THE THREAD!!!

[sprior]

About 18 miles away.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Zsssssssss time... [>:][>:][>:]


Leo "Apollo11"

[JWE]

ORIGINAL: sprior
One of the things you quickly learn when you serve in the British miltary is to expect no gratitude for what you do. The brits, both governing and governed hate paying for a large military, always have done. It was only the Coild War that supported the huge military we had from the early 50s to the mid 90s.

Another thing you learn is that you don't get to pick the parts you defend. "I disagree strongly with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Beilieve it or not, my friend, our scope is identical. We're only bigger because our pop and econ base is bigger. Ain't nothin fundamentally different tween you and us; just scale.

"Another thing you learn is that you don't get to pick the parts you defend" is something some of us know, but wish we could slap some 4 stars up side the head and get them righteous and thinking like from the Academy instead of from being political lick spittles.

[ed] ah, that totally sucks. Forget I said anything. I like Languedoc. I love south of France. The wine and food are from another planet.

[DuckofTindalos]

No democratic state is ever grateful to its military.

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Nice scenery [8D][:)]

The mountains or...? By the way, neither my wife or daughter are in these pics, I know what a bunch of pervs hang out on this board.

I was about to say "nice foreground" but you have already figured me out!

[Nikademus]

Apparantly the dictatorship governments ended up not being too happy with their militaries too. (in the end)

[JWE]

Nobody seems to like the military much. They always get it "in the end".

{ed} I'll leave it there for now. Ciao. John

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: JWE

Nobody seems to like the military much. They always get it "in the end".

{ed} I'll leave it there for now. Ciao. John

And yet, somehow, we want them to do everything with nothing.

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

No democratic state is ever grateful to its military.

not true! i used to have women from massachusetts tell me how grateful they were of my service all the time!

(i'll be here all the week...try the veal...it's good)

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Terminus

No democratic state is ever grateful to its military.

not true! i used to have women from massachusetts tell me how grateful they were of my service all the time!

(i'll be here all the week...try the veal...it's good)

In that case, here's another one (originally from Massachusetts):

[JWE]

Just saw Topkapi on TV. Melina Mercouri, Max Schell, Peter Ustinov ... they darn near got away with it ... but as Melina says, there's this secret staircase into the Kremlin where they keep the Romanov jewels.

They just don't make movies like they used to.

[BrucePowers]

Tithe[:)]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Considering the state of the British military, you'll probably end up on the frontlines of this one, Dixie...[:'(]

Yep. And Mrs Miggin's Pie Shop will be the safest place in London when we get called in [:D]

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: Terminus

It's just the Paris riots again.

With the added advantage(?) that I can understand them on the TV when they vainly try to justify their actions. There's already the usual demands for the military to be called in from some sections. I'm assuming they're not meaning the RAF techies either...

Watercannons and good old fashioned beatings I say. If you're running around London (or Liverpool/Bristol/Manchester) wearing a facemask with the contents of Dixons or PC World under your arm you're deserving of a good kicking. And why, for the love of everything, do they deem it acceptable to throw bricks at the fire service (and probably ambulances)? Perhaps we can reopen HM Prison Van Diemen's Land again.

Considering the state of the British military, you'll probably end up on the frontlines of this one, Dixie...[:'(]

I am already picturing Martin wilding his wrench and standing in the frontline of the anti-riot control unit! [:D]


Leo "Apollo11"

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Considering the state of the British military, you'll probably end up on the frontlines of this one, Dixie...[:'(]

Yep. And Mrs Miggin's Pie Shop will be the safest place in London when we get called in [:D]

Just stay away from the huge suspicious-looking sausage.

[USSAmerica]

Good morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[USSAmerica]

Wow, sorry to hear of the troubles in Britain.  I've been blissfully unaware of the rest of the world for a week.  Almost time to pack and return to reality.  Flight leaves at 1400.  [:(]

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Sea horse? [:D]

It must be a seahorse: Spooked animal throws off rider and swims half a mile out into the Channel

By Daily Mail UK


A horse had to be rescued by lifeboat crews after swimming more than half-a-mile out at sea.

The spooked animal threw off his female rider while going for a walk along the beach at Sandwich, in Kent.

It then ran into the sea and was chased by his owner who eventually had to give up because he kept swimming further out into the English Channel.


Out at sea: The horse, named Shallimah, swam half a mile out to see in the English Channel from Sandwich, Kent:




But after going for its almighty swim, the horse named Shallimah was rescued by Walmer Inshore Lifeboat volunteers.

Walmer lifeboat helmsman Andrew Howland said: ‘This was one of the most unusual and most satisfying rescues I've carried out whilst a lifeboat crew member.

‘Leading a horse to water is one thing but persuading it to come out again is a completely different issue.’


Rescued: Shallimah was taken back to shore by lifeboat crews after he got spooked and started swimming away:




Shallimah's owner had called 999 and reported she and her horse had got into trouble and needed help from the RLNI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)

When the lifeboat reached distressed Shallimah, he was starting to tire so the crew attached a line to his bridle and coaxed it back to shore and was reunited with his owner.

Robert Smith, 23, of Canterbury, who witnessed the drama, said: ‘It was very dramatic but thankfully everyone is fine now.

‘It could have been so much worse. The horse was obviously a bit scared but he looked a lot better when he got out of the water.

‘The owner looked a bit cold after chasing him out to sea. The horse did have a bit of a long face after it all.’

Leo "Apollo11"

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

[:D]

BTW, my first parakeet was master of aerobatics... he used to pull down the string from the curtain (my apartment is 3.5 meter = 11.5 feet high) at the ceiling and swing and doing aerobatics for hours... [:)]

Meet Dolly the high-wire hamster... who hauls herself back onto the tightrope when she takes a tumble

By Daily Mail UK


A high-wire hamster who loves to show off her circus skills almost came a cropper when she slipped off a tightrope in the middle of a routine.

Dolly's delightful trick could have ended in trauma as the cute critter misplaced a paw. But, teetering on the edge, she managed to haul herself up to finish off her routine.

Luckily she was only inches from the ground, and would not have suffered injury had she taken a tumble.


Acrobatic: Dolly the adorable hamster loves to perform the tightrope in front of an audience, said her owner Mirko Waltermann:




These adorable photographs were taken by keen photographer Mirko Waltermann, 37, at his home in Hamm, Germany.

He said: 'Dolly is very curious and funny - she likes to play and hang on the rope for a couple of minutes or so at a time before having a break and starting all over again.

She really enjoys performing for us and I'm pretty sure she is showing off. She likes to be the centre of attention.

'My daughter Lara has had her for three years now and she doesn't seem to be slowing down, if anything it is harder to get her off it.

'As much as she loves it though I think her favourite trick is to hide somewhere so all the family has to search for her.'


Twist and turn: Dolly, who had slipped off her tightrope, hauls herself back onto the rope so she can finish off her routine:




Aftermath: Dolly relaxes after performance, maybe pondering starting a game of hide and seek, her second favourite past-time:

Leo "Apollo11"