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From: Jim on 13 Mar 2006 12:06 In article <C03B571A.178DDE%chrisridd(a)mac.com>, Chris Ridd wrote: >>> >>> Erm, now you mention it, there were some chinooks passing over earlier. >>> You can hear them in the next county though, not exactly stealth, are >>> they? >>> >> >> That's because they want you to hear them. Chinooks can be surprising >> stealthy when needed. > > A bit like owls, I believe. Especially the big ones. Although most owls aren't fitted with winches. Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk JediGeeks http://www.jedigeeks.com "Ah, gentle dames, it gars me greet, To think how monie councels sweet, How monie lengthen'd, sage advices, The Husband frae the wife despises!"
From: Peter Ceresole on 13 Mar 2006 13:42 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > >> That's because they want you to hear them. Chinooks can be surprising > >> stealthy when needed. > > > > A bit like owls, I believe. Especially the big ones. > > Although most owls aren't fitted with winches. Only the very big ones. -- Peter
From: Sara Kirk on 14 Mar 2006 06:26 In article <C03B571A.178DDE%chrisridd(a)mac.com>, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > > A bit like owls, I believe. Especially the big ones. Urban myth. They don't exist. -- Sara Feeling the cold: <http://www.sarlet.com/ucsm_get_cold/pictures/p0002534.html>
From: Woody on 14 Mar 2006 13:29 Sara Kirk <sarakirk(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > In article <C03B571A.178DDE%chrisridd(a)mac.com>, Chris Ridd > <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > > > A bit like owls, I believe. Especially the big ones. > > Urban myth. They don't exist. That is untrue - I have seen winches. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Chris Ridd on 14 Mar 2006 13:44
On 14/3/06 6:29, in article 1hc7coj.wbjfu439u9h1N%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk, "Woody" <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Sara Kirk <sarakirk(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> In article <C03B571A.178DDE%chrisridd(a)mac.com>, Chris Ridd >> <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> A bit like owls, I believe. Especially the big ones. >> >> Urban myth. They don't exist. > > That is untrue - I have seen winches. Urban myths also exist. Honestly Sara, you're telling such (vegetarian) porkies! Cheers, Chris |