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Post by TTFT on Nov 28, 2023 14:59:03 GMT 7
FA, what unfortunate initials.
what unfortunate initials.
And another one: . . One day whilst serving in Berlin we were on a work detail and my section commander (Cpl Burns) noticed a tattoo on my forearm which was just the initials A.V.F.C. This was around the same time as Villa winning the old first division, so being a Villa fan back then had a very feel-good factor.
"What does that stand for?" asked Cpl Burns. "Aston Villa Football Club" I replied, beaming with pride. He cut me down in an instant with his retort of "Oh, I thought that it stood for 'A Very Fat Cnut'".
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Post by TTFT on Nov 28, 2023 15:02:38 GMT 7
On a very similar vein, during a Company Commander's room inspection. On seeing an Elvis poster in my bed space, Company Commander said "Oh, I see you like Cliff Richard".
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Post by TTFT on Nov 28, 2023 15:26:41 GMT 7
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Post by chiangmai on Nov 28, 2023 16:38:37 GMT 7
FA, what unfortunate initials.
what unfortunate initials.
And another one: . . One day whilst serving in Berlin we were on a work detail and my section commander (Cpl Burns) noticed a tattoo on my forearm which was just the initials A.V.F.C. This was around the same time as Villa winning the old first division, so being a Villa fan back then had a very feel-good factor.
"What does that stand for?" asked Cpl Burns. "Aston Villa Football Club" I replied, beaming with pride. He cut me down in an instant with his retort of "Oh, I thought that it stood for 'A Very Fat Cnut'".
What a rude uncouth man, Ill bet he was from Lancashire, or even worse still, Knowlsey.
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Post by TTFT on Nov 28, 2023 16:41:13 GMT 7
what unfortunate initials.
And another one: . . One day whilst serving in Berlin we were on a work detail and my section commander (Cpl Burns) noticed a tattoo on my forearm which was just the initials A.V.F.C. This was around the same time as Villa winning the old first division, so being a Villa fan back then had a very feel-good factor.
"What does that stand for?" asked Cpl Burns. "Aston Villa Football Club" I replied, beaming with pride. He cut me down in an instant with his retort of "Oh, I thought that it stood for 'A Very Fat Cnut'".
What a rude uncouth man, Ill bet he was from Lancashire, or even worse still, Knowlsey. Actally, and what made it worse was he was from Oldbury, a town right on the border of Birmingham.
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Post by chiangmai on Nov 28, 2023 16:44:52 GMT 7
This just goes to support my theory that the higher the rank in the army, the bigger the tosser is. My dad was a sergeant on Horse Sands fort in WWII, a concrete gun emplacement in the middle of the English Channel, a safer posting couldn't possibly be wished for. Yet, despite that, he shot himself in the thumb whilst cleaning his rifle, can you imagine. He tried, from a very early age, to turn it into a walt story about how he was shot in action by the Germans but mum knew better of course and would call him out publicly every time he used to try and tell the story....which was a t least weekly at one point. Tosspot.
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Post by TTFT on Nov 28, 2023 16:58:51 GMT 7
This just goes to support my theory that the higher the rank in the army, the bigger the tosser is. Ouch, I rose steadily through the ranks to the grand rank of corporal (full screw), so I must fit somewhere on the 'tosser scale' . . . Still, at least I wasnt a Royal Sergeant Major's freck-witted bratt.
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Post by chiangmai on Nov 28, 2023 17:00:59 GMT 7
Ah well, there are of course always exception to the rule. Grovel grovel
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Post by oldie on Nov 28, 2023 17:22:23 GMT 7
This just goes to support my theory that the higher the rank in the army, the bigger the tosser is. My dad was a sergeant on Horse Sands fort in WWII, a concrete gun emplacement in the middle of the English Channel, a safer posting couldn't possibly be wished for. Yet, despite that, he shot himself in the thumb whilst cleaning his rifle, can you imagine. He tried, from a very early age, to turn it into a walt story about how he was shot in action by the Germans but mum knew better of course and would call him out publicly every time he used to try and tell the story....which was a t least weekly at one point. Tosspot. I have a very close friend in Thailand who fought off and killed a complete Isis unit with his bare hands and was almost decapitated.
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Post by chiangmai on Nov 28, 2023 17:23:29 GMT 7
Was this in Mogadishu per chance or Pattaya?
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Post by oldie on Nov 28, 2023 17:29:26 GMT 7
Was this in Mogadishu per chance or Pattaya? In Chiang Mai actually. That reminds me, are the stitches out yet?
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Post by chiangmai on Nov 28, 2023 17:57:08 GMT 7
Was this in Mogadishu per chance or Pattaya? In Chiang Mai actually. That reminds me, are the stitches out yet? They appear to be self dissolving stitches because no date was set for their removal. There's also a small metal tab that protrudes from the wound which looks a bit like a zipper, I must ask the doc what it's for when I see her next week. Currently I'm trying to get the hormone dosage balance correct, I started at 0.25 mcg, went up to 0.50 followed by 0.75 and will go for blood tests in a few days to check. One of the very unexpected side effects of all of this is that my mood has improved considerably. I'm much more relaxed, calmer and happier for some odd reason, even Mrs CM noticed this and remarked only the other day that I hadn't yelled at her all week and was anything wrong. Studies do show that complete thyroidectomy causes people to slide down the aggression index which I suppose you start to climb without realising it as your hormones get wonky.
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Post by TTFT on Nov 28, 2023 18:39:01 GMT 7
This just goes to support my theory that the higher the rank in the army, the bigger the tosser is. My dad was a sergeant on Horse Sands fort in WWII, a concrete gun emplacement in the middle of the English Channel, a safer posting couldn't possibly be wished for. Yet, despite that, he shot himself in the thumb whilst cleaning his rifle, can you imagine. He tried, from a very early age, to turn it into a walt story about how he was shot in action by the Germans but mum knew better of course and would call him out publicly every time he used to try and tell the story....which was a t least weekly at one point. Tosspot. I have a very close friend in Thailand who fought off and killed a complete Isis unit with his bare hands and was almost decapitated. Whoa, I think that I know this hero. Does he also own the biggest hospital in India?
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Post by oldie on Nov 28, 2023 19:02:57 GMT 7
I have a very close friend in Thailand who fought off and killed a complete Isis unit with his bare hands and was almost decapitated. Whoa, I think that I know this hero. Does he also own the biggest hospital in India? I'm not sure, hang on. Hey CM, do you own one of the biggest hospitals in India?
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Post by chiangmai on Nov 28, 2023 19:33:00 GMT 7
Whoa, I think that I know this hero. Does he also own the biggest hospital in India? I'm not sure, hang on. Hey CM, do you own one of the biggest hospitals in India? I'm not sure, I'll check with my accountant and get back to you. I am holding shares in an Indian company but I thought they were into Biryani takeaways and the like.
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