tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post4889196119178858663..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Quote of the DayIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59582174914977050652008-05-28T11:04:00.000+01:002008-05-28T11:04:00.000+01:00You haven't been on the internet long, have you Ia...You haven't been on the internet long, have you Iain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87792017900647000742008-05-28T01:17:00.000+01:002008-05-28T01:17:00.000+01:00The version I have seen (in someone's sig on a new...The version I have seen (in someone's sig on a newsgroup) is:<BR/><BR/>"If at first you don't succeed, give up skydiving!"John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75310879097536581702008-05-27T20:54:00.000+01:002008-05-27T20:54:00.000+01:00For those of you of a melancholic nature, there is...For those of you of a melancholic nature, there is a brilliant American website which is the ultimate antidote to motivational posters, viz:<BR/><BR/>http://www.despair.com/viewall.html<BR/><BR/>of which my favourite is<BR/><BR/><EM><B>Mistakes</B>. It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others. (Copyright Ashleigh Brilliant)</EM><BR/><BR/>I will e-mail them your quotation in case they can use it for a suitable demotivational poster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-81460046641892666442008-05-27T18:28:00.000+01:002008-05-27T18:28:00.000+01:00Prescott to Humphreys on Today. Trailer for the up...Prescott to Humphreys on Today. Trailer for the upcoming programme : < I suppose Iraq will count as a mark against us !> A memorably understated quotation to be inscribed on the tombstones of those soldiers KIA ( Killed In Action ) and above the hospital beds of soldiers WIA [ Wounded In Action].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14038692927176796342008-05-27T16:57:00.000+01:002008-05-27T16:57:00.000+01:00BobthedogUtmost respect.Not sure what the 'bleep' ...Bobthedog<BR/><BR/>Utmost respect.<BR/><BR/>Not sure what the 'bleep' side is unless you mean the 'sneaky beakys' like WIS, 14, RO, 12 etc.<BR/><BR/>I lost my 321 EOD Zippo with Felix the Cat on it in a black cab, I'd really like to replace it. Any idea where?<BR/><BR/>If anyone would like to make a direct debit to SSAFA, (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Assiciation) it's easy enough to find on the web, £10 / month can go a long way.<BR/><BR/>Iraq and Afghanistan, right or wrong, your kids are dying and being maimed for their country, donate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8090607375460600572008-05-27T14:58:00.000+01:002008-05-27T14:58:00.000+01:00The suit is supposed to keep the ATO in one piece ...The suit is supposed to keep the ATO in one piece so you can bury him. The design of the early suits would have broken his neck in any blast (especially if he wore the protective helmet).<BR/><BR/>Its a job where mistakes are deadly<BR/><BR/>Also ex 321EOD, from the bleep side!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6611280925451844112008-05-27T14:56:00.000+01:002008-05-27T14:56:00.000+01:00I was looking at a list of Labour women, Harman, H...I was looking at a list of Labour women, Harman, Hewitt, Primorolo, Jowell, Hodge, Blears, Beckett, Smith Kelly and thought <B>"The only thing I'd want to stick into them is a wooden stake."</B><BR/><BR/><BR/>None of them would make it past middle manager in an Investment Bank. Really, if this is the best women can come up with we should withdraw their vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25214040127115100692008-05-27T14:30:00.000+01:002008-05-27T14:30:00.000+01:00... could be rephrased for being prime minister......... could be rephrased for being prime minister...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63922244692538328822008-05-27T12:06:00.000+01:002008-05-27T12:06:00.000+01:00Good lord, I saw a t-shirt with that on it years a...Good lord, I saw a t-shirt with that on it years ago. Does it really take that long to cross the Atlantic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1776616136622281292008-05-27T10:38:00.000+01:002008-05-27T10:38:00.000+01:00Get someone to show you the ATO handshake, funny a...Get someone to show you the ATO handshake, funny as feck.<BR/><BR/>Do you know why they wear those big padded suits and helmets?<BR/><BR/>So you can find enough of them to bury. Boom! Boom!<BR/><BR/>PS To outraged of Tonbridge, I worked with 321 EOD which is where I heard the above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com