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The foreplay of the mother of all battles

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:45 pm

Well on this day in 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait and Saddam declared things about the mother of all battles! He sure got it. I still haven't forgiven the moustache sporting twit for messing up my beer consumption! I still hate the desert!!!!
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Re: The foreplay of the mother of all battles

Postby dcunning30 » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:31 pm

Well on this day in 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait and Saddam declared things about the mother of all battles! He sure got it. I still haven't forgiven the moustache sporting twit for messing up my beer consumption! I still hate the desert!!!!



Uhhh, that's President Saddam, leader of Iraq to you!  And if you refuse to properly address him, why he'll, he'll have a hunger strike!    :o
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Re: The foreplay of the mother of all battlesOzzy

Postby expat » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:36 am

Well on this day in 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait and Saddam declared things about the mother of all battles! He sure got it. I still haven't forgiven the moustache sporting twit for messing up my beer consumption! I still hate the desert!!!!



Ozzy, you where just in the wrong desert. For the first trip we where swapping from 3's to 5's, but for the second, you should have tried Turkey. No night flying, so feet up and it was "Miller Time", and when fed up with gnats piss, Bacardi Breezers. Sorry, forgot to mention the BBQ most nights.

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Re: The foreplay of the mother of all battles

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:46 am

We kept raiding the Americans next door for goodies. I got a reputation as a doughnut monster and cappuccino addict (I still like it actually) ;D
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Postby expat » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:55 am

We kept raiding the Americans next door for goodies. I got a reputation as a doughnut monster and cappuccino addict (I still like it actually) ;D



Did you ever try putting a small quantity of MRE into a plastic coke bottle, screw the lid on and stand back. After a short period of time it goes bang. The first few time are most entertaining especially under the influence of a Breezer or two....... After that it does get rather messy.

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Re: The foreplay of the mother of all battles

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:24 am

Can't say I've ever tried that Matt but it sounds like a wizard wheeze ;D
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Re: The foreplay of the mother of all battles

Postby expat » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:55 am

It is about the only use for them, try eating that stuff and you either Sh#t for a week or do not go at all for a week.

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Re: The foreplay of the mother of all battles

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:16 am

I have to say I was amazed how keen the Americans were to swap stuff for our rat-packs 'cos they reckoned out nosh was soooooo much better. Of course we nicked all the spare sweeties from their MREs ;D
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Re: The foreplay of the mother of all battles

Postby expat » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:27 pm

I have to say I was amazed how keen the Americans were to swap stuff for our rat-packs 'cos they reckoned out nosh was soooooo much better. Of course we nicked all the spare sweeties from their MREs ;D
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