So, this 'British' (?) bloke who initially claims to have hidden under a table and then got up at

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

the end to offer his tie to bind up Tommy Terrorist has now remembered that, actually, he piled right in there with the septics after all.

Mind you, you've got to admire the speed with which the frogs can dole out medals; Arras had them decorated literally within minutes, and the paperwork required to issue the UK equivalent of a Legion d'Honneur under such circumstances would undoubtedly take decades.

[Berni]

The Frogs love a gong, though, don't they? Everyone who's ever cleared the roads of snow in a commune has some ribbon or other. It's a pretty devalued currency.

[Dutch Gooner]

not the terrorist but the British bloke that ''piled in''...

[Ashberto]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I had a particularly fine omelette in the square once. The rather snooty waiter developed a gleam in his eye when I ordered my omelette au jambon et fromage baveuse, and undoubtedly reported to chef that a sale anglais out front needed the **** scared out of him, for what was presented was less an omelette than vaguely warmed eggs.

Perfect.

[Luis Anaconda]

Surely part of the job description

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Victor, maitre d' at l'Artemise on the Chemin des Boeufs in Uzes, is a 6' 3" rugby-playing mountain of gorgeousness whose wife, Peggy, harbours a long-standing ambition to drill him in the arse with un gode-ceinture. Victor, sadly, has a weakness for the local vin ordinaire and often passes out at the end of a long evening of revelling. A-feared that she will one day take advantage of his temporary incapacity, Victor carries the haunted air of a man who really ought to choose between the bottle and an intact ringpiece.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Hmm...

[Berni]

we'd win the league. Gosh, that was a while ago, wasn't it? :-(

[Brentwood]

Could have been a different story otherwise

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Messy business I am sure you will agree.

Though yes, in general, current affairs, not for me.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

These things happen. C'est la vie. :shrug:

[Brentwood]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

It was two ****ty aeroplanes.

[Classic Jorge]

Never underestimate the british talent for understatement

[Berni]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

'to go in'.

'He went in flat', would be the construction, I should say.

Mind you, I'm out of the loop in these matters, as it were.

[Berni]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Loop the loop.

Oh yes.

[Berni]

By any standard you care to name, that has to be a bit of a misjudgement.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03415/crash-Shoreham-Air_3415985b.jpg

[Rich]

from the pilot? I should imagine that his underpants required replacing after this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNf6JL2yaU8

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Having to reach upwards to engage in les trois petit bisous is an odd feeling when one is over 6' tall; one becomes used to kissing down, as it were. And, between you and I, his stubble is so very macho, one is forced into contemplations of the real meaning of sexuality. These thoughts are unsettling at the beginning of a 7 course tasting menu.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Before each figure in the sequence one checks one's 'gate'. One knows that to commence the figure one requires x height and x speed. Should the height be a little low, of the speed a little low, one should bin the figure, fly straight, regain the required energy, and then go.

Of course, what one often does when the deficit is quite small is say to oneself, 'f**k it, that'll be fine.' And, of course, generally one is.

Generally.

Obviously we don't yet know if there was a mechanical failure which may have had some effect.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

he's going faster, so he generally needs more sky - but he also has a great deal of excess thrust to call upon in an emergency to help out if things go a bit pear shaped.

[Rich]

I understand that RAF fast jet pilots are among the world's most highly regarded. Perhaps he just judged his margins to perfection.

He got so close to bellyflopping that it actually scorched the ground with the engines.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

That's not true.

[Brentwood]

http://www.primalsecurity.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/geek.jpg

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

everything.