shot down the plane. My grasp of the complexities of Middle East politics has always been sketchy at best but I realise I no longer understand this world. Please explain.
(7sis - if you join the thread can you refrain from ranting about left wing hypocrisy and stick to the point please and Berni, not the old "Trump is so brilliant they had no choice" shtick either.)
I think the overwhelming evidence that they shot it down probably had something to do with it, H. Perhaps also a form of de-escalation too. Denying it would be a clear falsehood and would likely rile Big Donald up even more. Admitting it at least demonstrates a shred of integrity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Why are the Iranian people so upset, though?
Cos the farkin thing was packed to the gills with Iranians ya big bean-brained oaf!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
You'll notice that they didn't admit nuffink until they'd cleared away the debris, though. Suggests that in some ways they were more concerned about the embarrassments and possible revelations of a lengthy and protracted investigation by an external agency as they were about admitting fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
What revalations could there be other than 'it was shot down by the exact same missiles that are in Iran's anti-aircraft installations'?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Who knows? Although I do think back to redgunamo asking what might have been on the plane. :sherlock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I think the only sensible, reasonable explanation is, of course, aliens, bQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I'm ruling nothing out, la. We're through the looking glass, here. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
*Aircaft, or aeroplane.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Really? You pop up just for that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Sorry. Busy but didn't wish to let standards drop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I once wrote in an email to a lady 'I appreciate that you're busty'. :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Aww that's rather sweet, actually. Was she?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
and more importantly, pic?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Reasonably so, yes. In fact, it worked quite well for me, as she was very amused by it and I was asking her to be a judge at our awards. We're quite good chums now, but I barely knew her at the time. She's now the chair of judges and delights in reminding me about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Did you ever get to blow your muck across her gargantuan dugs at all?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Have you been possessed by Herb? :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
No. Although I had a nasty moment last October when we were at the awards and she started telling me all about her divorce. She then left early, only to come back a few minutes' later, telling me she had no-one to go home to. I then spent far too much money buying drinks at the Landmark for several hours while she cried on my shoulder. I later poured her into a taxi.
I behaved like a perfect gentleman, but there was a time... but I've learnt that lesson.
Mind you, I'm taking her to lunch next month, so you never know. ;-)
Get stuck up it b. What could possibly go wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:thumbup: Wise words, scQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
God, do you know I was thinking just the other day that I'm starting to notice the old libido slowing? I realised that I can now go an hour at a time without having a sexual thought. I don't know whether to be sad or happy. Maybe I should start injecting monkey glands?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
It's a phase. It will pass. The first hint of spring and the appearance of pretty little things in short skirts will soon have the sap rising again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:thumbup: I speak as a man whose inability to control his knob has resulted in two attempts on my life and, worse, one hideously expensive divorce.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Here's the thing. Why should it be that women are forgiven so much for their hormonal imbalances (PMT, menopause, post-natal depression,etc), but nobody ever makes any allowance for the fact that we're hard-wired to fire our gametes up any compliant female within shouting distance? It's not fair imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
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Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Obviously seeing as it was caught on video and Ganpati had done the calculations , they had no choice but to fess up H ...duh!
:hehe: gg's calculations were ace. I've still no idea what he was hinting at.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbrian
Total double standard B ..i think its why monasteries and convents were invented tbh .Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
You give that lass a good old fashioned sexing up after lunch...its what you were born to do!
I shall definitely give it some serious consideration, bb. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by bbrian
...and then not do it because I'm too much of a wuss/sensible these days.
Been there as well. Have a rather lovely 27 old South African in our office who seems to have taken a shine to me. Christmas Party she showed some rather revealing photos of herself to me. I showed immense restraint and walked away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
1. I'm a good boy
2. She's married to some lunatic Afrikaans fella
:shrug: You're going to bone her. You know it, she knows it, we all know it.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Git r done, p.
Lunatic Afrikaans is surely a tautologyQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
It's a lot of effort, though, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Nah, not worth the riskQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Oh I don't know. How much effort can you expend in 33 seconds?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
If it were just that, then no problem. But it's all the faffing about involved before and afterwards that's such a nawse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
If point no 2 didnt exist you'd be all over her P! Clearly you are a coward :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Its sounds very seasonal and Love Actually like tbh , and it worked out well for everyone there* ...so bone away!
*except the lad with the signs and maybe more that ive forgotten about
:nod: All the secrecy and planning involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:hehe: I note that we are both ruling it out due to the risk/reward imbalance and not on the grounds that we love our wives very much and would never dream of hurting them, etc, etc. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
We're terrible people, p. :-(
:nod: And let's be honest, the hotel bills mount up as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
And then there's the guilt and the self-loathing :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:rubchin: yeah, she might feel like thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C