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Postby RLN » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:51 am

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/battle-of-britain/7908245/Forgotten-Spitfire-will-fly-again-after-major-restoration.html
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Mayfly » Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:10 am

:ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: Perhaps I didn't it properly but I can't see where it said who rebuilt it?
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:32 pm

Mayfly wrote::ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: Perhaps I didn't it XXXX properly but I can't see where it said who rebuilt it?




Why would you READ it PROPERLY when you rarely WRITE anything properly! :-o :p ;)
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:57 pm

=)) :))
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Mayfly » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:01 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Mayfly wrote::ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: Perhaps I didn't it XXXX properly but I can't see where it said who rebuilt it?




Why would you READ it PROPERLY when you rarely WRITE anything properly! :-o :p ;)



Sod off!!! :D
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:02 pm

Get back in the naughty corner!
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:02 pm

Surely that should read 'Sod' or 'Off' :p
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:04 pm

Not at all, madam sees me as the SOD and wants me OFF!
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Mayfly » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:05 pm

I'm too polite to write what I really would like to say! :D
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:06 pm

=)) at both the statement and the polite =))
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:13 pm

Mayfly wrote:I'm too polite to write what I really would like to say! :D





More likely you would leave out some of the words! :p
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Mayfly » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:14 pm

yeah the polite ones!!!!!

& Jiggys heading for a slap!! :D
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:15 pm

That will only encourage him!
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Aceyone » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:20 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:That will only encourage him!



Depends where you slap him :))
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:27 pm

Aceyone wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:That will only encourage him!



Depends where you slap him :))


Don't care :p
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Re: Spitfire for Spitfire

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:28 pm

Just as I thought!
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