Chicken Nuggets

[Zigenare]

I imagine that there are a lot of very well armed people who would not like anything to happen to the gnomes and their discreetly stored deposits.

The Pope?

[Uncle Albert]

The Pope?

Well, it's no coincidence that his personal army is Swiss. But I've said too much...

[sadkingbilly]

I imagine that there are a lot of very well armed people who would not like anything to happen to the gnomes and their discreetly stored deposits.

yeh, in the bomb shelters under every bank and municipal building*

*and lots of private buiildings too.

[sadkingbilly]

I only use my British Passport to cross the UK border. The danger of crossing out of Switzerland with a Swiss passport is that the passport officer might speak to you in dialect.

Yeah. It's called The Swiss Army. Currently with 147,000 active personnel. Around twice the size of the UK Army.

seen better trained boy scouts.

[Uncle Albert]

Well, it's no coincidence that his personal army is Swiss. But I've said too much...

<Conspiracy>
We mention the Pope and Swiss gnomes and all of a sudden he's being whisked off to hospital.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqldnp9rxzeo
</Conspiracy>

[WTFH]

<Conspiracy>
We mention the Pope and Swiss gnomes and all of a sudden he's being whisked off to hospital.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqldnp9rxzeo
< / Conspiracy >

<Conspiracy>
I read in the Daily Mail that he's actually a Protestant

< / Conspiracy>

[sadkingbilly]

Sure. Maybe the boy scouts had Swiss Army knives as well.

maybe, but arming part time civilians and calling it an 'army' doesn't make it so.

[malvolio]

Now you're just displaying your ignorance. ....

Let me stop you there...

[WTFH]

For new conscripts it's 21 weeks boot camp, followed by another 6 weeks of specialising. Over half a year in training. Thereafter, you must complete six 3-week refresher courses. You're also obliged to spend time on the local firing range until your duty is discharged.

It's rather more rigourous than the TA.

Sounds like what Cojak put me through before I became a mod.

[sadkingbilly]

Now you're just displaying your ignorance. For new conscripts it's 21 weeks boot camp, followed by another 6 weeks of specialising. Over half a year in training. Thereafter, you must complete six 3-week refresher courses. You're also obliged to spend time on the local firing range until your duty is discharged.

It's rather more rigourous than the TA.

oh, - now that's really tough! - gruelling even.
WOW!
OMG!
HOW can anyone go through THAT?


they've got a TA too?
what do they do? - two pressups and a run round the Zurichzee?