[Sussex] [OT] Warships of the future...

Nicholas Butler nik at butlershouse.co.uk
Thu Jun 10 19:47:45 UTC 2004


>Ah, now that definitely smack's of FAA (Fleet Air Arm), or as we
>"proper" naval types called them, "Passengers"![1] (last on, first off).
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rotflmao.... yeah I seem to remember it was 809 as passengers down south 
who helped the pongos can the spam.

>But it does go some way to explain Nick's, erm, enthusiasm when it comes
>to "matter's IT" :p
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okay ... Huh ?

>Any further enthusiasm on Nick's part could only have suggested a
>parental career path similar to my partner's cousin. Insofaras the FAA
>wasn't quite "hoorah" for him, so he transferred to the Royal Marines.
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I could not get into the FAA since they dont let shortsighted asthmatic 
dwarves fly jets !

>[1] FAA "bod's" also know by the rest of the fleet (incl submarine
>service) as W.A.F.U's (wet and f****n useless), but that's another
>story. Further confirmation can be sort from "Jackspeak", The Pusser's
>Rum guide to Royal Navy Slanguage by Rick Jolly Surg, Capt RN Retd.
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Ahhhh JackSpeak... and I thought me dad had the only copy of that !





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