Part P does not apply in Iraq

[Owain]

Just had to share this one with you that I saw over on electrical-contractors.net forums.

and awe, indeedy.

Owain

[Set Square]

Lovely! I was going to suggest that the fuse had been supplied by the Drill Sargeant - but it seems that someone beat me to it!

[fred]

In article , Owain writes

A clear fake, the boots worn by the squaddie weren't in use in Iraq at the time ;-)

"Don't throw the switch Doctor" (Karloff)

[john]

[Rob Morley]

This one certainly was

[Lurch]

On or around Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:11:36 GMT, fred mused:

Boots?

[fred]

In article , Lurch writes

Pictures in the British tabloid press allegedly portraying abuse of Iraqi prisoners were proved to be false when it was shown that the boots worn by the supposedly abusing squaddie were only in use by the TA in the UK.

The tenuous association was that even if the offending article was pictured in Iraq then who's to say the setup wasn't staged for the benefit of the photo?

Note also the tongue in cheek smiley btw.

[Lurch]

On or around Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:44:10 GMT, fred mused:

Ah, slow me again!

Spotted that, I still completely missed the point though.

[fred]

In article , Lurch writes

It was a tad off-the-wall, pinged off the lampshade, landed on the snooker table & round the cushions . . . .