The Engineer Forum

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by sapper740

Jefe, I've been mulling this over for a while so I thought I'd ask. Have you considered an Engineer Forum? When you consider all the threads regarding bulldozers, tractors, cranes, bridging, rafting, and planking I think it would be viable. Most of the kit I've mentioned is neither fish nor fowl, meaning it doesn't fit within the Softskin, Armour, or Gun park forums so a separate and distinct forum makes sense. Your thoughts?

Well, you see it's like this. Given that most Engineers can't find their own ass in the dark with both hands, it seems to me that they'd have a hell of a time finding a separate Sappers Room on MLU, unless of course it reeked of vomit and stale beer...

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

Well, you see it's like this. Given that most Engineers can't find their own ass in the dark with both hands, it seems to me that they'd have a hell of a time finding a separate Sappers Room on MLU, unless of course it reeked of vomit and stale beer...

You DO know Engineers, don't you? Reason we can't grab our own asses is because we're too busy playing grab-ass with the ladies! Where do you think our motto "Ubique" came from? It's because our hands are everywhere!

Just a thought about having The Engineer Forum; not all great ideas are immediately recognized as such. (remember the K-Tel Patty Stacker?) You will relent though once the tidal wave of support from the MLU community crashes your server with un-ending posts decrying your denial of what could be MLU's finest hour!

Remember! Never had so much been built by so few with so little so so many could access so much to do their little bit, which was part of the big effort in their little part of the battle for want of a nail, a plank was lost, for want of a plank, a bridge was lost, for want of a bridge, a beer shipment was late which we band, we band of besotted brothers in what was not the end, nor the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning which in full voice we with the long mustaches and in a monotonous langour cried," WE SHALL RETURN the empties!"


If that doesn't stir you to action Bye, nuthin' will!

[sapper740]

P.S. if you can pick out all the references in that passage, you're an expert of both WW II history and Shakespeare.

[cliff]

hmmm not a bad thought from this former carpenter who loves engineering equipment like bulldozers etc.

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by cliff

hmmm not a bad thought from this former carpenter who loves engineering equipment like bulldozers etc.

Kersplash! Jefe.

[Les Freathy]

If youcan do it go for it jif one suggestion would be to include from early days to the current time or we will darting backwards and forwards all day an night. Plenty of material from here available
cheers
Les

[PPS]

Derek,

Are you sure you are not a Politician/Government Officer, or were in a previous life???

Paul.

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by PPS

Derek,

Are you sure you are not a Politician/Government Officer, or were in a previous life???

Paul.

Politician?!? Puh-leeeeze!

Y'know why I voted for the Reform Party? Because Preston Manning opened a rally with this joke:

Q: What's the difference between a politician and a Catfish?

A: One of them is a bottom-feeding slime-sucker and the other one is a fish!

Whether you liked his politics or not, you had to admire a man who so completely recognized the innate qualities of a career politician.

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally Posted by sapper740

You DO know Engineers, don't you? Reason we can't grab our own asses is because we're too busy playing grab-ass with the ladies! Where do you think our motto "Ubique" came from? It's because our hands are everywhere!

Just a thought about having The Engineer Forum; not all great ideas are immediately recognized as such. (remember the K-Tel Patty Stacker?) You will relent though once the tidal wave of support from the MLU community crashes your server with un-ending posts decrying your denial of what could be MLU's finest hour!

Remember! Never had so much been built by so few with so little so so many could access so much to do their little bit, which was part of the big effort in their little part of the battle for want of a nail, a plank was lost, for want of a plank, a bridge was lost, for want of a bridge, a beer shipment was late which we band, we band of besotted brothers in what was not the end, nor the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning which in full voice we with the long mustaches and in a monotonous langour cried," WE SHALL RETURN the empties!"


If that doesn't stir you to action Bye, nuthin' will!

Wow!, Derek! Well done post. Looks like literary plagarism is your forte.

How many books of reference did you plow through to string together the above rambling dissertation?

Speaking of Engineers...do you recollect Ed Storey, a fairly frequent lurker in this and other military forums? How about Roy Bowers?

Chimo!

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

Looks like literary plagarism is your forte.

Well, he's an Engineer, ain't he? Their original brains are now preserved in brine-filled jars (little ones), so this is what's left.

Tony -- Can be done, my lad!

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

Wow!, Derek! Well done post. Looks like literary plagarism is your forte.

How many books of reference did you plow through to string together the above rambling dissertation?

Speaking of Engineers...do you recollect Ed Storey, a fairly frequent lurker in this and other military forums? How about Roy Bowers?

Chimo!

Books? What books? You know Engineers only read the comics.
Plagarism? Isn't that a big word like marmalade?

I would never plagarize my posts, in my request for an Engineer Forum I wasn't asking what MLU can do for me, I was asking what I can do for MLU.
As for my dissertation, we all know the importance of remembering history as those who fail to remember the past are doomed to be forgetful!

CHIMO!

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

Speaking of Engineers...do you recollect Ed Storey, a fairly frequent lurker in this and other military forums? How about Roy Bowers?

Chimo!

I remember Ed as his last post was fairly recent, he had the petrol can with the Cyrillic stencilling on it. I have to admit, I don't remember Roy Bowers, has he posted recently?

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Derek, let me get my thoughts in order this weekend (I've been a busy boy of late) and I'll give you an answer on your base proposal.

Jif

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

Derek, let me get my thoughts in order this weekend (I've been a busy boy of late) and I'll give you an answer on your base proposal.

Jif

Whatever you decide, I appreciate your considering the idea. Go Home, take your shoes off, kick back and enjoy a few cold beers, hot women, or Scotch neat.

Originally Posted by sapper740

Whatever you decide, I appreciate your considering the idea. Go Home, take your shoes off, kick back and enjoy a few cold beers, hot women, or Scotch neat.

It shall be Scotch-Broth and fake beer or a Cuppa tea for the Master Jefe,
but as for the hot women, you never know what the Master can get up to in his spare time

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by sapper740

You DO know Engineers, don't you?

You will relent though once the tidal wave of support from the MLU community crashes your server with un-ending posts decrying your denial of what could be MLU's finest hour!

I agree, put Sapper in a room by himself!