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Lynn, you continually amaze me with your knowledge of the web, what do you do in your spare time?
Just Jon, a new TV series about a judge? Swahili is a language used in the Indian sub-continent I believe, but AM does speak fluent Cockerney you know.
Bg, were you up all night counting? Such dedication.
>>By camban (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 11:35)
I hereby claim page 202 as sovereign F Troop territory, break out the flags men.
>>By camban (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 11:37)
For the Swahili question, for heaven sakes guys, where do you think "Hakuna matata" comes from !!!
Check out this site :
http://www.glcom.com/hassan/swahili_history.html
>>By borisette (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 12:27)
I have nothing but spare time Cam, it's pathetic really
Re: Swahili... AM is known for his 'jokes' in serious interviews so I was just wondering ;o)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 12:39)
Hey all fellow F-troopers,
In today's Daily Mirror, and also reported on Sky News, the story of a S.A.S Coporal, who has been put forward for a VC, for his immense bravery .. While out on patrol with men from the ASASR, one of the ASASR soldiers was hit, under heavy fire he treated the soldier, then returned fire, taking out 36 of the enemy, then carried the wounded soldier 3 miles on his back to saftey... The Victoria Cross was ment to be given for valour beyond the call of duty..they said in the paper he may not get the VC even though his commading officer put him forward for it. This brave soldier showed valour beyond the call of duty imagine to walk three miles with a fellow wounded brave warrior on your back.. he not only deserves a VC But also the thanks of a very proud nation, that we have such brave hero's as this protecting us. We dont give our soldiers and airmen and sailors the same recognition they would have in america, you only have to watch american news to see how they honour their heroes, and we cant even give them a decent pension or we wont let them even stay here like in the case of that Ghurka.... Its about time we honoured our brave warriors, they give their lives so we gentle folk can live in peace and its about time we all thanked them for what they do...
the americans do so why cant we..........
>>By briwriter (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 15:14)
Hi has anyone started to read Stirling's men?...I saw the book in waterstones on monday and i'm going to get it today, looks a great read, that and michael ashers book on getting rommel...
I watched sas missions last night on tv it was very interesting as it went on to talk about the desert missions in GW1, thats why i want to read stirlings men, which was about how they where formed in the desert all those years ago, and the fact my late father best mate was one of Stirlings men and fought in ww2 with the regiment, but he never talked about it even though as a boy filled with comics like battle and warlord and dreams of being a soldier he never would tell me lol...
On a book subject apart from Andy Mcnabs new novel does anyone know of any great books coming out, as winter is coming...
No ultimate force till october on dvd, but why are they bringing series 3 out a week later on dvd surely this is wrong...
Whatelse oh yeah i saw a great Mod for UT 2004 its a game where its sas based, looks great. Though there is a new game coming out reportedly in OCtober..
ok bye guys have a great day F-Troop...
>>By briwriter (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 15:33)
A little late, been kinda busy.
geo, Dubya refers to the “W” in George W. Bush. It’s what some call him here in Texas.
It does seem to me that policy wise the Brits are quicker to deploy their SF than the US. I don’t think there is a good way to say it, but also that some losses are more acceptable, maybe more along the “stiff upper lip” or the “Who Dares Wins” thing in action.
>>By BadTime (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 16:39)
"We dont give our soldiers and airmen and sailors the same recognition they would have in america, you only have to watch american news to see how they honour their heroes, and we cant even give them a decent pension or we wont let them even stay here like in the case of that Ghurka.... Its about time we honoured our brave warriors, they give their lives so we gentle folk can live in peace and its about time we all thanked them for what they do..."
Tis true. I went to the navy recruiting office a few weeks back to see about joining the marines, when he told me how much I would get payed on entry, as a royal marine commando, I was quite surprised. Just a little over £200 a week that although he did tell me it can rise to double that. It didn't put me off at all but to think that my mum, who works in an office, would earn more than me made me realise what those fire fighters where on about.
>>By Mickalos (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 17:27)
briwriter, see the book reviews in database at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMFTroop
be interesting to know what you think of those you mention and you can find new ones.
>>By camban (Thursday, 9 Sep 2004 17:38)
Mikalos, the pay isn't too bad since we are subsidised, with food and accomadation. but we would like to not pay taxes when on operations like a few of the coalition countrys do, and also get a extra bit of money like ever other country does when on operations.
But for the firefighters they are just a bunch of wankers, they work six months a year and get paid a lot more than we do, so they just need to shut up and stop complaining like the bunch of faggots that they are.
>>By Nemesis2842004 (Friday, 10 Sep 2004 13:27)
I just checked out the site Lynn mentioned a few posts ago - Spelling Police.
This is what I wrote to the guys at this site (to report in sites that have spelling errors) :
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To: Spelling Police
From: Amanda Hugankiss
How ironic it is that a site I "have" to report to you, is in fact a site that you at Spelling Police use an information source of "fighting the spelling errors on the web" ....
Word in question:
How ironic it is that a site I "have" to report to you, is in fact a site that you at Spelling Police use an educational authority in "fighting the spelling errors on the web" ....
Word in question:
(When Sarah Jones explains about spelling differences between American vs British English):
Base word: to learn
(and here comes the funny thing):
American: to leareded
Hehe.... Although it is "just" a "slip of the tongue" spelling error, I found it too damn funny to let it slip past you guys.
Hmm... so now you have to book your own affiliated site, huh?
PS: I'm noting to myself that YOU (*gasp* Yes, Spelling Police themselves!) don't use capitalized letters on this very page.
I guess you have to report yourself to.... yourself. How does that work?
>>By ortlieb (Saturday, 11 Sep 2004 16:10)
This is from April this year, can't remember it's been posted and thought it was interesting. Aussie SAS cover story:
http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/
cover_stories/transcript_1536.asp
snippit:
ROSS COULTHART: Operation Anaconda continued. But on day two, fog in the Shah-i-Kot valley meant the Predator surveillance drones were often useless. That meant an SAS observation team was to play a crucial role in saving a platoon of US Rangers. The Rangers had tried to rescue an American Navy Special Forces soldier who'd fallen from a helicopter. But then their own helicopter was shot down. Dozens of Rangers were now trapped and under fierce attack. From a nearby mountaintop the SAS team reported a looming disaster to the coalition command tent. What was the feeling in the tent?
LT COL ROWAN TINK: I would describe it as despair, concern, because clearly these men were way behind enemy lines. They were isolated on the top of the mountain. Clearly they had been engaged by some heavy machine guns and, at that particular stage, we were unsure how long they'd be able to survive. We knew they had dead and wounded there.
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 11 Sep 2004 22:04)
Briwriter - different culture, that's why we don't recognise our medal contentions the same way as the Americans do. I don't think it'd feel right to get the same kind of recognition Down Under, plus it'd f#*k your career in the SF world.
take care, speak soon
>>By Paul R (Monday, 13 Sep 2004 14:15)
p.s. Briwriter, flork me if that answer makes no sense and I'll try to explain it a little better.
>>By Paul R (Monday, 13 Sep 2004 14:20)
<drip><drip><drip><drip>
Better call Handy Andy.
This ship sprung a leak...
>>By bikergirl (Tuesday, 14 Sep 2004 15:35)
Bikergirl?!?
No leak -- only rough sailing on choppy waters! We've weathered far worse storms! Why have you abandoned ship? :o(
>>By am-i-binned (Tuesday, 14 Sep 2004 16:54)
What's with all the nautical references? I leave for a bit to get a life and everybody goes Navy on me?
Hi all! Hope all of you had a wonderful summer!
>>By Dare (Wednesday, 15 Sep 2004 03:30)
Remember this one ??
"THE LOVE BOAT " !!
How about a game of shuffle board on the Lido deck ? A stroll in the moonlight ?
Isaac's nummber one cocktail ? Dancing with Doc or Captain Stubbing ? Men in a Tux, woman dressed to .. well .. you know .. ;-)
The love boat soon we will be making another run .. the loveboat ...... there is something for everyone, come abouard for adventure , you're mind set on a new romance ... the loveboat ..
I admit, I miss them .. *sigh* Cam? Save me a dance ?
>>By Ninjawoman (Wednesday, 15 Sep 2004 21:47)
That's not exactly the nautical stuff I was thinking of, NW! ;)
I was thinking more along military or at least piratical lines! LOL
>>By Dare (Thursday, 16 Sep 2004 06:04)
LONDON (Reuters) - The government says al Qaeda targeted parliament and has called for an urgent security shake-up after two embarrassing breaches in 24 hours.
(..)
Eight hunting protesters made a laughing stock of security with their stunt on Wednesday. One revealed the plan had been "put together, literally on the back of an envelope, 24 hours before".
(..)
Dressed as builders, they even pretended they were the camp pop group Village People singing "YMCA" on the way to parliament. "That is how stupid we looked," he said.
They were eventually wrestled to the ground by the quaintly-dressed ceremonial guards in a farcical scene that caused bemusement around the world.
"Men in tights with swords? Come on," sneered former SAS member Andy McNab.
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?
type=topNews&storyID=585392§ion=news
>>By Lynn (Friday, 17 Sep 2004 23:57)
And speaking of hunting protesters..
Cameras in the trees will spy on hunts
Filed: 12/09/2004)
Police are planning to use spy cameras in the countryside to enforce a ban on fox hunting.
(...)
In another act of opposition, The Sunday Telegraph has learned that hundreds of farmers are to refuse to allow the Armed Forces to carry out military manoeuvres on their land if the Government succeeds in passing its Bill to outlaw hunting.
The decision by landowners in Wales and parts of England to implement a permanent ban will place tens of thousand of acres out of bounds to the military and paralyse Ministry of Defence plans for forthcoming exercises.
(...)
The MoD has long been reliant on the unpaid co-operation of farmers in allowing the Armed Forces to use their land for large-scale manoeuvres.
Ken Jones, the master of the Irfon and Towy Hunt and the chairman of the Federation of Welsh Packs, said that dozens of farmers in mid-Wales would no longer give the MoD permission for troop exercises.
Mr Jones, who owns an 800-acre sheep and cattle farm near Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys, said: "All co-operation with the military will be stopped immediately and for good. The Army and the SAS use our land for large exercises two or three times a year, but not any more they won't.
"There is a big exercise set for November with units from all different parts of the world taking part but that will probably have to be cancelled now.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
xml=/news/2004/09/12/nhunt12.xml
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 18 Sep 2004 00:02)
And more about the security scandal:
ANDY McNAB INTERVIEW
by TOM NEWTON DUNN
SAS hero Andy McNab last night warned that The Sun’s Commons security scandal could have been a massacre.
The ex-special forces expert estimated if the “bomb” carried by reporter Anthony France had been real it could have killed up to 100 people and maimed dozens more.
McNab, author of Bravo Two Zero and a string of other best sellers, told The Sun: “Getting someone that close to the heart of Government with a suspect device totally beggars belief. The system has completely failed our leaders,”
“A 3in square package could contain up to a pound of high explosive, such as Semtex.”
McNab called for a complete shake-up of Commons security, starting with the “antiquated” vetting procedure.
He said: “The Sun has proved how lax that is. The control over which people come into contact with our Government is really Mickey Mouse.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/
0,,2-2004431717,,00.html
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 18 Sep 2004 00:09)
“A 3in square package could contain up to a pound of high explosive, such as Semtex.”
Hmm...A cube of lead with 3-inch sides would weigh something like 1.2 pounds...Is Semtex really that heavy?
I'm not asking to be a smart-ass, I really don't know. Hopefully one of our military dudes will have the answer.
Also, I wasn't gonna return to this board due to my own short temper, but then I realized I enjoy all of you and have actually learned a thing or two when I listen rather than look for reasons to disagree, so I'm back...Thanks for putting up with me.
>>By Just Jon (Saturday, 18 Sep 2004 01:59)
Thank God! I realized my mistake before someone else did. My math was a bit off there.
McNab's comment still doesn't make sense, however.
>>By Just Jon (Saturday, 18 Sep 2004 10:48)
Welcome aboard sir and do enjoy your stay.
There will be karaoke in The Grande Café as soon as we set sail.
Hope to see you there !
Your purser
NW
>>By Ninjawoman (Saturday, 18 Sep 2004 21:17)
Ahoy, All... (*big nudge/wink to Ninj & Dare*)
About two weeks ago I had a brainwave, and I've been looking around ever since to see if the idea has been mentioned at all, anywhere, anytime, in any articles or any posts about AM's books... but I haven't found anything... so maybe, just maybe, it is new after all... :o)
I think there's a very specific reason why AM chose the name Nick Stone for his lead character, and he has actually been telling us in each of his books.
Care to speculate?
>>By am-i-binned (Saturday, 18 Sep 2004 22:22)
because he wanted to nick a stone?
>>By MANONFIRE (Sunday, 19 Sep 2004 00:36)
You think that thats his real name?
Doubt it very much. I did think of a possible way to findout his real name though, I just can't be arsed to do it really. His ex-wife, Frances Nicholson, wrote a book, I'm sure theres a way you can get marriage certificates from the government, I think people do it when they're tracing back their family tree and stuff like that. So if you sent off for her wedding thingy it would come back with Mr McNabs real name. Or you could blackmail someone who has done an interview with him : ).
>>By Mickalos (Sunday, 19 Sep 2004 02:28)
Err... nope! Absotively posilutely -- it's not AM's real name... :o)
>>By am-i-binned (Sunday, 19 Sep 2004 05:54)
For God's sake AIB spill the beans!
>>By Ignaty (Sunday, 19 Sep 2004 16:39)
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