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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 3d

The RM ranks are almost identical to the army except for;

Private = Marine
Staff Sergeant* = Colour Sergeant

*Not every regiment in the Army has Staff Sergeants. Some have weird and wonderful names. I once met a Corporal who wore Staff Sergeants rank slides but was called a Corporal of the Horse

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 3d

Do Americans not have double glazing? For once I feel like us Brits have the drop on you. We've invented better windows and you are still on single glazing

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 3d

When I joined the RN in 2001 I swore my allegiance to parliament. A friend in the Army told me he swore his to the Queen. The Royal Marine ID cards used to say Royal Navy on them and they are still very much an arm of the naval service. RM don't get called ratings as far as I know. Another quirk

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 3d

In the Royal Navy commissioned officers hold rank and get saluted whilst non-commisioned folk have a rate and don't get saluted. In the Army and Air force everyone has a rank and only some get saluted. Weird quirk of the Royal Navy. One of many.

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 3d

If you want to air our dirty laundry in public Pauline, I'm more than happy to tell the world what you and your husband has been up to. Don't try me Pauline, I'm done with your bullshit

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 4d

Pauline Cathcart owes me £50.

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 4d

Weirdness? You wait until I tell my morris dancing group about this when I see them next at the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling event. They'll be furious* you've described us as weird

*British folk don't like to be furious so they'll probably just tut

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 5d

Wrote a whole sang about a weird French hat and nobody called him out on his bullshit.

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 5d

They really escalated their actions fast. Started by breaking a window and then PLANTED A BOMB!

When people start planting bombs you know it's time to start taking them seriously

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 6d

I don't know much about the US but I was sure NOT being a Christian nation was a big part of the whole foundation of the country. Wasn't it supposed to be a land of religious freedom or am I mistaken?

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 6d

My two eldest boys are now bigger than their Mam and she finds it incredible that she made two things larger than her.

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 7d

I've always wanted them to lean in to being American more but they don't really bother. Cover the car in stars and stripes. Have a bald eagle in the garage. Blast Bruce Springsteen over the drivers radio for the entire race. If they did that, I'd probably be a fan

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 7d

You know in the UK we call crossing guards "Lollipop Men" and "Lollipop Ladies". And nobody here thinks that's mental!

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 7d

What would I do? I'd tell the world where you got that lamp because it's brilliant.

I love to see dogs with grey beards. It makes them look very wise

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 7d

*you've redacted your name

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 7d

I honestly can't be arsed filling in a form. I filled in a form to join and now I'm expected to jump through hoops to get my membership sorted. I've a low tolerance for nonsense.

You have made me chuckle though because you've redacted your but it wouldn't take Columbo to figure out what it said

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 7d

Cant believe Bob Seconds won the Mexican Grand Prix. Well done Bob

A graphic from F1 media that says "30.3 seconds. Largest winning margin of the season". But the font they've used makes it look like it says Bob instead of 30.3

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 7d

The graphic looks like it says "Bob Seconds". If I was writing a novel about a fictional American F1 driver I'd call him Bob Seconds

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 9d

I hope driver number 10 (Pierre Gasly) gets a podium this weekend for him.

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 9d

It can do what it likes. That's why it's called CANada and not CANTada

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Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, yeah, but you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could that you didn't stop to think if you should.

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 10d

Sky Sports in the UK had the same issues so I'm guessing it was a technical failure at the track for the feeds

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 10d

It's possible but my understanding is the teams can nominate 3 peoples salary to be outside the cap. Most teams exclude the Team Principal because their salary is so high. So I'd expect Horners salary (and any exit payments) would fall outside the cap. Although that's just pure assumption on my part

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 10d

American architecture is a gem that rarely gets talked about. The style of those houses is uniquely American and absolutely beautiful.

Yorkshire Terrier @st3veb.bsky.social · 11d

Who knows where those feet may one day tread. That's the brilliance of children, endless hope and possibilities for the future