Britain & the EU - What's Happening?

Originally posted by DaveCox
[B]Like that joke dougiebarder!

Me too.

This has appeared in many flying journals and is alleged to be true; set a few years ago now at Frankfurt airport I think, a place where the taxiways and gates are a complex nightmare they say and the controllers are noted for a curt, unhelpful and brusque attitude.

BA flight XYZ was being a bit tardy in sorting out the gates and correct taxiways after landing.

Tower: "BA XYZ, don't you know where you're going?"
BA XYZ: "We're just sorting it now."
Tower (sharply): "Haven't you EVER been to Frankfurt before."
BA XYZ: Oh yes; 1943. Didn't stop though."

As JD didn't have a go at FV623s little quiz this time:

'over a barrel' I've heard several explanations for this one. When sailors were being tried for an offence, the Officer in charge would use a barrel for a desk. Therefore when you are said to be 'over a barrel' you are in a tight spot.

Or, when half drowned you'd be pulled over one by the arms and legs to expel water.

Either way, not in a position to do anything.

'the devil to pay'. Paying a seam is the action of filling the gap between deck planks with a mixture of oakum and tar; and the widest seam is the one where the deck joins the curved side of the ship.

Faultless.
'Course Dave is far too close to Portsmuf here and has a head start on you all.

Awlright then, lets have; "square meal" and "two-six" the latter used commonly here as the order to several helpers to start pulling/pushing/lifting/straining as appropriate.

Ooops, I'd better get back to the EU rant before we get a hard smack from the esteemed and revered Oberforumführer Ballington-Winn gerät.


R.