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3rd July 2021, 09:14 PM #106
@Chief Tiff - you literally made me laugh out loud.
Cheers, Bob the labrat
Measure once and.... the phone rings!
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4th July 2021, 12:45 AM #107
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4th July 2021, 08:55 AM #108
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4th July 2021, 10:31 AM #109
From Google translation:
"We are not allowed to. Ian said so!"
Regards
Paul
Ps: Was not going to comment during this period where court was in session, but you know about rules:
"Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men." (Douglas Bader, who was legless when he made the observation.)Bushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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4th July 2021, 10:54 AM #110
Right at the beginning there was a suggestion that an award for the worst puns could be made. Over the last 9 months I have observed that the majority of your posts have included at least one; some have been obscure but nearly all have have excelled in the fields of groanability and cringeworthiness.
In the immortal words of Wayne Campbell: "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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4th July 2021, 11:20 AM #111
Hate to be pedantic, but it was Bader's commanding officer who said that to him (P. Brickhill - "Reach for the sky"). It seems Bader didn't need to be told this, he was already following that dictum, which is how he came to be legless...
IW
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4th July 2021, 11:33 AM #112
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4th July 2021, 11:49 AM #113Bushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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4th July 2021, 01:02 PM #114
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4th July 2021, 08:58 PM #115
And the winner is........
OK, the judges have deliberated, and fortunately, our results were uncannily similar. It was a photo-finish, with just a whisker separating each of the top 5 contenders. But someone had to get a half-mark more than everyone else, and that person is…..
Wait for it……
Chief Tiff!
Of course, everyone was a winner – you’ve all got working planes and learnt a lot about plane making. So many are unique as well as functional, and you built up a great co-operative, with blades flying hither & yon & good contacts made. I guess I got roped into paying more attention to the individual builds one way or another & saw the progress so I wasn’t as surprised as one of the other judges who was deeply impressed by the level of workmanship evident (of course, you all took pics only from the best sides, didn’t you?).
I was going to make a list of “honourable mentions”, but where would I stop? Everyone deserves an honourable mention, be it for the quality of their build, their high level of design aesthetic, their assistance to fellow challengers or their ability to co-opt found/scrounged/recycled materials, & so on. So just because one person got the nod, it’s a bit like the Tour de France – a different day, an oil-slick on the road (or a stupid spectator) an erratic headwind, and the one who got the day’s Guernsey could have been someone entirely different! So congratulate yourselves & take a deep bow.
What else? Oh yes, I almost forgot ( ) – the winner of the draw is…..
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Picko!
(So, Picko, PM me an address to post them to & I’ll get them on their way asap).
And now the Great Plane Challenge of 2020 (& 2021!) is done & dusted. Well done the lot of you...
Cheers,
IW
PS. I remember some sort of commemorative trophy was promised to the winner, I'll sort that out in due course, Chief..IW
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4th July 2021, 09:16 PM #116
Well done Chief, a well deserved win Mate.
And Picko, I am jealous, I would have loved to win Ian’s wonderful prize.
And a special thanks to all the other entrants, it’s been an entertaining ride.Brad.
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4th July 2021, 09:23 PM #117
I am gobsmacked!
Wow; thank you, esteemed judges!
I am truly humbled to have my offering so highly praised; and I would like to thank all the other entrants along with the watchers who offered help and encouragement throughout the last nine months. This has been a brilliant journey and I’ve really enjoyed travelling with everyone else.Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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4th July 2021, 09:35 PM #118
Congratulations Chief, the nuke has nuked them all. It is an outstanding plane and definitely deserved to win!
Thanks to all and to the judges for this great experience.
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4th July 2021, 09:40 PM #119Intermediate Member
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well done Chief!!!
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4th July 2021, 09:40 PM #120
Congratulations CT and Picko
I like to use "defenestrate" in casual conversation, whenever a window of opportunity presents itself.
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