tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post8818988723352448883..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Done Like DinnerAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-21897264810394804862010-01-28T05:32:17.492+00:002010-01-28T05:32:17.492+00:00"Aeroplane"? Oh, three(ish) syllables, d..."Aeroplane"? Oh, three(ish) syllables, definitely. But I have to (rather sheepishly) admit to spelling it mostly "airplane" nowadays, despite my pronunciation. Oh well — when in Rome… (criticise the Romans).Hamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238239589217873611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-49606613214034663072010-01-27T22:39:39.430+00:002010-01-27T22:39:39.430+00:00And I haven't written tonight's blog entry...<i>And I haven't written tonight's blog entry yet. I'd better get typing.</i><br /><br />No rush, I'm busy till 0200Z ;-)nec Timidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017143602023726206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-82268670694125374542010-01-27T21:33:49.614+00:002010-01-27T21:33:49.614+00:00And yeah, I caught pants on the ground. I just fig...And yeah, I caught pants on the ground. I just figured that being a few weeks out of date was out of date, while over a year ago was historical research. <br /><br />And I haven't written tonight's blog entry yet. I'd better get typing.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-14952046253781874452010-01-27T21:32:10.731+00:002010-01-27T21:32:10.731+00:00You're quite right Hamish: corrected. Oddly &q...You're quite right Hamish: corrected. Oddly "aeroplane" is the official government spelling on my licence and in the regulations, but the usual spelling has become airplane. Do you <i>say</i> it with two syllables or three?Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-6597461776317275242010-01-27T18:25:32.091+00:002010-01-27T18:25:32.091+00:00"have you ever been in an airplane before?&qu..."have you ever been in an airplane before?" -- surely Simon (like me) would be saying "have you ever been in an <i>aeroplane</i> before?" :-).Hamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238239589217873611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-41183433716291114482010-01-27T16:36:38.773+00:002010-01-27T16:36:38.773+00:00This is the new cool one: http://www.youtube.com/w...This is the new cool one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwhl4IrPNc<br /><br />It was on last week, and I have seen many references online, and it's all throughout the high school where my daughter attends.<br /><br />If you miss starting that timer on that NDB approach (they still have those?), the (cool) voice in your head will be saying "pants on the ground, looking like a fool wid your pants on the ground"<br /><br />d.b. (aka N6349C)D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16311812701887962320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-41920799214898515212010-01-27T15:37:27.127+00:002010-01-27T15:37:27.127+00:00Susan Boyle - amazing event - sentimental , but am...Susan Boyle - amazing event - sentimental , but amazing . A lot has happened to her since that day - not all of it good - but she seems to have come out on top .<br /><br />Incidentally it is widely acknowledged here in UK that Simon Cowell is actually a pussycat !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-51039276441861369172010-01-27T12:46:24.044+00:002010-01-27T12:46:24.044+00:00"all the cool people have already seen it, I&..."all the cool people have already seen it, I'm sure, but it's the uncool people who have to see it."<br /><br />Commentary on your readership? Come to think of it, I haven't seen the show yet ...Dan in ALBnoreply@blogger.com