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23/10/2024 9:59 am
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Watched a Doco on BBC 4 last night
Dave Tompkins was a petty thief who craved adventure. His career as an international mercenary began in Africa and took him all over the world - to Afghanistan, Croatia and later to Colombia, where he led a team commissioned to assassinate notorious Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. He went out with Callan and Copland to Angola he was the explosives guy in the team. While laying some mines he was injured by one going off. Got casavact back to uk just before Callan executed some of his men. Peter McAleese featured. We had one guy in our squadron who was out there he told me that the only way he survived was to keep to SOP’s staying in the bush and no tracks/roads
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0024986/storyville-dogs-of-war
12/11/2024 12:19 pm
Did eee run away shouting in a high pitched voice Jack, "OOHH, chase mi, chase mi!" 😊Â
12/11/2024 2:57 pm
Got to be honest, I haven't come across any around here on parade. But I've heard a few bloaters, who get on your tits because you just know what their saying is bollocks. But on the whole the majority are alright!
12/11/2024 4:38 pm
In this day n age Bob, just meks thi wonder ow long it,ll be befoor some ladyboy turns up dressed az a WRAC! 😮Â
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12/11/2024 5:59 pm
He never stopped very long when he saw our guys bearing down on him
14/11/2024 1:00 pm
Sez it all Bob!
14/11/2024 8:54 pm
I think the funniest I ever saw on here was some twat wearing a Khaki SD Drill cap with a Para Reg cap badge on it. I think it was on the old forum, I mean c'mon FFS!
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01/02/2025 2:18 pm
01/02/2025 3:25 pm
Knew him when he was in, and knew he was doing something in TV/films but didn't realise he was so big with a load of Emmys to his name and a star on Hollywood Boulevard!
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01/02/2025 5:21 pm
Jacko Page informed us at our PRA meeting
This post was modified 1 year ago by jackw102
02/02/2025 4:20 pm
Boy done well!
02/02/2025 6:10 pm
Knew I should have taken more notice at school, didn't get me anywhere big dunces cap. Thank god it's not a Dutch Cap!
03/02/2025 4:53 pm
School these days, fukkin dangerous or wot. Just erd tharra 15 year old az bin stabbed ta dee-ath by a 14 year old at a school in Sheffield. Worrever appened ta the days of a gud punch up in the playround at break time weer the worst injury was to pride and a black mince pie?
03/02/2025 5:29 pm
Unfortunately that era died when the judge took his black hat off for the last time Dave.
03/02/2025 7:03 pm
Being a parent these days is a terrifying business, worrying about what they're getting into be it drugs or being stabbed or stabbing someone, then all the 'social' media shite and the mental health bollocks. Having greeted her first grandkid at chrimbo we actually feel sorry for his parents and their lives for the next 20 or so years!
03/02/2025 8:15 pm
The World az deffo gone fukkin crackers!
