The Phantom Leg Puncher of Montrose?

[Kiltie]

What the deuce?

[Kiltie]

Sorry, I'd intended to post this in the Scotland section.

Perhaps a mod could oblige and move it for me.

Thanks.

[rossybee]

"Dundee Man" must be on holiday.

[Kiltie]

Did I not see it mentioned elsewhere that you were doing your "burning and drowning" refresher this week?

[tvrolet]

I understand the woman involved was Jewish American, and the bloke was Chinese. She actually started it by punching him first as the train passed over the Tay Bridge, shouting 'That's for Pearl Harbor'. He replied, 'Hey lady, I'm Chinese - that was the Japanese!'. She muttered 'Japanese, Chinese - it's all the same to me!'.

As she walked up the carriage as reported, he punched her shouting 'That's for the Titanic'. She replied 'But that was an iceberg'. As he left the train in Montrose he was heard muttering 'Iceberg, Goldberg - it's all the same to me!'.

Makes more sense when reported properly.

[Kiltie]

[rossybee]

Kiltie said:

Did I not see it mentioned elsewhere that you were doing your "burning and drowning" refresher this week?

Very perceptive of you sir

It was yesterday, and thankfully did neither - seeing as they use disco-smoke nowadays, and the survival suits have so much buoyancy it's hard to stay under water in the HUET...

[Kiltie]

I remember the good old days of straw fires in containers and punctured survival suits which made it impossible to climb up the rope ladder out of the pool when the legs were full of water.

Happy days.

[rossybee]

I also did the Norwegian escape chute, the second climb up the stairs was tricky with legs full of water

[Kiltie]

tvrolet said:

... Pearl Harbor ...

Did you know that there are nine US states with two words?

• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• West Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Rhode Island
• New Mexico
• Pearl Harbor

[S2red]

Pearl Harbour is in State of Hawaii and you missed out North Dakota

[tvrolet]

Kiltie said:

tvrolet said:

... Pearl Harbor ...

Did you know that there are nine US states with two words?

• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• West Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Rhode Island
• New Mexico
• Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor's a state? Every day's a school-day.

Now me, I would have said it was a natural inlet/bay/harbour to the west of Honolulu (just next to the airport actually)...on Oahu, with the STATE being Hawaii. At least it was both times I've been there

And if you want US State trivia, Hawaii is the most southerly state.

[Kiltie]

S2red said:

Pearl Harbour is in State of Hawaii and you missed out North Dakota

No, you were supposed to reply with; "Pearl Harbor isn't a state!".

[Kiltie]

tvrolet said:

Pearl Harbor's a state?

It was when the Japs left!

[Kiltie]

That was hard work.

[S2red]

Sorry

Pedants are us

And never knew it was most southerly state

[tvrolet]

OK, I'll have a parrot please Bob.

S2red said:

And never knew it was most southerly state

Ooh, ooh...I've got more
Although the film South Pacific was filmed in part in Hawaii, Hawaii is in the North Pacific.

[paulqv]

I feel so much better educated today after reading this thread, what ever it was meant to be about!

[Kiltie]

Indeed. I thought I knew where this was going but I'm totally lost now.

[rossybee]

Me too!