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Mike McMillan
2025-01-27 18:32:12 UTC
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May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….

Subby McSubFace?
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BrritSki
2025-01-27 18:40:44 UTC
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Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
Under waterloo ?
Mike McMillan
2025-01-28 09:34:44 UTC
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Post by BrritSki
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
Under waterloo ?
Do I want to swim in the same stretch of water?
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Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan
Nick Odell
2025-01-28 20:57:34 UTC
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"

Nick
Sam Plusnet
2025-01-28 23:27:17 UTC
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Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
--
Sam Plusnet
Clive Arthur
2025-01-29 12:24:47 UTC
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Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
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Cheers
Clive
Jenny M Benson
2025-01-29 14:15:48 UTC
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Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
Zut alors!
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Jenny M Benson
Wrexham, UK
Nick Odell
2025-01-29 15:23:35 UTC
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:15:48 +0000, Jenny M Benson
Post by Jenny M Benson
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
Zut alors!
Un petit d'un petit: S'étonne aux Halles

Nick
BrritSki
2025-01-29 15:33:06 UTC
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Post by Nick Odell
On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:15:48 +0000, Jenny M Benson
Post by Jenny M Benson
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
Zut alors!
Un petit d'un petit: S'étonne aux Halles
Un petit d'un petit
Ah! degrés te fallent
Indolent qui ne sort cesse
Indolent qui ne se mène
Qu'importe un petit d'un petit
Tout Gai de Reguennes.
Kosmo
2025-01-29 16:45:15 UTC
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Post by BrritSki
Post by Nick Odell
On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:15:48 +0000, Jenny M Benson
Post by Jenny M Benson
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
Zut alors!
Un petit d'un petit: S'étonne aux Halles
Un petit d'un petit
Ah! degrés te fallent
Indolent qui ne sort cesse
Indolent qui ne se mène
Qu'importe un petit d'un petit
Tout Gai de Reguennes.
Which reminds me of the content of a Romanian phrase book which a friend
of my good lady wife:
The phrase they needed: "Our bus is leaking in the rainstorm" and the
nearest they could find was the translation of: "My postillion has been
struck by lightning".

No me neither.
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Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
Nick Odell
2025-01-30 12:57:05 UTC
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Post by Kosmo
Post by BrritSki
Post by Nick Odell
On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:15:48 +0000, Jenny M Benson
Post by Jenny M Benson
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
Zut alors!
Un petit d'un petit: S'étonne aux Halles
Un petit d'un petit
Ah! degrés te fallent
Indolent qui ne sort cesse
Indolent qui ne se mène
Qu'importe un petit d'un petit
Tout Gai de Reguennes.
Which reminds me of the content of a Romanian phrase book which a friend
The phrase they needed: "Our bus is leaking in the rainstorm" and the
nearest they could find was the translation of: "My postillion has been
struck by lightning".
No me neither.
Ah well, you probably neither had the same French teacher that I had
back in 1961 nor a penchant for Dirk Bogarde.

Nick
Joe Kerr
2025-01-30 23:40:45 UTC
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Post by Kosmo
Post by BrritSki
Post by Nick Odell
On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:15:48 +0000, Jenny M Benson
Post by Jenny M Benson
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
Zut alors!
Un petit d'un petit: S'étonne aux Halles
Un petit d'un petit
Ah! degrés te fallent
Indolent qui ne sort cesse
Indolent qui ne se mène
Qu'importe un petit d'un petit
Tout Gai de Reguennes.
Which reminds me of the content of a Romanian phrase book which a friend
The phrase they needed: "Our bus is leaking in the rainstorm" and the
nearest they could find was the translation of: "My postillion has been
struck by lightning".
No me neither.
It was an advertising slogan for the Maltese tourist board back in the
70s. Having now read the somewhat unexpected
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_postillion_has_been_struck_by_lightning I think
I know why.

It always reminds me of the line from Three Men on a Bummel. When one of
then needs the services of a shoe shop they find one in the next village
with a window display crammed with footwear, Shoe boxes lining the walls
from floor to ceiling, and for all I know Stacks of shoeboxes on the
floor and footwear hanging from the ceiling. On consulting a phrasebook
they come up with "One tells me you sell shoes". Okay, Mr Jerome tells
it better.

That, in turn, reminds me of my father madly hopping round a shoe shop
in a small French village while buying sandals, much to the amazement of
the elderly shopkeeper (and myself) who wondered why he didn't sit down
to put the sandals on.
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Ric
Mike McMillan
2025-01-31 10:25:42 UTC
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Post by Joe Kerr
Post by Kosmo
Post by BrritSki
Post by Nick Odell
On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:15:48 +0000, Jenny M Benson
Post by Jenny M Benson
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
Zut alors!
Un petit d'un petit: S'étonne aux Halles
Un petit d'un petit
Ah! degrés te fallent
Indolent qui ne sort cesse
Indolent qui ne se mène
Qu'importe un petit d'un petit
Tout Gai de Reguennes.
Which reminds me of the content of a Romanian phrase book which a friend
The phrase they needed: "Our bus is leaking in the rainstorm" and the
nearest they could find was the translation of: "My postillion has been
struck by lightning".
No me neither.
It was an advertising slogan for the Maltese tourist board back in the
70s. Having now read the somewhat unexpected
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_postillion_has_been_struck_by_lightning I think
I know why.
It always reminds me of the line from Three Men on a Bummel. When one of
then needs the services of a shoe shop they find one in the next village
with a window display crammed with footwear, Shoe boxes lining the walls
from floor to ceiling, and for all I know Stacks of shoeboxes on the
floor and footwear hanging from the ceiling. On consulting a phrasebook
they come up with "One tells me you sell shoes". Okay, Mr Jerome tells
it better.
That, in turn, reminds me of my father madly hopping round a shoe shop
in a small French village while buying sandals, much to the amazement of
the elderly shopkeeper (and myself) who wondered why he didn't sit down
to put the sandals on.
I would reply to this but, The pen of my Aunt is on the bureaux of my
Uncle….
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Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan
Sam Plusnet
2025-01-29 18:53:44 UTC
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Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I must go down to the sea again...
--
Sam Plusnet
Clive Arthur
2025-01-29 23:18:10 UTC
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Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I must go down to the sea again...

--
Cheers
Clive
Mike McMillan
2025-01-30 16:27:07 UTC
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Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I must go down to the sea again...
Are my socks dry yet?
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Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan
Rosie Mitchell
2025-02-06 22:27:03 UTC
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Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I wonder how many umrats are familiar with the gloriously hilarious
American Wikipedia alternative Conservapedia? Aimed at the
indoctrination of home-schooled Merklings.

It's been regularly vandalised throughout its existence but the entry
for Brighton https://www.conservapedia.com/Brighton has remained intact
for quite a few years now.

Rosie
BTM Emerita
Sam Plusnet
2025-02-07 19:37:44 UTC
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Post by Rosie Mitchell
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I wonder how many umrats are familiar with the gloriously hilarious
American Wikipedia alternative Conservapedia? Aimed at the
indoctrination of home-schooled Merklings.
It's been regularly vandalised throughout its existence but the entry
for Brighton https://www.conservapedia.com/Brighton has remained intact
for quite a few years now.
Thanks for that Rosie. An 'interesting' site this Conservapedia.
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Sam Plusnet
Mike Headon
2025-02-08 14:41:30 UTC
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Post by Rosie Mitchell
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I wonder how many umrats are familiar with the gloriously hilarious
American Wikipedia alternative Conservapedia? Aimed at the
indoctrination of home-schooled Merklings.
It's been regularly vandalised throughout its existence but the entry
for Brighton https://www.conservapedia.com/Brighton has remained intact
for quite a few years now.
Thanks for that Rosie.  An 'interesting' site this Conservapedia.
The first time I saw it I assumed that it was an Onion-style joke site.
Please tell me I am not wrong!
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Nick Odell
2025-02-08 16:49:19 UTC
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Post by Mike Headon
Post by Rosie Mitchell
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I wonder how many umrats are familiar with the gloriously hilarious
American Wikipedia alternative Conservapedia? Aimed at the
indoctrination of home-schooled Merklings.
It's been regularly vandalised throughout its existence but the entry
for Brighton https://www.conservapedia.com/Brighton has remained intact
for quite a few years now.
Thanks for that Rosie.  An 'interesting' site this Conservapedia.
The first time I saw it I assumed that it was an Onion-style joke site.
Please tell me I am not wrong!
How would we know?

Nick
BrritSki
2025-02-08 17:44:43 UTC
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Post by Nick Odell
Post by Mike Headon
Post by Rosie Mitchell
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I wonder how many umrats are familiar with the gloriously hilarious
American Wikipedia alternative Conservapedia? Aimed at the
indoctrination of home-schooled Merklings.
It's been regularly vandalised throughout its existence but the entry
for Brighton https://www.conservapedia.com/Brighton has remained intact
for quite a few years now.
Thanks for that Rosie.  An 'interesting' site this Conservapedia.
The first time I saw it I assumed that it was an Onion-style joke site.
Please tell me I am not wrong!
How would we know?
here were certainly no jokes in it that I could see. Facts, just the
facts Ma'am.
Rosie Mitchell
2025-02-08 21:28:52 UTC
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Post by Mike Headon
Post by Rosie Mitchell
Post by Clive Arthur
Post by Sam Plusnet
Post by Nick Odell
On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:12 -0000 (UTC), Mike McMillan
Post by Mike McMillan
May I suggest we avoid any offence and call it….
Subby McSubFace?
As it's an 'A' class vessel I'd like to suggest renaming her "Arc" or
perhaps "Alouette"
We used to seize lots of ships from the French, so the RN is quite
accustomed to having ships with French names.
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
I wonder how many umrats are familiar with the gloriously hilarious
American Wikipedia alternative Conservapedia? Aimed at the
indoctrination of home-schooled Merklings.
It's been regularly vandalised throughout its existence but the entry
for Brighton https://www.conservapedia.com/Brighton has remained intact
for quite a few years now.
Thanks for that Rosie.  An 'interesting' site this Conservapedia.
The first time I saw it I assumed that it was an Onion-style joke
site. Please tell me I am not wrong!
It's deadly serious an totally lacking in self-awareness.

Rosie
John Armstrong
2025-02-09 09:10:14 UTC
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On 08/02/2025 21:28, Rosie Mitchell wrote:

(Talking about Conservapedia)
Post by Rosie Mitchell
Post by Mike Headon
The first time I saw it I assumed that it was an Onion-style joke
site. Please tell me I am not wrong!
It's deadly serious an totally lacking in self-awareness.
Rosie
Agreed. It's utter drivel. I just looked up "Edinburgh" on
conservapedia. It lists among "natives" of Edinburgh "Les McKeown-
Classical Musician" I've never before heard the Bay City Rollers
described as "classical musicians."

Even worse, it lists among Edinburgh's schools "the Marcia Blaine School
for Girls". This of course was the entirely fictitious school invented
by Muriel Spark for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie".

Read conservapedia and laugh - or weep.

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