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Old 18-03-16, 11:02 PM
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lol, so true, JT. Poor undies, they never really recovered...

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Old 18-03-16, 11:02 PM
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I'll go the other way, i.e. things I have done:

I was once hit by a hippo whilst canoeing down the Zambezi river in Zimbabwe. You can check with my underwear who will confirm the validity of the story....

Obviously it ended better than it could have....

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Blimey Tim. Your a bit of an action man on the quiet. Not the toy. A man of action I mean.
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Old 19-03-16, 12:06 AM
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I and my friend were arrested by the Turkish Army on their side of Nicosia and taken to the Police station (however, the police were nice about it, believed my story and let us go after giving us coffee). While I didn't follow Chipper's lead, I did worry I'd end up in a real-life "Midnight Express"!!

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While on exercise, I got myself and my co-driver lost in Westport, Ontario.

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Old 19-03-16, 06:06 AM
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While on exercise, I got myself and my co-driver lost in Westport, Ontario.

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lol, I can see myself getting lost there as well. Good job Phil, that actually took some skill.
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Old 19-03-16, 06:17 AM
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I and my friend were arrested by the Turkish Army on their side of Nicosia and taken to the Police station (however, the police were nice about it, believed my story and let us go after giving us coffee). While I didn't follow Chipper's lead, I did worry I'd end up in a real-life "Midnight Express"!!

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Sounds alright. I only know the Turkish side of Cyprus. I have relatives who as teenagers were detained at the airport while trying to get back to England as they have Turkish names and the army was holding them in the country to do their National Service. They all have to carry exemption papers now.
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Old 19-03-16, 06:21 AM
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While on exercise, I got myself and my co-driver lost in Westport, Ontario.

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Just going to say that's my kind of getting lost. Very skilled. I once got lost on a circular route around a lake when I was marathon training. I ended up running 28 miles and had to get a lift back to my car from 2 very nice but confused French women
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I nearly went horse riding once. Totally pointless animals that would pooh on your carpet if you kept one as a pet.
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I nearly went horse riding once. Totally pointless animals that would pooh on your carpet if you kept one as a pet.
I've got wooden floors so that's ok. But I don't have a horse
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Never known why girls like them. All matted hair, bad teeth and embarrassing whoopsies. Probably a bit like some of the older forum members.
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Whilst on holiday in Bulgaria in 1972 went on a bender with some Russian sailors woke up 20 hours later in Istanbul with no passport.
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Never known why girls like them. All matted hair, bad teeth and embarrassing whoopsies. Probably a bit like some of the older forum members.
Sounds like my wife has been talking about me again!!.
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Old 19-03-16, 10:51 AM
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Whilst on holiday in Bulgaria in 1972 went on a bender with some Russian sailors woke up 20 hours later in Istanbul with no passport.
Ah thats the best! Beats me falling asleep in Regent Street and getting a lift to Waterloo Station in a squad car with sirens blaring and lights flashing

Had a false alarm at work that involved the fire service being called out. Being my usual cheeky self as I was knocking off my shift I asked for a lift home in the fire engine. My mums face was a picture when I rocked up, tumbling out of a fire engine wearing a firemans coat and lid. And got a phone number as well ( wasn't 999 )
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[QUOTEDubaiiguy;351524]Never known why girls like them. All matted hair, bad teeth and embarrassing whoopsies. Probably a bit like some of the older forum members.[/QUOTE]

Dunno Freud would probably have had a theory
Bless, don't be mean. I like an older man not so sure about the embarrassing whoopsies though
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Old 19-03-16, 11:54 AM
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Forgot to mention the 3 inch diameter blister where my face was up against the engine room bulkhead, did I not mention the tramp steamer!
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