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Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Andy_99 » Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:32 pm

Really,

Have they been on an alternate world the last few weeks
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/u ... spartanntp

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by slogen51 » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:16 pm

What's it about ?

I don't want to be click bate to the daily mail web site!

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Post by big john » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:21 pm

Very Late News that B2's have arrived at Fairford. By someone called Steve King trying to make himself famous, :(
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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Mike » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:23 pm

slogen51 wrote:
Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:16 pm
What's it about ?

I don't want to be click bate to the daily mail web site!
It's a poorly written MSN article and not the Daily Fail, it starts off with :-

Plane spotters received an unexpected surprise when a B2B stealth bomber came into land at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

The nuclear-capable $2.1bn aircraft was involved in a training mission over Iceland when it returned to the RAF base shortly before nightfall.

Dozens of planespotters gathered around the airbase's perimeter fence waiting for the stealth bomber's return.

Steve King, who was among the crowd, said: 'It was quite a sight, as they are a unique and weird UFO-type looking planes.

'I thought I’d take a different perspective, including some of the crowd looking up at it.'

Mr King, 37, from Swindon, Wiltshire, added: 'I’d say roughly it was about 50ft above me.

'Living fairly local to the air base I am a regular visitor when these exercises take place.'

Three of the B2 bombers - which cost $135,000-an-hour to operate - have been involved a a series of NATO training missings.

The planes, which use the callsigns DEATH 1, DEATH 2 and DEATH 3 are temporarily based at RAF Fairford as part of a series of NATO training exercises. The aircraft touched down in Gloucestershire on August 27
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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Nighthawke » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:25 pm

Sensationalist beginning then shoots itself down by reporting the exercise in detail!

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Mike » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:28 pm

I love this bit :- "which cost $135,000-an-hour to operate - have been involved a a series of NATO training missings".

:O :lol:
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Post by slogen51 » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:28 pm

Cheers

Never heard of Steven King - until now :)

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Mallett17 » Fri Sep 13, 2019 4:44 pm

Made me laugh. Total rag.

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by BOLLO » Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:16 pm

slogen51 wrote:
Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:28 pm
Cheers

Never heard of Steven King - until now :)
He possibly does not who you are either.
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Post by Blackcat1 » Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:51 pm

Green mile was a great read 😁
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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by BOLLO » Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:03 pm

Blackcat1 wrote:
Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:51 pm
Green mile was a great read 😁
Cracking film as well,always watch it when its on. :thumb:
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Blackcat1 » Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:37 pm

Tom Hanks at his best
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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Vulcanone » Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:16 pm

I wipe......

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Rugbyref » Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:35 am

With those errors in print, the journo must have transferred from the Grauniad!

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by slogen51 » Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:52 am

BOLLO wrote:
Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:16 pm
slogen51 wrote:
Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:28 pm
Cheers

Never heard of Steven King - until now :)
He possibly does not who you are either.

What ? No need for that.

Just saying until FC posted the links above I would not have seen the article.

Actually there is a similar set of pictures in the Sun by Mr King and the article is quite well informed

Edit - perhaps Christine was named in his honour

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by plmc135 » Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:57 am

Of course we never see errors on FC do we! :Oops: Believe it goes by the phrase "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by slogen51 » Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:22 am

That sounds like another book by Stephen King

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Re: Daily Fail at it's best

Post by Vulcanone » Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:05 am

Glass Houses or Shouldn't throw stones... Best sellers in the making!

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