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05-02-2012, 23:15 #1Senior Member
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Edinburgh Burning
Fire on board HMS EdinburghFire crews tackle incident on board warship - East Hampshire - The News
Another expensive "Oops" moment.Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup...
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It's not really ablaze is it........
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It was probably an insurance job. It's First Sea Lord's new way of paying for more ships.
Brigadier Bill Aldridge, commander of British forces in the South Atlantic, responded by saying: ‘I am not expecting to hand the islands over to anybody and therefore put us in a position to have to retake the islands.’
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Any news on the beer?
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Er....not really.....reading the thread title I thought perhaps the Cavvy had been set ablaze by some ned and the whole of the Grassmarket had been engulfed in a firestorm that would have brought a tender smile to 'Bomber' Harris's face.............just some smouldering insulation in a cold store then? ...ho and as they say hum....
Originally Posted by Legs
Can some one please ask The News sub editor who cleared this story just what the heck 'Edinburgh, a Type 42 destroyer returned back ,to Portsmouth just before Christmas ' actually means ?Last edited by Goatman; 06-02-2012 at 12:20. Reason: Angst and Weltschmerz on the part of the OOW - trick cyclist to the brow.
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