Is that all it does? Makes slurping noises and pisses coffee everywhere?!
Who wants what? I am back from a wee assignment North of my own. I was late, Parker had to stop to collect Lady P from Cheltenham first. Something about horse racing espionage...
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
Right then, (TB2 places a martini on the bar. it has one of those paper umbrellas, with chocolate sauce dripping off it onto the bar top) Such a messy drink!
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
I'm off the booze, TB2, so just coffee for me. White with one sweetener.
Thunderbird 2East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,818MI6 Agent
One Captain Janeway caffine junkie coming up!
(An angry whistling tankard is placed on thr bar. It gently vibrates to itself, while periodically hopping on the same spot. The whistling peters out, there is a brief farting pop, the hopping stops. - Everyone present feels their ears pop. Holly wakes up, spies the tankard and her ears go flat.)
New formula! All the strength, but weaker side effects. I think. These days I am more on the tea or the Fentimans myself Barbel, a lot of us are. Cheers!
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
The truth is i'm a bit sad today. I posted a new story in the Real stories from the world of espionage and special operations five days ago. It's a spy story from WWII titled "The blonde spy head", but only Barbel has commented and I'm not sure I got....... I mean the story got the attention it deserves. The same may be true for other stories in the thread. (weeps quietly into the Coke) The stories are really good, you know .....
Can I back up N24 here and ask others to take a look (or if you have, to please leave a comment)? There are some fascinating stories in that thread.
Thunderbird 2East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,818MI6 Agent
edited August 5
Fresh pint of Coke Zero No 24.
Don't cry! You'll dilute it.
(Carefully picks up the paper, notes the address then puts it on the notice board at the top.)
I'll happily ave a good nosey at this and your other stories 24. My interests in modern Sci Fi have been waining lately as the quality has dropped in so many legacy formats on the telly, and I have found I enjoy documentaries.
As a result, reading about some historical spycraft - written by a friend no less, sounds right up my street. 😊
I promise to provide feedback as soon as I do.
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
I was going to look at that - at the time it looked a bit heavy going and intensive for me to dip into. It goes on my 'to do' list. That said, I did a mammoth review of the Beatles second album - a veritable thesis - and got naff all reply so there you go. It's like that sometimes.
Hi. This has been a strange night, boat-wise. A couple of hours ago the Norwegian royal yacht sailed past my home. Now the newspapers say a viking ship is in danger of sinking outside Stadlandet (think Paul Attrides's home planet in Dune). I'm sure viking ships have sunk there before, but that's many centuries ago. A Coke Zero, please. Let's toast to the king and queen, and the viking ship and its crew!
The viking ships were gone for centuries, but in recent decades a few has been built. But this one isn't Norwegian. it's from the Faroes. It has capsized and the coast Guard and rescue helicopters are on their way to the life raft. Stadlandet i sone of the roughest parts of the coast and a ship tunnel is planned to avoid more sinkings.
Out of a crew of six, all foreigners, five are rescued from the viking ship. In my opinion the sixth is dead unless he/she is wearing a flotation suit like the one below.
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
So we could still expect Vikings to sail up the Thames and launch an invasion of Britain at some point in the not too distant future? 😃
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
That's realistic, absolutely! To be more serious, the coast guard found the last crew member dead. It was a young woman and it's a tragedy. It wasn't a copy of a longship either. It was a copy of a boat with six oars and two small masts. it's copy of a historic boat type and it was probably in use during viking times, but it's not more historic than my grandad saw these in use.
Thunderbird 2East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,818MI6 Agent
(Thunderbird 2 comes in the front door, Holly follows, her tail pivoting from side to side.)
Hullo Folks I'm home! Just put my Facebook account in the freezer, and am back. No ongoing distractions.
Ooh the Viking longship in a bottle on the sideboard is a nice touch! Your handiwork 24?
Have I missed anything?
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
This was my first Canadian Halloween 🎃 and boy do they go for it 👀😁 even lots of the adults dress up…quite a number of the houses are decorated for it too…it’s certainly a much bigger even here than the UK…
And one house had quite a few Zombie special effects 😱👏🏻
YNWA 97
Thunderbird 2East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,818MI6 Agent
One pint sized Coke Zero it is 24.
I didn't do anything for Halloween per sae, but I am planning a batch of Pumpkin Soup. Its not Turnips (Scottish tradition) but its something!
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
I remember growing up there was a chapter in our English school book about halloween. Later we saw American movies with references to halloween. But my generation never celebrated halloween.
Nor did I, really. All I remember from Halloween as a child is bobbing for apples, monkey nuts, a 50p coin hidden in the apple tart and a Jack-o'-lantern made out of a turnip on the window sill (a Northern Ireland speciality by my late father). I also recall flimsy and cheap plastic Halloween masks in the shop for £1 or so. We didn't do all of these things every year either and I think I only remember the turnip appearing once. Certainly there was no trick or treating (I lived in the countryside) which I'd never heard of until it was shouted during the infamous Greysteel Massacre of 30th October 1993. Most of what Halloween is composed of nowadays seems to come from the United States, as you intimate. A further example of "dung from America" the uncharitable might say. 😀
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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Is that all it does? Makes slurping noises and pisses coffee everywhere?!
Who wants what? I am back from a wee assignment North of my own. I was late, Parker had to stop to collect Lady P from Cheltenham first. Something about horse racing espionage...
I'll have a dirty martini please TB2 I think may need it.
Right then, (TB2 places a martini on the bar. it has one of those paper umbrellas, with chocolate sauce dripping off it onto the bar top) Such a messy drink!
I'm off the booze, TB2, so just coffee for me. White with one sweetener.
One Captain Janeway caffine junkie coming up!
(An angry whistling tankard is placed on thr bar. It gently vibrates to itself, while periodically hopping on the same spot. The whistling peters out, there is a brief farting pop, the hopping stops. - Everyone present feels their ears pop. Holly wakes up, spies the tankard and her ears go flat.)
New formula! All the strength, but weaker side effects. I think. These days I am more on the tea or the Fentimans myself Barbel, a lot of us are. Cheers!
One Coke Zero, please.
(Sits down with a sigh)
The truth is i'm a bit sad today. I posted a new story in the Real stories from the world of espionage and special operations five days ago. It's a spy story from WWII titled "The blonde spy head", but only Barbel has commented and I'm not sure I got....... I mean the story got the attention it deserves. The same may be true for other stories in the thread. (weeps quietly into the Coke) The stories are really good, you know .....
(puts a wrinkled paper on the bar) I'm leaving the link to the story right here, just in case anyone's interested: https://www.ajb007.co.uk/discussion/51043/real-stories-from-the-world-of-espionage-and-special-operations#latest
Can I back up N24 here and ask others to take a look (or if you have, to please leave a comment)? There are some fascinating stories in that thread.
Fresh pint of Coke Zero No 24.
Don't cry! You'll dilute it.
(Carefully picks up the paper, notes the address then puts it on the notice board at the top.)
I'll happily ave a good nosey at this and your other stories 24. My interests in modern Sci Fi have been waining lately as the quality has dropped in so many legacy formats on the telly, and I have found I enjoy documentaries.
As a result, reading about some historical spycraft - written by a friend no less, sounds right up my street. 😊
I promise to provide feedback as soon as I do.
Thanks. I've stopped crying now, and the drink still tasted a bit of Coke. A new glass and avisit to the "Real stories ...." thread wou be nice.
I was going to look at that - at the time it looked a bit heavy going and intensive for me to dip into. It goes on my 'to do' list. That said, I did a mammoth review of the Beatles second album - a veritable thesis - and got naff all reply so there you go. It's like that sometimes.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
That's true. People have the audacity to have real lives sometimes. How inconsiderate of them! 😉
Hi. This has been a strange night, boat-wise. A couple of hours ago the Norwegian royal yacht sailed past my home. Now the newspapers say a viking ship is in danger of sinking outside Stadlandet (think Paul Attrides's home planet in Dune). I'm sure viking ships have sunk there before, but that's many centuries ago. A Coke Zero, please. Let's toast to the king and queen, and the viking ship and its crew!
I hope the ship doesn't sink, N24. Yes, a toast to your king and queen! 🤴🫅
You chaps still have Viking ships over there, N24? I thought you'd knocked that on the head years ago! 😃
The viking ships were gone for centuries, but in recent decades a few has been built. But this one isn't Norwegian. it's from the Faroes. It has capsized and the coast Guard and rescue helicopters are on their way to the life raft. Stadlandet i sone of the roughest parts of the coast and a ship tunnel is planned to avoid more sinkings.
How the tunnel will look:
Out of a crew of six, all foreigners, five are rescued from the viking ship. In my opinion the sixth is dead unless he/she is wearing a flotation suit like the one below.
So we could still expect Vikings to sail up the Thames and launch an invasion of Britain at some point in the not too distant future? 😃
That's realistic, absolutely! To be more serious, the coast guard found the last crew member dead. It was a young woman and it's a tragedy. It wasn't a copy of a longship either. It was a copy of a boat with six oars and two small masts. it's copy of a historic boat type and it was probably in use during viking times, but it's not more historic than my grandad saw these in use.
(Thunderbird 2 comes in the front door, Holly follows, her tail pivoting from side to side.)
Hullo Folks I'm home! Just put my Facebook account in the freezer, and am back. No ongoing distractions.
Ooh the Viking longship in a bottle on the sideboard is a nice touch! Your handiwork 24?
Have I missed anything?
Oh, that's where I left it.
The usual, please. How was everyones halloween? I saw lots of lights in a graveyard.
This was my first Canadian Halloween 🎃 and boy do they go for it 👀😁 even lots of the adults dress up…quite a number of the houses are decorated for it too…it’s certainly a much bigger even here than the UK…
And one house had quite a few Zombie special effects 😱👏🏻
One pint sized Coke Zero it is 24.
I didn't do anything for Halloween per sae, but I am planning a batch of Pumpkin Soup. Its not Turnips (Scottish tradition) but its something!
I remember growing up there was a chapter in our English school book about halloween. Later we saw American movies with references to halloween. But my generation never celebrated halloween.
That looks brilliant! 🧟
Talking about Scottish tradition - with apologies in advance, Barbel 😁
The Scottish Cocktail now being served in this very bar…
Nor did I, really. All I remember from Halloween as a child is bobbing for apples, monkey nuts, a 50p coin hidden in the apple tart and a Jack-o'-lantern made out of a turnip on the window sill (a Northern Ireland speciality by my late father). I also recall flimsy and cheap plastic Halloween masks in the shop for £1 or so. We didn't do all of these things every year either and I think I only remember the turnip appearing once. Certainly there was no trick or treating (I lived in the countryside) which I'd never heard of until it was shouted during the infamous Greysteel Massacre of 30th October 1993. Most of what Halloween is composed of nowadays seems to come from the United States, as you intimate. A further example of "dung from America" the uncharitable might say. 😀
😄 That is NOT what is meant by "a pie and pint"!
Get that off my bar NOWW!!
Barbel is not the only Scot around here!
Honestly, I go off on a fee secret assignments, come back amd find fatty pork pies littering the place!
The real Scottish Cocktail list is in the interactive wall screen blackboard, next to the portrait of Dame Judi. (TB2 bows at the painting.)
The most patriotic nation on earth doesn't have it's own state. 😁
No, but when ee get blootered wr can be in one!
Fancy another Coke Zero 24? I'm in the mood for a Fenrimans meself. [TB2 pulls out a couple of large glasses.]
By the way, I gave the longboat in the bottle a polish with a soft cloth and windowlene. Its made the glass shine beautifully.
(Growling noises)
Its Ok Holly, I'll get your supper ready now.