Now that's what I call a bung
Dec 7th 2011, 9:37 am
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Now that's what I call a bung
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...na-mecca-train
While the commoners are packed in at 400-500 per train, the king gets his own high speed train, 13 coaches for just 30 people...
Imagine the outcry if this happened almost anywhere else.
While the commoners are packed in at 400-500 per train, the king gets his own high speed train, 13 coaches for just 30 people...
Imagine the outcry if this happened almost anywhere else.
Dec 7th 2011, 9:57 am
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Re: Now that's what I call a bung
Yes, our Queen is so common at times.
Dec 7th 2011, 10:19 am
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Dec 7th 2011, 12:16 pm
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Re: Now that's what I call a bung
Old King Ab will join a select bunch when he takes ownership, only Norway, the Netherlands, Japan, Morocco and UK monarchy have their own royal trains.
The Japanese Emperor has a kick ass train, look at this beast!
The Japanese Emperor has a kick ass train, look at this beast!
Dec 7th 2011, 1:30 pm
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I bet they don't have the overheard lines nicked either...
Dec 7th 2011, 1:36 pm
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Re: Now that's what I call a bung
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...na-mecca-train
While the commoners are packed in at 400-500 per train, the king gets his own high speed train, 13 coaches for just 30 people...
Imagine the outcry if this happened almost anywhere else.
While the commoners are packed in at 400-500 per train, the king gets his own high speed train, 13 coaches for just 30 people...
Imagine the outcry if this happened almost anywhere else.
Dec 7th 2011, 2:18 pm
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Re: Now that's what I call a bung
They don't nick them here in the UK either. Would be rather foolish given that there are 25,000 volts going through OHLE. Cable theft is telecoms and signalling power cables that run along the ground, although some of them do have enough juice in to kill!
Dec 7th 2011, 5:05 pm
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Re: Now that's what I call a bung
up yours smartarse-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-14926703
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...rack-fire.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-14926703
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...rack-fire.html
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Dec 7th 2011, 5:11 pm
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Dec 7th 2011, 5:14 pm
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I did I'll admit it!
It isnt very often Im right (and I only knew this as I have been stranded because of the overline thefts) so PPPPPPPPP at littlejimmy but still I'm right
someone make a note of the date
It isnt very often Im right (and I only knew this as I have been stranded because of the overline thefts) so PPPPPPPPP at littlejimmy but still I'm right
someone make a note of the date
Dec 7th 2011, 5:29 pm
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My point was (re: Bung) why didn't the Queen get her own gold plated Eurostar when the Chunnel was built?
Dec 7th 2011, 9:29 pm
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What's worse is that I work for Network Rail at the moment. Never heard of stealing Overhead line cable. Bloody mental!
(I was right about the voltage...
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Dec 8th 2011, 3:53 am
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little jimmy- theres a lot of pikeys in Essex.. they'll nick anything whether its screwed down or not!
Dec 8th 2011, 5:45 am
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Re: Now that's what I call a bung
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...na-mecca-train
While the commoners are packed in at 400-500 per train, the king gets his own high speed train, 13 coaches for just 30 people...
Imagine the outcry if this happened almost anywhere else.
While the commoners are packed in at 400-500 per train, the king gets his own high speed train, 13 coaches for just 30 people...
Imagine the outcry if this happened almost anywhere else.
If they hadn't been so nice and spineless they would have discovered the oil and annexed the region and taken over...instead of setting up proxy states run by despots to serve the needs of people who want an Empire but don't want to do the dirty work of invasion and annexation to get one.
N.
Dec 8th 2011, 2:10 pm
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Re: Now that's what I call a bung
My father used to organise all the Queen's rail travel (he worked for BR). Used to get a Christmas card from HM.
