Sid

An Englishman, a German and a Frenchman are all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled crate of booze when, all of a sudden, Saudi police rush in and arrest them. The mere possession of alcohol is a severe offence in Saudi Arabia, so for the terrible crime of actually being caught consuming the booze, they are all sentenced to death! However, after many months and with the help of very good lawyers, they were able to successfully appeal their sentences down to life imprisonment. By a stroke of luck, it was a Saudi national holiday the day their trial finished, and the extremely benevolent Sheikh decided they could be released after receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip. As they were preparing for their punishment, the Sheikh announced: "It's my first wife's birthday today, and she has asked me to allow each of you one wish before your whipping. The German was first in line, he thought for a while and then said: "Please tie a pillow to my back. This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes before the whip went through. When the punishment was done the German had to be carried away bleeding and crying with pain. The Frenchman was next up. After watching the German in horror he said smugly: "Please fix two pillows to my back." But even two pillows could only take 15 lashes before the whip went through again and the Frenchman was soon led away whimpering loudly. The Englishman was the last one up, but before he could say anything, the Sheikh turned to him and said: "You are from a most beautiful part of the world and your culture is one of the finest in the world. For this, you may have two wishes!" "Thank you, your Most Royal and Merciful highness," the Englishman replied. "In recognition of your kindness, my first wish is that you give me not 20, but 100 lashes." "Not only are you an honourable, handsome and powerful man, you are also very brave," the Sheikh said with an admiring look on his face. "If 100 lashes is what you desire, then so be it. And your second wish, what is it to be?" the Sheikh asked. The Englishman smiled and said, "Tie the Frenchman to my back."

I bloody well hope so...!!!

If all is ok in safe mode perhaps it's worth looking in the startup (Administrative tools, System Configuration) section in the Control Panel - may be an unwanted programme needs disabling.

Ha! I think he got off very lightly.......

Thanks :)

Same with Janie's dad - he was in the Royal Navy and served on ships in the Arctic convoys. He was also on HMS Foxhound during the Malta convoy. Again, I didn't meet him and his children didn't record anything!

Heyyyyy....was up there last week! Lady guide said that approx. 50 of the ships were raised soon after, leaving 24 on the sea bed. 2 different salvage companies got the contract but went bust, the third one got the job done. Apparently no-one was killed during the scuttling but the German sailors were shot at by the Royal Navy. Not far from here is the wreck of HMS Royal Oak, torpedoed in 1939 with massive loss of life as it capsized and sank very quick. Marked by a single green buoy. Being a slow mover It was on it's own in the flow providing gun cover for a communications site as the rest of the fleet was out on manouveres when a German submarine snuck in and sank it. First one torpedo that hit the anchor chain then another 3 that finished it. Sorry Arthur, hope I haven't hijacked.......

Great stuff! Well done mate

Oooo-err. All sounding verrrry good!

We leave NO-ONE behind.

It was good fun....cheerzen!! Still makes me chuckle though, the casual "Ooops....." crash on take off JP would still have a rant even after all these years. Reminds me of this piccie, We must be getting better 'cos some of the 'acts' don't seen so relevant now....

That is brilliant...dog has it sussed, doesn't start running 'til the launcher pulls back

Here's another pointless machine.....

Yes...it has an attachment for that particular problem Swep. Clip one end of the 10cm long cord onto the butt plug, the other end onto a wheel spoke and then pedal.....how fast you pedal is up to you mate.

Brilliant....not JPs ramble, just the fact that you gents met up! Love it

I love you too JP XX Normaility? Hah....overated. Copy the 'Users' folder from the game folder. That has all your info re. controls etc. however the 'Controls' section of the game changed in 4.10 I think and added some additional controls so I'm not sure a 4.07 setup would fit. Try it anyway.

Ha..... Nicely caught!!

A solitary Richard the Third found under a car park in Leicester........that's nothing! Where I walk the dog in Redditch I find many Richard the Third's just lying about on the path!!!

Lol, that is not a good idea. I wouldn't have a car battery in the house being charged under any circumstances - having one being charged continuously could cause many problems. If it's a lead/acid type there will be fumes present continuously and there is always the risk of overheating/running dry.... To have a car battery on permanent charge in a house? Well.....it might be a good idea. Just depends on your tolerance to noxious gases produced by car batteries on charge indoors and/or the risk of fire and explosion associated with that. @Crash; just make sure you have plenty of home and personal injury insurance cover or move the rig into the garden! Touche....

Jeez...some of that just isn't funny......or am I looking at it wrong

That sub's huge.....forget how much is under the water when they are acting as a surface vessel

I don't know how I didn't pick this up yesterday...Thank You Fen! It's......lovely......flyby at 11.13...just noise, no music or talking I hope one day it will come to Legends.....

Welcome mate! Enjoy yourself...we do!! Cheerzen Sid

Thanks for the link Jabo - brilliant!