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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 7th March 2024, 12:06
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Posted By Varley
Pa (RN for the war) was fond of telling us that...

Pa (RN for the war) was fond of telling us that the RAF always had the best nicknames. His favourite was for army types, "Brown jobs". Another I heard from a AAIB presentation "Mechanical palm trees"...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 27th January 2024, 13:28
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Then what use is there for the Daily Express,...

Then what use is there for the Daily Express, E-S? Think of the dispossessed of Fleet Street before taking from them what little they have.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 19th July 2023, 00:44
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Posted By Varley
Was that one, very, very determined thief Makko...

Was that one, very, very determined thief Makko or 60 odd thousand opportunists?

Suggest another protection scheme coupled with a dirigible lightning protector.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 19th July 2023, 00:39
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
No plan survives first contact with the enemy.

No plan survives first contact with the enemy.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 18th July 2023, 15:42
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Posted By Varley
This gives an added dimension to 'copper losses'....

This gives an added dimension to 'copper losses'.

I did have a little to do with an earlier barge at that location. It cannot have been as secure as HM's Home Secretary would have wished. When...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 15th July 2023, 11:36
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Only been up twice. Twice too many.

Only been up twice. Twice too many.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 26th June 2023, 14:14
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
If he is not on bitter at that age then you are a...

If he is not on bitter at that age then you are a failure as a plate-based chip provider.

(I'll not be bidding, I've no chimney that big).
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 25th June 2023, 17:32
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Advise mileage and fuel type. Is child still good...

Advise mileage and fuel type. Is child still good for a couple of years chimney work?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 6th June 2023, 13:01
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Did you also have Russian Impressed Current...

Did you also have Russian Impressed Current Coating Remover?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 9th April 2023, 14:52
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Ah, that's how I got my Scandinavian passport...

Ah, that's how I got my Scandinavian passport "Are you Feenish Daveed".
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 26th March 2023, 13:28
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Much to my guests' annoyance all but the...

Much to my guests' annoyance all but the too-clever-by-half wireless clocks remain on GMT. Proper house time would be GMT less 14 minutes or thereabouts. To be that horologically pedantic would, of...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th January 2023, 16:27
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Many more than Varley's bellies! But without...

Many more than Varley's bellies!

But without some formula for dealing with difficulty of allowing for the wasted space when stacking rounds (pretty much in all three cases!) you will have to do it...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 22nd January 2023, 13:41
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
16. Do you think I am made of underwear?

16. Do you think I am made of underwear?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 2nd January 2023, 13:42
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
You get the 2nd mate working on one of these and...

You get the 2nd mate working on one of these and I'll see if I can find a couple of Decometers.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 17th December 2022, 12:10
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Your anatomy needs a polish - they've nothing to...

Your anatomy needs a polish - they've nothing to do with the humerus!

It's a wonder you didn't blame the gluteus maximus instead of triceps.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 12th December 2022, 16:54
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Now that you are fully up to speed on Island life...

Now that you are fully up to speed on Island life and politics you can answer Rusty's question.

(Don't offer your opinion until you have been off that black muck and the varnish remover for at...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 11th December 2022, 11:52
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
In 1964 the IoMSP fleet was 6 or 7, serving the...

In 1964 the IoMSP fleet was 6 or 7, serving the then Summer bread and butter tourist trade - all steamers then. Wiki gives a good run down. They did not only run to Liverpool and there were also...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th December 2022, 18:10
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Laxative? You want more bullshit?

Laxative? You want more bullshit?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th December 2022, 12:19
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Indeed, Rusty. There is the old rag trade adage. ...

Indeed, Rusty. There is the old rag trade adage.

"Never mind the quality, feel the wit"
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 16th November 2022, 14:11
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Damn-it E-S, you're right. I forgot the comma.

Damn-it E-S, you're right. I forgot the comma.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th November 2022, 11:44
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Ah, All is forgiven. You were not fucking about...

Ah, All is forgiven. You were not fucking about you were about Fucking.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 13th November 2022, 14:20
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
There was a young lady called Coleshill Who...

There was a young lady called Coleshill
Who inadvertently sat on a mole's hill
The resident mole put its head up the hole
Miss Coleshill's all right but the mole's ill

Whilst we remain solvent...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 12th November 2022, 16:34
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Land to the east of Eden. E-S would claim it...

Land to the east of Eden.

E-S would claim it to be this sainted Isle as being east of his boggy bothie-covered Eden. For me, of course, it would be my former domicile now served, at Heysam and...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 22nd September 2022, 13:27
Replies: 1,837
Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
It's over the road from Bugga Hall. You'll be OK...

It's over the road from Bugga Hall. You'll be OK as long as it's not fitted with Crittall windows or flat rooves!
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 18th September 2022, 10:48
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Views: 601,793
Posted By Varley
Robert! (I am making a stab at what magic...

Robert!

(I am making a stab at what magic exclamation you mother would have made to stop you when you were behaving badly!)
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