[Gllug] OFF TOPIC

[Jim Bailey]

Hi all,

Linux, Linux, linux ;-P

The SAS, the Army and the Police decide to go on a survival weekend 
together
to see who comes out top. After some basic exercises, the trainer tells 
them
their next objective is to go down into the woods and come back with a
rabbit for tea.

First up are the SAS. They don their infra red goggles, drop to the 
ground
and crawl into the woods in formation. Absolute silence for 5 minutes,
followed by a single muffled shot. they emerge with a rabbit, shot 
cleanly
through the forehead. "Excellent" says the trainer.

Next up are the Army. They finish their cans of lager, cover themselves 
in
camouflage cream, fix bayonets and charge down into the woods, screaming 
at
the top of their lungs. For the next hour the woods ring with the sound 
of
machine gun fire, mortar bombs, hand grenades and blood-curdling war 
cries.
Eventually, they emerge, carrying the charred remains of a rabbit. "A bit
messy, but you got a result. well done" says the trainer.

Lastly, in go the Police, walking slowly, hands behind backs, whistling 
the
Dixon of Dock Green theme. For the next few hours, the silence is only
broken by the occasional crackle of a walkie-talkie: "sierra oscar lima 
one,
suspect headed straight for you" etc. After what seems an eternity, they
emerge, escorting a squirrel in hand cuffs. "What the hell do you think
you're doing?" asks the incredulous trainer. "Take this squirrel back and
get me a rabbit, like I asked you 5 hours ago!" So back they go.

Minutes pass. Minutes turn to hours, day turns to night. The next morning
the trainer and the rest of the crew are awakened by the police, holding 
the
squirrel, now covered in bruises. "Are you taking the p1ss?" asks the
seriously irate trainer. The police team leader shoots a glance at the
squirrel, who squeaks: "Alright, alright, I'm a fecking rabbit!"

Cheers Jim


On Wednesday, August 29, 2001, at 09:59 AM, Xander D Harkness wrote:

> It is  a lovely sunny day and I am having fun. :-P
>
> I just thought I would send a happy message as there seem to be a lot 
> of grumpy posts recently ;-)
>
> Flames and all other communication welcome (always happy to get mail)
>
> Kind regards
> Xander
>
> [Linux - I thought I would at least mention it once so as not to stray 
> too far from the main topic of conversation here]
>
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