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Originally Posted by BobClay (Post 20117)

That old … old question, much beloved of philosophers …. "Who ? Where ? What ? and Why ?" :big_tongue:

(Sometimes shortened in this day of text to "WTF") :p

Indeed, but we ask ourselves, "How?":confused:

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Originally Posted by BobClay (Post 20103)

I think to relieve the tension of a 37 post thread to find a missing piccy I'll go down to the bookshop and when they're not looking, rip out the last four pages of all the Agatha Christie books. :egg:

:big_tongue:

Would anyone notice? If you have read one...

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Originally Posted by Farmer John (Post 20121)

Would anyone notice? If you have read one...

On one ship we got a box of Walport movies which had a "Bridge to Far", 5 reels of it. Good old Lecky showed reels 1, 2, 4, 3, 5; and no one knew the difference. Tennants was a factor.

A Russian ship requested to borrow a movie from us in Madras once. We lent them 'Get Carter' and a few of us went across to interpret the story to those who couldn't speak English. Anybody who has ever drank with Russians will know the result. :p
I'm sure they showed the reels in wrong order but with all the sex and violence (Carter got killed in the second reel the way they showed it) they were completely happy. (Apparently it made a change from their films 'Ivans Wondrous Day in the Tractor Factory.' :D )

There was no mercy with the drinking … self destruct in 10 minutes or you're a pansy. I had a 2 day hangover after that.

My daughter is an arachnologist, when she attends international conferences they always have a Russian night, the consequences are awful. All bring some obscure drink or food and it is wassail all in the great hall till rosy dawn fingers the gas-works.

It's unfair to the spider. Just imagine the state it would be in having bit one of the delegates, it would be tipsy for the best part of a week.

If we have trouble standing on two legs after a good session, just imagine how difficult it would be for a drunken spider.

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Originally Posted by Varley (Post 20036)

What about EBAY. Most of what you need is available to reassemble without the need to recreate. A bit strange to have a Citizen slave running from a Seko master that won't go backwards and so far only one end of a telegraph (with no standby or FWE marked). I did idly look for a Hokushin data logger and am still looking for a Marconi Seaguard. My black museum could probably provide most of a thyripart excitation system.

I am sure between us we could probably do most of the outfit leaving the only problem a hull and perhaps the main engine (sorry could only help there with MIG can't do the real thing).

GOOD OL EBAY.

Just moved into a sheltered unfunished flat did not have much so bought a lot of flat pack off Ebay ,
Putting together last two weeks , getting good at it now .

Mybe i should hire myself out to put other peoples flatpacks for a small fee
to top up my pension .

TRUTH :- first thing i put together was a nice computer desk , i only went and put
two dowels in the wrong holes [ swearing bugger ] job to get out . ha.ha

TONY