Gibbo675 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 hours ago, kevinlms said: Which way did you go? Round the bend ? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted February 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 hours ago, kevinlms said: Which way did you go? To the right. :) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2021 Am guessing it's at the bottom of a staircase? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: The originals were apparently like the ones being modelled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth here. https://www.marchmatron.com/2017/06/the-mae-west-life-vest.html They look like standard BoT kapok filled "bouyancy aids". For lifeboat drill only... The illustration I posted above is the RAF 1932 pattern. Edited February 4, 2021 by Hroth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 and then the sou'wester. I remember my mum telling me I was going to wear that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bernard Lamb Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 2 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 A story about kapok comes to mind. On the verge of WW2 the US government was trying to embargo certain products that may have been of military use to Japan. Kapok was on the list but nobody in the FDR cabinet could think what it was or of a use for it but kapok was embargoed anyway, to be on the safe side. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Hroth said: They look like standard BoT kapok filled "bouyancy aids". For lifeboat drill only... The illustration I posted above is the RAF 1932 pattern. However I reckon the term came from something that actually looked like a pair of breasts rather than something that doesn't remotely resemble them. Unless breasts looked different in Ye Olden Days.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: However I reckon the term came from something that actually looked like a pair of breasts rather than something that doesn't remotely resemble them. Unless breasts looked different in Ye Olden Days.... You've got to blow them up when you ditch. You'd never fit in the cockpit of a fighter with those monstrosities modelled by their Royal Highnesses! Or get your parachute harness over them, for that matter... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post luckymucklebackit Posted February 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2021 The owner of a chip shop in the Donegal town of Muff didn't quite think the sign through Yes it is a genuine sign on a genuine shop 1 1 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted February 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2021 Or maybe done on purpose?? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: Or maybe done on purpose?? ......... and "Hand caught by Divers"...... Julian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The joke seems to be catching on 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Is Muff twinned with Tw@t by any chance? Edited February 19, 2021 by jcm@gwr stupid forum software! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Think the place on Orkney has two Ts at the end (no sugar). 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, luckymucklebackit said: The joke seems to be catching on Hi There, I think that they are just merkin about !!! Gibbo. Edited February 19, 2021 by Gibbo675 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, luckymucklebackit said: The joke seems to be catching on There must be more unkempt beavers about than was realised... 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 On 16/02/2021 at 21:32, 101 said: 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted February 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2021 Most barbers have on display photographs of the various styles available........................ 1 1 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The Irish spelling of the village, Magh,, doesn't get as many laughs Magh barbers doesn't work does it. Magh means flan grass land. Marc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I was looking for the scuba hire shop, which may have been a made-up thing in 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' by Tony Hawks. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steamport Southport Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Nearly as bad as the Welsh buses.... 4 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted February 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2021 The MTA in Baltimore had an ad on the back of their buses that showed a picture of a bus seat with the slogan "Park yours here". 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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