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24th May 2013, 10:16

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Hi Jim how are you? in General Discussion

The perpetrator of the stain is immaterial; it's the abiding memory of the reason for its appearance, even after a deep steam-clean, which is the...

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23rd May 2013, 18:12

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Hi Jim how are you? in General Discussion

Fair enough, but can you ensure they're stain-free, this time, please?

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23rd May 2013, 15:05

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Hi Jim how are you? in General Discussion

What a man wears, in the privacy of his own home, is no concern of anyone else.

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23rd May 2013, 13:19

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread The Afghans are coming. in General Discussion

The Gurkhas, the Australians, the Indians, the French, the Belgians, the Dutch, the Norwegians, the Falkland Islanders et al; of course we should...

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22nd May 2013, 22:46

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Terror incident in London in General Discussion

The heart is protected by the rib cage, so a bullet can easily be deflected into a non-lethal area. This, of course, will bring a demand for bullets...

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22nd May 2013, 17:33

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread The Afghans are coming. in General Discussion

Yes, why don't we just use them, then abandon them to their fate, after all we have a good record of doing that, even with our own forces. Why, if we...

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20th May 2013, 00:48

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread It used to be big but now no one cares? in General Discussion

When they stopped the general public's involvement, it was the end of any reason to watch. At least having a vote gave me some reason to watch each...

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18th May 2013, 16:02

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Nigel Farage and the EU in General Discussion

Does he have any other expression?

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18th May 2013, 15:58

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread mosquito gun cocking toggles in Historic Aviation

There's a very good book, "Duxford to Karachi," written by armourer Fred Roberts, who, for a time, looked after "Grumpy" Unwin's Spitfires. In it, he...

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14th May 2013, 15:05

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Hi everyone - new to Forum with a lovely Spit object I would like to know more about in Historic Aviation

Original spec was Light Admiralty Grey, which is a grey-green, not very far removed from cockpit grey-green (to my eyes, anyway.)

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11th May 2013, 07:05

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Holocaust & extermination of 6 mil jews before Hitler -Coverup/scapegoat? in General Discussion

Last night, the more that I thought of this thread, the angrier I became, but at me for allowing myself to be sucked into treating as acceptable an...

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10th May 2013, 14:39

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Holocaust & extermination of 6 mil jews before Hitler -Coverup/scapegoat? in General Discussion

Dreary, repetitive, boring, and treats the viewer like a moron incapable of reading two or more words strung together. Seldom have I wasted 20+...

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10th May 2013, 11:36

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Ghastly office jargon..... in General Discussion

Language fads are commonplace; thirty years ago "says" was replaced by "goes" (pronounced "guz.") Forty years ago favourable things were "fab," then,...

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10th May 2013, 11:16

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Sky news reporting spitfire incident at East Midlands in Historic Aviation

Ever opened the fridge, and tried to cook the Sunday roast in it? Ever been offered a lift, in a car, and tried to get in on the driver's side?...

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9th May 2013, 08:58

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Ghastly office jargon..... in General Discussion

They're nuts; oh, no, hang on, that's Macadamia, isn't it?

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8th May 2013, 11:50

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Ghastly office jargon..... in General Discussion

I suspect it's another sop to the feminist brigade; references to actresses and comediennes have disappeared from the Radio Times, so that everyone,...

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7th May 2013, 13:50

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Wrong on so many levels in General Discussion

Because, should the unthinkable happen, and a child result, there's every likelihood of mental impairment, and all that entails. I suspect that his...

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3rd May 2013, 13:07

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Ghastly office jargon..... in General Discussion

"Let me say this...." (beloved of politicians); just bloody say it, so that we can get on with the argument.

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2nd May 2013, 12:56

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Ghastly office jargon..... in General Discussion

And nothing continues, any more; it's always "ongoing." When that ceases to be the case, is it "onstopped?"

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1st May 2013, 23:36

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Your best 80s songs in General Discussion

It would seem that I need to explain; prior to the "Fab Four," there were artists who could actually sing, and hit the required note. Slowly, but...

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30th April 2013, 17:27

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Nigel Farage and the EU in General Discussion

Employing my usual cynicism, when anything political is involved, I note that his so-called "Nazi salute" is being delivered with his left hand,...

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29th April 2013, 09:03

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Your best 80s songs in General Discussion

None, since pop music died when the Beatles arrived, and has never been resurrected.

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29th April 2013, 08:57

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread Bomb Blasts at the Boston Marathon in General Discussion

According to a recent report, this pair had always intended to attack New York's Times Square, with four bombs, but found that the car, which they'd...

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26th April 2013, 10:35

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread The Baroness Thatcher thread in General Discussion

Standard ploy, for the disappointed, is to sling dirt, and hope some of it sticks. Doubtless, if the report had said 13.6 million, you'd have...

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25th April 2013, 08:47

Edgar Brooks replied to a thread ‘Useless’ $40,000 British Explosives Detectors! in General Discussion

Perhaps we should sign a treaty with Iraq, so that he can be extradited and tried in their courts; I doubt he'd be able to do it again.

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