ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Birddog** · 31-08-2005, 16:04

I think that was a scene from Von Ryan's Express where Frank Sinatra plays his joker.

**WALT** · 31-08-2005, 16:07

Originally Posted by Mr_Deputy

Long Wheel Base painted desert cam. going along the M25 clockwise past Kent/Surrey border on Monday early evening. (Was the War & Peace Show on?) Desert gear and helmets on. I think they had replica guns slung to their backs (may have been wrong.) Sorry if it was friends of someone here or even...someone here. But they looked like Star Trek fans. I don't know why.

That'll have been one of our lot I'm afraid:-

http://www.military-odyssey.fsnet.co...o-display.html

And yes, I was there in my Third Reich finest. One of my favourite moments of the show was when the mediaeval English archers marched past our display and executed a perfectly synchronised "eyes left" followed by the "English salute." Oh, how we chuckled.
Another was overtaking an FV432 which was doing it's best to belt towards the M25 in a cloud of smoke. Barking.

**ViroBono** · 31-08-2005, 16:10

and this s***'s just too surreal for words. what do they think they're re-enacting here?

www.4commando.org.uk/g...vc303f.jpg

Another Ministerial visit, shurely?

**strut_jack** · 31-08-2005, 16:16

Surely it would look more like a Ministerial visit if it was just something looking like a clown's pocket stood there?

**VerminWA** · 31-08-2005, 16:49

Checking out the comments from around the world on the beeb's website about the stampede that has killed up to 1000 at the last count.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4201038.stm

I really don't want to detract from the awful situation but I'm smelling a Walt??

"In Baghdad at the moment with the TA's on a training exercise. Been around the city today and the people seemed very upset by what has happened and are blaming the US army for this event. It's important that peace is kept at the moment between the people of Baghdad and the armed forces.
Brad Lancaster, Epping, Essex, UK"

TA's? No calls it the TA's, do they? Training? In Baghdad?

**strut_jack** · 31-08-2005, 17:28

Possibly prompted by this article on the BBC news site today

Watch the TA training for Deployment in Iraq

Edit: Hmmm pants linking on my part

**the.midnight.fox** · 31-08-2005, 17:37

nice little clip

**Vasco** · 31-08-2005, 17:38

Originally Posted by VerminWA

TA's? No calls it the TA's, do they?

I'm afraid they do. I have heard it myself.

But then, my Ma in law used to refer to 'that army', as in 'Is he going to that army this weekend?'

But I don't think she actually thought TA stood for 'That Army'.

**Vegetius** · 31-08-2005, 18:19

http://www.military-odyssey.fsnet.co...portraits.html

Make. It. Stop.

Mind you, if you look at the first phot you'll notice that Vic Reeves was an early member of the LRDG.

V!