PMs?

Last post by 4mastacker « Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:53 pm
Posted in Housekeeping Stuff
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon May 20, 2019 10:35 pm » in Housekeeping Stuff

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One for Admin - I received an email from Alison to say there was a PM for me from Wodrick. When I went PMs there was nothing new there.

I composed a...

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OK, no worries.

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Last post by 4mastacker
Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:53 pm
Electric Cars II - Not Silly!

Last post by Undried Plum « Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:33 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:51 pm » in Crewroom
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Hertz to buy up to 65,000 electric cars from Polestar

Swedish electric car maker Polestar is selling up to 65,000 electric vehicles to Hertz...

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Oh! Puhleeze!

A household member, who must never be mentioned, does that stuff twice a week on the shopping run.

The sideways squeeze of the...
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Last post by Undried Plum
Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:33 pm
JFK hit and run

Last post by fin « Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:41 pm
Posted in ATC & Met
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by Woody » Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:30 pm » in ATC & Met

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Surprisingly no one has posted about this, no I’ve not seen the METAR :-o

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According to several sources, an Alitalia plane taxiing at JFK collided with a parked Air France plane, damaging both.

It then flew to Rome, where...

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Last post by fin
Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:41 pm
The SICK Joke Thread

Last post by Woody « Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:28 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by frostbite » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:42 pm » in Crewroom
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Not for the politically correct or sensitive amongst us!

You have been warned.
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Last post by Woody
Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:28 pm
Cricket

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:50 pm
Posted in Sport
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by ian16th » Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:11 pm » in Sport
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I see that England's cast offs did all right for Yorkshire against Zummerst.

Bairstow & Ballance 91 each, Lyth 62.

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Reminds me of the games I played too!
Two or three big boundaries any old how, then the bowler would work out I knew naff about the game and bowl...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:50 pm
SpaceX 1st Astronaut Launch

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:03 pm
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 27, 2020 3:54 am » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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Demo-2 will mark SpaceX's first launch of a Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts — a major moment for NASA's human spaceflight, which has been...

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Too bad they can't drive the Teslas as well as they drive the Falcon 9s.

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:03 pm
The Great Economic Reset

Last post by Undried Plum « Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:15 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by Boac » Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:30 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Last post by Undried Plum
Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:15 pm
WTF is happening in the UK?

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:05 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by AtomKraft » Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:56 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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People I speak to hold normal opinions- but feel unable to express them.
Folk shrug, they don't understand what's happening, but they are sure it's...

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Criminals are not the only users of cash.
Indeed, entire banks now exist solely for money laundering, arguably entire countries (e.g. Nigeria, Cayman...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:05 am
Retrospective on Calibri crash in 2019

Last post by FD2 « Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:02 pm
Posted in Rotary Ops
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:19 pm » in Rotary Ops

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Another loss of control crash in low visibility conditions over water.

In May 2019, two men took off from Tipton Airport (KFME) in Fort Meade,...

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Beg pardon - Cabri - not Calibri which is nearly like a fag lighter but more like a font!

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Last post by FD2
Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:02 pm
Birthdays

Last post by Wodrick « Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:51 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by probes » Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:15 pm » in Crewroom
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Congrats to Pinky! :ymparty:
How do/did you celebrate?

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Missed another, hope it was as desired GG , have a few more.
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Last post by Wodrick
Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:51 pm
Well it happened.

Last post by Boac « Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:12 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by admin » Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:49 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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For many of our UK residents and ex-pats BREXIT is probably one of the most momentous events to have taken place in decades. I suspect there will be...

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According to the 'gospel according to Dom', he was largely responsible for the shambles that is Brexit. and BoJo was/?is? merely a hapless idiot on...
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Last post by Boac
Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:12 pm
Cats - They are cool!

Last post by OFSO « Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:48 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Feb 01, 2022 10:12 pm » in Crewroom
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Both of the nincompoops have made friends with me, having ingratiated themselves, and within a day have taken over, and will not countenance a moment...

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My friend Sharon went into the kitchen to discover Sunstone, aka the devil-possessed cat, had removed a sliced loaf from a cupboard, opened the...
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Last post by OFSO
Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:48 pm

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