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I don't know about you people, but I'm splitting my sides here."You think that America has roads paved in gold, everybody lives in Hollywood," he said. "They don't understand the sacrifices that America is making to provide for their security."

"Why don't you just poke me in the eye with a needle! You've got to be kidding me. I'm sorry, we just gave you $11.6bn (£7.2bn) and now you're telling me, 'I don't really care?'" Gen Fuller said.

"You can teach a man how to fish, or you can give them a fish. We're giving them fish while they're learning, and they want more fish! 'I like swordfish, how come you're giving me cod?' Guess what? Cod's on the menu today," he told Politico.

BBC News - US General Peter Fuller fired as Afghan training chief

"Gen Fuller is not the first senior military figure to find themselves in hot water over comments made to the media". There's a classic bit of BBC understatement for you.
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Isn't Iraq landlocked?
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No Snooze, it has a navy and a major port, Basra, opening into the Persian Gulf.
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Well, with a major port, you'd think they'd already know how to fish, right?
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Only, I fear, if the General had been discussing Iraq.

Find a towel Snooze, dip your head in a bowl of water and pat the excess dampness off. Then try again.
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I Japan to find that rather insulting, spot.
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Did I kill the thread?

Oh well, I got a good laugh out of it, I could just imagine spot shaking his head in despair at my stupidity. :wah:
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SnoozeAgain;1374752 wrote: Did I kill the thread?

Oh well, I got a good laugh out of it, I could just imagine spot shaking his head in despair at my stupidity. :wah:


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theia;1374760 wrote: ...dressed in his string vest :-4


I had to google that. And yes, it's perfect for spot.

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Good lord no. If you're going to post it, get it right...

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spot;1374764 wrote: Good lord no. If you're going to post it, get it right...


Cor, that's a posh one - where's the holes?
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ewwwwwwwww ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

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Bryn Mawr;1374893 wrote: Cor, that's a posh one - where's the holes?They're Govan holes, someone nicked them.



Eleanor, I fear, couldn't bring herself to look at the screen when I put the eBay listing up. Three times she tried and three times her self-preservation reflex cut in and forced her head away from the disgrace. It won't be there under the Christmas tree.
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spot;1374895 wrote: They're Govan holes, someone nicked them.



Eleanor, I fear, couldn't bring herself to look at the screen when I put the eBay listing up. Three times she tried and three times her self-preservation reflex cut in and forced her head away from the disgrace. It won't be there under the Christmas tree.


She has sense does young Ellie, you'd do well to listen to her sound advice :-)
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