Take a 2019 Tea Break with Delta

[grantp]

Originally Posted by bauble

A careless fandango can cost lives.

True, but he probably couldn't care less.

[Peter Mallett]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by grantp

The other option is that they are too sensitive in a military sense and must be kept a closely guarded secret or, perhaps, hidden away never to be seen again.

Nothing to do with the military as far as I know, but I was, with my businesses in Hong Kong and London, involved in a very discreet trial process in the 1980s in conjunction with our Japanese petrochemical supplier. What had been produced by them was quite revolutionary, and would have had a huge impact if the trials had continued.

However, for reasons best known to the Japanese company, and I had numerous meetings with them in Tokyo without finding out those reasons, they withdrew the material and it has never been seen again. I still wonder why to this day.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Chris you must remember the French name is "Tarte fine aux pommes".

Hehehe a 'tarte fine au pommes' in Australia is likely to be taken as meaning a good looking English lady of loose morals and provocative dress.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by grantp

No, he lost his car.


Something to do with chocolates?

I thought it was a police report of someone called Fandango who was careless had jumped the lights and rolled their car end over end

(You skipped the lights Fandango, and did cartwheels across the floor. etc)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA

[delta]

Jeepers that was terrible.

[delta]

I am amazed you lot can go from taking about Lord Nelson to Procal Harum within 24 hours. Excellent.

[justracing]

Originally Posted by E.B

I thought it was a police report of someone called Fandango who was careless had jumped the lights and rolled their car end over end

(You skipped the lights Fandango, and did cartwheels across the floor. etc)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA

Tony blackburn material

[grantp]

Originally Posted by delta

Jeepers that was terrible.

I didn't think it was that good (assuming we are talking about the video...)


The thought behind it in the context of the conversation was pretty clever word association though.

[Willmaz223]

This is all way out of my depth, age wise I think.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by Willmaz223

This is all way out of my depth, age wise I think.

Er, yeah, me too.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by E.B

Hehehe a 'tarte fine au pommes' in Australia is likely to be taken as meaning a good looking English lady of loose morals and provocative dress.

Ha non, ce n'est pas possible, Chris! When referring to a woman we say she is "tarte" its not related to the taste it means she doesn't look good. Well not to good. The non gentleman, we have a few here, could add "thats why alcohol has been invented"!

[andy97]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

When referring to a woman we say she is "tarte”

And back to Lord Nelson again, well, morecaccurately, Lady Hamilton!

[bauble]

Originally Posted by andy97

And back to Lord Nelson again, well, morecaccurately, Lady Hamilton!

Shame on you sir! No gentleman would so traduce a lady's reputation. Were you in reach I would put a Half-Nelson on you in a trice.
Still what can you expect from the Navy.

The Bosun's daughter longs to touch your body.. The yardarm beckons.

And any more Naval clichés.

[andy97]

Originally Posted by bauble

Shame on you sir! No gentleman would so traduce a lady's reputation. Were you in reach I would put a Half-Nelson on you in a trice.
Still what can you expect from the Navy.

The Bosun's daughter longs to touch your body.. The yardarm beckons.

And any more Naval clichés.

It is well known that Royal Navy officers are not gentlemen. Queen Victoria took that “title” away approx 100 years ago after an Admiral went back on his word and hanged a mutineer!
It is also why, when wearing ceremonial dress, Naval officers swords “drag” from long leather tethers rather than being fixed to the side of the body; the sword has to be held in its scabbard and it is a sign of disgrace!
The phrase “officers and gentlemen” only applies to the Army and RAF.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

The non gentleman, we have a few here, could add "thats why alcohol has been invented"!

Hehehe they all turn into Miss World after too many beers!

[Gerard C]

See that Chris, Bob wrote "cliché" and not "cliche"! Well done admiral Bob!

[bauble]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

See that Chris, Bob wrote "cliché" and not "cliche"! Well done admiral Bob!

Merci!

[bauble]

Reverting to earlier posts, I found these in my archives while searching for something else entirely;

[Gerard C]

Inconvenient is with modernized racing cars, because of the large oil cooler they can't use a crank to start the engine any more… Fussies!

Another pic please, you can post one of your Behra photo and ask where and when it was taken. I won't play 'cose I know the answer.

[S griffin]

Well that's modern tech for you, I'm sure there must be a way to use the old crank though. How many more photos, it would be good to have more of those where and when ones.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by S griffin

How many more photos, it would be good to have more of those where and when ones.

+ 1! I remember Chris to be a great fan of Connaughts.

[andy97]

Originally Posted by S griffin

I'm sure there must be a way to use the old crank

Plenty of old cranks on here!

[bauble]

Originally Posted by andy97

Plenty of old cranks on here!

And crocks Andy (speaking for myself you understand.)

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

+ 1! I remember Chris to be a great fan of Connaughts.

Ah the Continental Autos team. The first F1 team to own their own wind tunnel I think I am right in saying Also I think I am right in saying they were the first British team to win an F1 GP (Syracuse 1955).... before Vanwall, Cooper or BRM succeeded.

Particularly fond of the short lived "B Type" B3 F1 car with it's full streamliner bodywork. A car I once owned..... albeit a Dinky Die-cast version.





Tony Brooks was a driver who had briefly driven Connaughts.... another of my fave drivers, and owner of the garage in Brooklands Road Weybridge where Dad had his car serviced. Then there was Bernie Ecclestone of course.....