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jonthebhoy

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  2. Will she stay

    in The looney bin

    Posted

    If you can see it out your window has it crossed your mind that maybe....just maybe mind you......you're too bloodly close! :o

    Ken

    See it out his window Ken????

    He's standing there with his noobmariner ready to chuck it in to see how it holds up!!!!!!

  5. Ask a main dealer to service your rep :-)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Guys, perhaps I didn't explain too well. The letter my friend got was not a personal letter, it was a generic letter to all members and associate members of the BHI warning them of the risks they undertook working on non-genuine specimens.

    I think we tend to get cocooned in our little world of replica watches, thinking that no-one is watching us, but the reality is that organisations such as the BHI and other international partner establishments are very much "on the case".

    Beleive me that I'm not trying to scaremonger but I really think that RWG members have to be extremely diplomatic, nae guarded when they choose to approach a watchmaker for assistance.

    And for the record ADs are an absolute no no!

    JTB

  7. 5 Riddles

    in The looney bin

    Posted

    Which one is missing?

    Between the 3 of us I think we nailed it:

    1. Door 3 - The Lions are dead

    2. Photographer that develops her own film

    3. Charcoal

    4. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

    5. The Letter "E" is missing from the entire paragraph

    .

    #3...............Coal.............before it's "char". :p

  10. For my Aussie buddies

    in The looney bin

    Posted

    Life in the Australian Army...

    Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For Those of you not in the know, Eromanga is a small town, west of Quilpie in the far south west of Queensland )

    Dear Mum & Dad,

    I am well. Hope youse are too. Tell me big brothers Doug and Phil that the Army is better than workin' on the farm - tell them to get in bloody quick smart before the jobs are all gone! I wuz a bit slow in settling down at first, because ya don't hafta get outta bed until 6am. But I like sleeping in now, cuz all ya gotta do before brekky is make ya bed and shine ya boots and clean ya uniform. No bloody cows to milk, no calves to feed, no feed to stack - nothin'!! Ya haz gotta shower though, but its not so bad, coz there's lotsa hot water and even a light to see what ya doing!

    At brekky ya get cereal, fruit and eggs but there's no kangaroo steaks or possum stew like wot Mum makes. You don't get fed again until noon and by that time all the city boys are buggered because we've been on a 'route march' - geez its only just like walking to the windmill in the back paddock!!

    This one will kill me brothers Doug and Phil with laughter. I keep getting medals for shootin' - dunno why. The bullseye is as big as a bloody possum's bum and it don't move and it's not firing back at ya like the Johnsons did when our big scrubber bull got into their prize cows before the Ekka last year! All ya gotta do is make yourself comfortable and hit the target - it's a piece of piss!! You don't even load your own cartridges, they comes in little boxes, and ya don't have to steady yourself against the rollbar of the roo shooting truck when you reload!

    Sometimes ya gotta wrestle with the city boys and I gotta be real careful coz they break easy - it's not like fighting with Doug and Phil and Jack and Boori and Steve and Muzza all at once like we do at home after the muster.

    Turns out I'm not a bad boxer either and it looks like I'm the best the platoon's got, and I've only been beaten by this one bloke from the Engineers - he's 6 foot 5 and 15 stone and three pick handles across the shoulders and as ya know I'm only 5 foot 7 and eight stone wringin' wet, but I fought him till the other blokes carried me off to the boozer.

    I can't complain about the Army - tell the boys to get in quick before word gets around how bloody good it is.

    Your loving daughter,

    Sheila

  11. 5 Riddles

    in The looney bin

    Posted

    The 5 Riddles....

    THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST FIVE RIDDLES I HAVE SEEN....THE ANSWERS ARE AT THE BOTTOM. RIDDLE #5 IS AMAZING. IT SHARPENS THOSE CELLS IN YOUR BRAIN AND STALLS ALZHEIMER'S FOR YEARS!!

    1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of

    assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't

    eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

    2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

    3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away ?

    4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words

    Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?

    5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly

    you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!

    ANSWERS LATER!

  13. Ask a main dealer to service your rep :-)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I had a good one only a few miles away and he was superb, then one day he showed me a letter he got from the British Horological Institute (he's an associate member) which condemned the practice of working on 'fake' watches and whilst it didin't go as far as threatening to defrock him, he took it quite serious and politely declined any future commissions. :huh:

    Twas a sad day indeed. He was a decent bloke and to be honest I couldn't fault him for coming to that decision.

    JTB

  19. Floods in Oz!

    in The looney bin

    Posted

    As I hinted in another thread Alan, which temporarily stirred up some emotions, on many occasions media people are experts in one thing only......sensationalism!

    What was that old line..."Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!"

    I would still be careful when putting the trash out though!

    JTB

  24. UK Shipping - Gen announcement

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I think that I must have had sense of humour bypass today - must be the snow wearing me down - :p

    I'm a Londoner too - but my humour bypass is relatively recent - and a temporary occurrence. I hope to get it back shortly so that I can resume normal banter/ business. - Now where is my jellied eels.

    Good for you. When I'm back down visiting the cockney side of the family (Edgware actually) I'd be happy to buy you a pint of Watney's Red Barrel or whatever your tipple is.

    JTB

  25. UK Shipping - Gen announcement

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    A moderate post from a moderator.

    Chief - Chill. Moderators like a rant from time to time, especially if it's in the name of humour. Don't take me too seriously cos even my dad doesn't. Mind you he's a Londoner and had his humour bypass a long time ago. (*laughter here*)

    Well the snow's clearing up here but we've been told to expect more. (Where would we be without the media - luv em).

    I sincerely hope wherever you are that you are not experiencing too much disruption in your daily routine.

    The great thing about RWG is the weather here is always terrific.

    Pass me the sunscreen - I fancy some rays!

    JTB

    Edited to add - Btw, I'm the bad cop of the moderating team. You know, the Jack Regan type. ;)

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