Aussies repel Iranian Navy

August · 06-21-07, 02:19 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6228342.stm

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Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were vigorously repelled, the BBC has learned. The incident took place before Iran successfully seized 15 British sailors and Marines in March.
The lessons from the earlier attempt do not appear to have been applied in time by British maritime patrols.

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents...

Heibges · 06-21-07, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by August

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6228342.stm

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Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were vigorously repelled, the BBC has learned. The incident took place before Iran successfully seized 15 British sailors and Marines in March.
The lessons from the earlier attempt do not appear to have been applied in time by British maritime patrols.

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents...

But Texans have funny accents.

My aunt is from Houston and she met my uncle while he was in navy training at the end of wwII)

The Avon Lady · 06-21-07, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents...

Whadya mean? They both have funny accents!

bookworm_020 · 06-21-07, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

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Originally Posted by August

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents...

Whadya mean? They both have funny accents!

What accent???

The rest of the world has them, we don't!

Here is how it has been reported in Australia

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/aus...019309654.html

The colourful language used would be interesting to know, most likely along the lines of the parental and sexual history of the Iranian saliors, clothing style and a personal opion of where they stick their request!

:rotfl:

P_Funk · 06-21-07, 06:03 PM

Has anyone around here met a Vancouverite? I swear we have very neutral accents. The east of Canada has that weird Newfie, Quebecois, Ontario thing happening. Then there's the Prairies. But I don't think that I have a very... anything accent.

Tell me what you guys think.

Reaves · 06-21-07, 06:34 PM

You can't get more "occa" than a northern Queenslander. They have the most stongest Aussie accent around.

Looks like the boarding party reacted very well. Although what they are doing over there is pretty much the same as what they do here. Board and search boats. We have a large problem with illegal fishing in our waters to our north.

Iceman · 06-21-07, 09:40 PM

Repel Borders!....Let's drown these vermin!

Tchocky · 06-22-07, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

Has anyone around here met a Vancouverite? I swear we have very neutral accents. The east of Canada has that weird Newfie, Quebecois, Ontario thing happening. Then there's the Prairies. But I don't think that I have a very... anything accent.

Tell me what you guys think.

Kind of bland accents I've found. That said, I've only met two Vancouvererererers

My accent is Pale Irish-diluted. My friends from 100 miles south say I sound like I'm from Belfast (50 miles north), and my Northern friends tell me I'm Mexican.

hmmmm

Biggles · 06-23-07, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

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Originally Posted by August

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents...

Whadya mean? They both have funny accents!

What accent???

The rest of the world has them, we don't!

Here is how it has been reported in Australia

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/aus...019309654.html

The colourful language used would be interesting to know, most likely along the lines of the parental and sexual history of the Iranian saliors, clothing style and a personal opion of where they stick their request!

:rotfl:

maybe something about the differences between australian and Iranian beer:rotfl:

Skybird · 06-21-07, 02:26 PM

Better!

LoBlo · 06-22-07, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents...

Hey!.... actually... your kindof right

CCIP · 06-22-07, 12:47 PM

Everyone who doesn't have your accent sounds funny. It's a law. I have friends from the northeast US - perfectly standard accent, you'd think, but I laugh at them all the time. And don't even get me started on what people think of my accent (a slightly butchered Canadian accent [small hints of my Russian origin] with an unhealthy amount of purely British lexicon thrown in

)

And oh. Great job, Aussies

Too bad that didn't teach those guys a lesson and they tried again

tycho102 · 06-22-07, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents.

Except Australasia doesn't have the death penalty. Otherwise, there is some accuracy with that statement. They're not afraid to brawl, highly competitive, and the majority have quite a bit of courage.

baggygreen · 06-23-07, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by August

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6228342.stm

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Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were vigorously repelled, the BBC has learned. The incident took place before Iran successfully seized 15 British sailors and Marines in March.
The lessons from the earlier attempt do not appear to have been applied in time by British maritime patrols.

Gotta love the Aussies. They're like Texans with funny accents...

Go n jam it in yer pipe august!

texans are like us with a bad accent! :rotfl: deadset, until a person can pronounce "emu" and "aussie" correctly, they are just trying to be like us.

In all seriousness though, it seems strange to me. If the British were caught half on the ropes and half not, then it shoulda taken less time for them to get back onboard in a defensive possie. i mean, the aussies were able to get everyone back on board, and we have to assume there would be a similar amount of warning for the 2 instances.. whats up with the poms?

August · 06-23-07, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

texans are like us with a bad accent! :rotfl: deadset, until a person can pronounce "emu" and "aussie" correctly, they are just trying to be like us.

Hey, i'm a New England Yankee and both of you talk funny to me, but still it was meant as a compliment.

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Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	You can't get more "occa" than a northern Queenslander. They have the most stongest Aussie accent around. Looks like the boarding party reacted very well. Although what they are doing over there is pretty much the same as what they do here. Board and search boats. We have a large problem with illegal fishing in our waters to our north. __________________

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Everyone who doesn't have your accent sounds funny. It's a law. I have friends from the northeast US - perfectly standard accent, you'd think, but I laugh at them all the time. And don't even get me started on what people think of my accent (a slightly butchered Canadian accent [small hints of my Russian origin] with an unhealthy amount of purely British lexicon thrown in ) And oh. Great job, Aussies Too bad that didn't teach those guys a lesson and they tried again __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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