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Since 3RTR (catchment area devon/dorset/somerset) amalgamated with the 2RTR(london/kent/surry/essex) my inbuilt tranlsator from english to canadian has been off kilter cause now it has to deal with cockney rhyming slang!  not good...going down the frog t get on the mario's and go for a cabbie...

Wowsers daftandbarmy, i had no idea that the CDN's get the lock tother camping KFS! i suguesst nicking a silver table spoon from the Officers Mess and using that for your rats, the contents are still s***, but it tastes much better on a silver spoon!

I too have my fathers Russell knife from the early '60s on a plinth on my desk.  When i was teaching at ATR(W) I tried a variety of knives (sykes-fairbairn (also my pop's 41CDO), gerber, issue machette, and some of the "respected" survival knives) I recomend getting a hold of a kukri, heavy...

Nope no adgenda Gap, I've spent the last 20 years over hear listening to the British Politiburo and forming my own opinion...so it's once bitten ect ect...

Call me Mr. Cynical...is this the same Sarah Palin that wants to exploit the oil fields in the manner of the Oil giants under the polar ice cap to the detriment to the wild life and the indigenous population?  Or have i read this wrong, and this is the same person whos' family have had a gagging...

With an 8Gb card in my BB Bold, man, i listen to everything! From The three tennors "La Triviata", Jimmy Buffet "margaritiaville" to Metallica "St. Anger" and i got loads more room left!

Coolest RC toy?  Has to be a Sqn of tanks, i move the Sqn cursor on the map, and magically they move!

YAY!! think about it, you could tell her about the secrets of the $2000 spanner, or the secrets of torque tightening track links or the secrets of the "paperless" office!!...if you thought about it, you could keep it going for years

Greetings, PLEASE PLEASE do not jump on and off wagons of any sort, 19 years ago i wish that some SNCO would've slapped me upside the head and pointed this out!!! CLIMB the handrails are there for a reason!!! stiffness of the knee brought on by sitting in one position, arthritis left ankle...

Wowsers Tru, i am flabbergasted, the last time i done a bleep test was in Belfast '97, and my 3rd lung was firmy deployed during the duration!! However the following links should be of some help.  I apologise in advance if they don't work! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-stage_fitness_test...

To quote a Zaphodism...one sandwich short of a picnic

Top Gear...if you want to wet your undercrackers whilst watching...then a resounding YES Jeremy Clarkson...a bully who has gotten too big for his britches, however James May...the thinking comic, the man is ball-bustingly funny! scroll down to his dismissal from autocar mag...

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All i gotta say is ...http://badvista.fsf.org/  My Pops worked for a PC Shop, and one of the things he told me about vista was, if you delete Vista and install another OS, then decide to re-install Vista, you got to pay for it again, a once only serial/unlock number.  To this day i am convinced...