What is the one thing you have done that makes you REALLY proud?

Being responsible for the hiring of all the cleaning staff at my new contract, they are all awesome, intelligent, and due-diligent.

Super stuff.

Kids get killed in Russia and you boast about getting a thread deleted over a fake cat.

You seriously need to establish some priorities in your life.

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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Kids get killed in Russia and you boast about getting a thread deleted over a fake cat.

You seriously need to establish some priorities in your life.

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Mick, untold children die needlessly every day all around the world. I take it you're going to be spending your retirement trying to prevent this waste of life rather than waffling on here?

Mick,
I completely agree with your
sentiments, but I don't think I would have resorted to name calling.
By the way as this is the second time I have completely agreed with one of your posts ,either I'm getting senile or your getting "generally" more tolerant, and I don't wish to know the answer either, just in case I don't like it
oldie.

I agree I should not have name called and as such I apologise.

However to boast that deleting a thread about a dead cat when inocent children were murdered by terrorist is pretty crass by anyones standards.

Regards

Mick

I bet I am unique in this....

Last year, for HM The Queens Golden Jubilee I marched in full No. 1 Dress and rifle,in The Mall, in front of ooooh a million people. Behind the Gurkhas, just in front of RMAS.

Came out of Wellington barracks and my jaw really did hit the floor. People 10 deep waving flags and yelling their heads off.

At the end gave a sharp eyes left to HM.

Goosebumps all the way. Made me proud to be what I am....

I did that, me.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

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Last year, for HM The Queens Golden Jubilee I marched in full No. 1 Dress and rifle,in The Mall, in front of ooooh a million people. Behind the Gurkhas, just in front of RMAS.

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Oh, sorry Mike, I did that too. I was in the back row, with the dreds and the Dead Kennedys tee. Not such a big deal, really.

Mike,
Unique, isn't the word I would have used
Sorry,
oldie

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Originally posted by mike lacey:
Last year, for HM The Queens Golden Jubilee I marched in full No. 1 Dress and rifle,in The Mall, in front of ooooh a million people. Behind the Gurkhas, just in front of RMAS.

Came out of Wellington barracks and my jaw really did hit the floor. People 10 deep waving flags and yelling their heads off.

At the end gave a sharp eyes left to HM.

Goosebumps all the way. Made me proud to be what I am....

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Mike -

What unit were you marching with? I am a big fan of British military history (although don't really know much about it), and grew up in Kipling country (Lahore, just after the Raj wound up), and am fascinated...how incredible that regiments exist today that fought in the Crimea, the Great War, S. Africa, India, or even the Napoleonic...

I also am grateful to all who serve in the defense of the US, freedom, Queen & Country, etc. ...very sentimental I know, and a view that makes my lefty friends a bit uncomfortable. In spite of my view of the Iraq war (thought it was a bad idea, we should've done the job in Afghanistan completely), I also am grateful to Tony Blair and you all in the British armed forces for standing with us...even if (IMHO) in a bad venture (Iraq)! What Churchill referred to as the "Union of the English-Speaking Peoples" means a lot to me. Am always moved when I see the Cenotaph; those interred in Westminster, etc.; in my ideal past life, I'd be a retired colonel of the 11th Bengal Lancers, circa 1920, riding my Brough Superior S100 around the countryside, puttering about the garden of my Wiltshire cottage, and...er...listening to a Naim radio.

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[This message was edited by bhazen on Sat 04 September 2004 at 5:09.]

I can do this thing with my hands that, starting from a praying position, involves moving my fingers in a smooth wave like motion where each finger bends at the firsst knuckle. There are two variants, one where the fingertips stay connected and a more advanced variant where the fingertips slide against each other. IT's kind of hard to explain but suffice it to say that after meany years demonstrating this skill at charity dinners, county fairs and the like, I am convinced that nobody else can do it.

Matthew

PS As Mike was keen on parading for The Queens in a Dress, I think he might like to get Mekon to teach him that unhinged jaw, non-gagging thing.

A Gay friend of mine used to diclose to me after a few glasses(pints) of G & T how he got such a hard on watching the Blues & Royals and Household Cavalry perform changing of the guard at the Queen's drum, other comments I think are probably far too lewd to mention here, but he should know I suppose being a Captain in the Coldstream Guards himself, like, innit !

Graham George Of Boldandproud

QUOTE]Originally posted by JonR:
Congratulations Mr Ricketts.

May one ask what your forthcoming occupation will be?

Regards,

JonR[/QUOTE]

"I'm afraid I cannie say too much at this stage, innit"

Graham George of Old

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Originally posted by Berlin Fritz:
"I'm afraid I cannie say too much at this stage, innit"

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Och aye, och aye....

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Originally posted by ejl:
[Oh, sorry Mike, I did that too. I was in the back row, with the dreds and the Dead Kennedys tee. Not such a big deal, really.

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No you didn't march in The Mall for the QGJ parade.

My tee shirt was Ramones, btw. Not that it was visible, I had a very dark Green Jacket on top of it.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

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Originally posted by oldie:
Mike,
Unique, isn't the word I would have used
Sorry,
oldie

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My slack English - unique on this forum is what I should have said.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

I once overtook Ronnie Peterson on the Knutstorp race track in Sweden. In the pits. On my moped (It was after the race, he was going very slowly in the pits in his Lotus Europa)

JohanR