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HMS Ark Royal to be scrapped ASAP

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    #11
    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    Feck I now feel old, I remember the last Ark Royal and I'm only 39.
    Feck, I'm so old I remember the first Ark Royal
    Job motivation: how the powerful steal from the stupid.

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      #12
      Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View Post
      Feck, I'm so old I remember the first Ark Royal
      Bloody hell, the average age around here must have gone up since you arrived.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(1587)
      And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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        #13
        I know; while the Frogs are on strike, which seems to be every day other than a random, unannounced rainy tuesday afternoon in february, why not nip in, nick a couple of their ships and bring them back to the UK?

        OK, the manuals will be in French, but I'm sure we can figure out a way round that.

        Henry the Fifth would have managed it!
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #14
          Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
          I know; while the Frogs are on strike, which seems to be every day other than a random, unannounced rainy tuesday afternoon in february, why not nip in, nick a couple of their ships and bring them back to the UK?

          OK, the manuals will be in French, but I'm sure we can figure out a way round that.

          Henry the Fifth would have managed it!
          It's a good idea, but it would never work. They sail on the other side over there.

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            #15
            Originally posted by zeitghost
            We had real problems with shipworm on that one, I can tell you.
            What about the weevils? They're a bastard when they're in yer biscuits! Although any extra protein is a bonus.

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              #16
              Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
              any extra protein is a bonus.
              A man who sticks his tongue out when saying that in a naval context can raise suspicions.
              And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                #17
                Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
                What about the weevils? They're a bastard when they're in yer biscuits! Although any extra protein is a bonus.
                Given the choice, would you pick a larger or smaller weevil?
                ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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