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Post by JR8 » Tue, 17 Apr 2012 3:21 pm

x9200 wrote: Ehem...I know people working there and commuting back and forth every day.
From the quoted link, a classic Singlishism.

'Do you know that two of our vessel, “Island Marlin”

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Post by x9200 » Tue, 17 Apr 2012 3:32 pm

Overlooked this. On the other hand the strange habit of applauding the pilots of the regular airliners for a safe landing under safe circumstances in well equipped top world safe airports is for some reason rather common :)

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Tue, 17 Apr 2012 3:50 pm

I could understand that, when landing at the old HK airport, literally flying between the buildings after dropping down after the mountain and stopping before rolling into the harbour.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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Post by Zeenit » Tue, 17 Apr 2012 9:24 pm

Do I need to tell you guys today?
Reason been SO has got man flu and will only know Thursday/Friday if he will be ok to come along. :P :P
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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Tue, 17 Apr 2012 9:26 pm

Try to let us know by Thursday so we can tell Don the numbers in case he has to lay in some more Sol beer! ;-)
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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Post by Zeenit » Tue, 17 Apr 2012 9:30 pm

SO drinks local beer, me too posh for beer!! So it should not be an issue on the beer from :)
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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 19 Apr 2012 3:48 pm

They also have a good bar with spirits & wines. :cool:
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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Post by nutnut » Thu, 19 Apr 2012 6:51 pm

There will be another lady turning up later Poodle! she's a lurker on the forum, she's probably reading this now, but you'll like her she's a cool chick.
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Post by JR8 » Thu, 19 Apr 2012 6:59 pm

nutnut wrote:There will be another lady turning up later Poodle! she's a lurker on the forum, she's probably reading this now, but you'll like her she's a cool chick.
I thought the rumours that Bunter was a she-man were exaggerated :?


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Post by ksl » Thu, 19 Apr 2012 8:15 pm

It's looking possible for me to make it on the 20th just now!

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 19 Apr 2012 9:30 pm

Ah, good deal ksl!
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 19 Apr 2012 9:34 pm

Bumped to keep us up to date.

SMS - Okay
BillyB - Okay
aster - Okay
nutnut + 2 - Okay
Grumpy77 - Okay
Poodlek - Okay
Nak - Okay
x9200 - Okay
ecureilx - Okay
Addadude - Okay
ksl - Aye
Strong Eagle - out/clients in town
Zeenit - Doubtful this time but could be a late arrival
zzm9980 - still in US. - bummer!
the lynx - St. John's Island - bummer!
YankStuckinSuiss - back to Taiwan on Fri! - bummer
intellectualsmuse - bummer
Carteki - OOT guess still in SA


Anybody who's been to one before and/or were invited before but are not on this list please stick your nose in here if you would like to come!

Anybody who would like to invite somebody else from the board please let one of the mods know. Anybody wanting to bring along a SO/GF/BF let us know (They are welcome to attend). We need to let Don know how much Sol to lay in on ice! :-)

We got a baker's dozen. Hey SE, you gonna make it?
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SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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Post by BillyB » Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:21 am

JR8 wrote:
nutnut wrote:There will be another lady turning up later Poodle! she's a lurker on the forum, she's probably reading this now, but you'll like her she's a cool chick.
I thought the rumours that Bunter was a she-man were exaggerated :?


:P
Hermaphrodite......

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Post by Strong Eagle » Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:56 am

I'm out. Company guests in town from multiple places. See you all next go round.

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Post by poodlek » Fri, 20 Apr 2012 3:16 pm

BillyB wrote:
JR8 wrote:
nutnut wrote:There will be another lady turning up later Poodle! she's a lurker on the forum, she's probably reading this now, but you'll like her she's a cool chick.
I thought the rumours that Bunter was a she-man were exaggerated :?


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Hermaphrodite......
LOL :lol: Good to know...

I thought Mr. K might be available to join but alas he'll be working until midnight or later...and he thought in the home stretch of his contract the 14 hour days would be over with... fool.

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