Reality of Britains Military Strength - Page 2

Archer · 01-29-2007, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Parihaka

Only a little.

Mind you, when Aus posted 344 against us I thought our goose was cooked as well, but damn me if the boys didn't get within eight of it!

England seems to have given up on cricket- if one goes by their record against the Kangaroos in the ashes, and is only concerned with football (for the americans here, soccer!)..

Archer · 01-29-2007, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Parihaka

They invented Netball, Rugby and had a hand in Soccer too Ray, and they're crap at them as well

I dunno mate... watched a show called footballers wives, if a millionth of what the players do is correct, all i can say is that they have their priorities straight!

..as the italians said-"we ruled the western world, then became wise, now we stick to fast cars and loose women"

tankie · 01-29-2007, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Parihaka

They invented Netball, Rugby and had a hand in Soccer too Ray, and they're crap at them as well

Ah yes , football ,as we the tiny island britishers call it ? we have just exported one of our top players (in name only ) David Beckham to USA ( after we sold him to Real Madrid , he only gets paid a $100.000.000 a week , and Pari , yes your right, HE is crap , just imagine if we had some good ones to sell, whooo hooo ?

Other inventions include the TANK, TV ,RADAR,SONAR ,STEEL HULLED SHIPS , RAILWAYS ,STEAM ENGINES, (SNOOKER , invented in India by British Officers when they were there as a punishment posting

),

HARRIER JUMP JET , THE JET ENGINE ,PNEUMATIC TYRE , BICYCLES , MOTOR BIKES, SPITFIRES , LONDON PRIDE BEER , ok, thats crap as well ,etc etc

braindead · 01-29-2007, 10:02 AM

but Tankie - was Beckham not exported from Spain? not that it makes him better or worse....

tankie · 01-29-2007, 10:04 AM

Absolutely correct ,( i must edit my former post ), Real Madrid ? however he is a home grown UK boy.

And I hope the yanks keep him there .

T_igger_cs_30 · 01-29-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by AchtungSpitFire

Its a little island off north wester europe. Who cares what they do, they're completely irrelevant outside US/UN led operations.

Little maybe,irrelevant to you,perhaps......but your administrations did not think so, seems we were a little more important than you may think.

tankie · 01-29-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by T_igger_cs_30

Little maybe,irrelevant to you,perhaps......but your administrations did not think so, seems we were a little more important than you may think.

Thats it though isnt it cs 30 , people who post like he has ,DONT think .

**Parihaka** · 01-29-2007, 14:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tankie

Ah yes , football ,as we the tiny island britishers call it ? we have just exported one of our top players (in name only ) David Beckham to USA ( after we sold him to Real Madrid , he only gets paid a $100.000.000 a week , and Pari , yes your right, HE is crap , just imagine if we had some good ones to sell, whooo hooo ?

Other inventions include the TANK, TV ,RADAR,SONAR ,STEEL HULLED SHIPS , RAILWAYS ,STEAM ENGINES, (SNOOKER , invented in India by British Officers when they were there as a punishment posting

),

HARRIER JUMP JET , THE JET ENGINE ,PNEUMATIC TYRE , BICYCLES , MOTOR BIKES, SPITFIRES , LONDON PRIDE BEER , ok, thats crap as well ,etc etc

You forgot Posh Spice, sorry, Beckham.

And if you think I'm going to forgive you for the Spice Girls or Coronation Street, you've got another thing coming.

I will allow Ian Fleming an honourable mention though.

tankie · 01-29-2007, 14:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Parihaka

You forgot Posh Spice, sorry, Beckham.

Everyones forgot her

And if you think I'm going to forgive you for the Spice Girls or Coronation Street, you've got another thing coming.

All i can do is appologise and try to get you eastenders and dummerdale instead

I will allow Ian Fleming an honourable mention though.

Ah yes the man who discovered penicillin , and cured many a soldiers nightmares

didnt his brother Alexander write books about 007?

**Parihaka** · 01-29-2007, 14:41 PM

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All i can do is appologise and try to get you eastenders and dummerdale instead

Already got em and all I can say is that if we had an airforce and I was in charge we'd already have bombed the BBC for cruel and unusual punishment

tankie · 01-29-2007, 14:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Parihaka

Already got em and all I can say is that if we had an airforce and I was in charge we'd already have bombed the BBC for cruel and unusual punishment

Aint that the truth , and we have to pay a licence fee for it as well ,do you ?

**Parihaka** · 01-29-2007, 15:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tankie

Aint that the truth , and we have to pay a licence fee for it as well ,do you ?

We have what we call "New Zealand on air". Two of the channels (TVNZ) are owned by the state, but are required to turn a profit, which is returned to the govt. The govt. then gives TVNZ about $80m which they are supposed to make NZ based programmes that reflect 'who we are' blah blah. In reality they count the news as locally made content and spend the rest on piss-ups abroad.
It's a useful way of keeping gay men called nigel out of everyones hair.

pdf27 · 01-29-2007, 15:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Parihaka

Already got em and all I can say is that if we had an airforce and I was in charge we'd already have bombed the BBC for cruel and unusual punishment

Is it any mitigation to point out that we invented the Egg Banjo?

Archer · 01-29-2007, 20:41 PM

Anyone like Yes Minister, or Yes Prime Minister?

PG Wodehouse fans anyone?

My fave books were the Mike series- Mike at Wrykyn, Mike and PSmith, etc etc. And then the PSmith ones.

Theres another bunch on Billy Bunter and the William series (Richmal Compton?)

And of all things, Biggles!

Ex MIB · 01-30-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AchtungSpitFire

Its a little island off north wester europe. Who cares what they do, they're completely irrelevant outside US/UN led operations.

Ho, ho, is that so.

I'm not saying that the US couldn't go it alone, but you would miss us if we wern't there along side you.

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braindead Lost in Translation *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-30-06 Location: estonia Posts: 1,389 Country:	but Tankie - was Beckham not exported from Spain? not that it makes him better or worse.... __________________ If i only were so smart yesterday as my wife is today

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tankie tankie *Military Professional* Join Date: 11-22-06 Location: u/k Posts: 2,211 Country:	Absolutely correct ,( i must edit my former post ), Real Madrid ? however he is a home grown UK boy. And I hope the yanks keep him there . Last edited by tankie : 01-29-2007 at 10:08 AM.

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