tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post8144262602778157186..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: The AK-47 Assault Handbag: An Illustrated Historypatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-83365959695689840432010-06-03T21:04:11.804+01:002010-06-03T21:04:11.804+01:00Margaret Thatcher would clearly have used a Heckle...Margaret Thatcher would clearly have used a Heckler & Koch MP5, the handbag of choice of the SAS.DavidWilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649507982907895225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-78630856877021678292008-12-29T19:42:00.000+00:002008-12-29T19:42:00.000+00:00Thank you RG - I love you too.Sylvia: I don't know...Thank you RG - I love you too.<BR/><BR/>Sylvia: I don't know about knowing what I'm doing, but finding the photos was fun. The one of Snoop Dogg as an Afghan police instructor is my favourite, because his jacket even has a big swirly 'P' for 'Police'. Happy New Year to you too!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-40269994307148958962008-12-29T17:55:00.000+00:002008-12-29T17:55:00.000+00:00cut and paste job? Oh thank goodness for that! i...cut and paste job? Oh thank goodness for that! i was getting a bit worried. Still, finding all those photos must have taken some time. But then I forget - you are one of the few people I know who knows what they're doing. Happy new year!<BR/><BR/>wv- buslymi - a type of east european sausage?Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-2966780399386030952008-12-29T17:35:00.000+00:002008-12-29T17:35:00.000+00:00oh patroclus - i do love you! xxoh patroclus - i do love you! xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-33220048718059657302008-12-29T11:48:00.000+00:002008-12-29T11:48:00.000+00:00I'll try not to try too hard, cello. By 'try harde...I'll try not to try too hard, cello. By 'try harder' I mean that every time I think of something I will write it, rather than thinking 'nah, that'll be rubbish' and not writing it at all. So, er, be prepared for a lot of rubbish in 2009.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-66859378527119056482008-12-29T11:24:00.000+00:002008-12-29T11:24:00.000+00:00Blimey. You really meant it when you said you wer...Blimey. You really meant it when you said you were going to try harder. Thanks. But don't try too hard, or it might deter you and what would we all do then?<BR/><BR/>WV is dripe: what shower curtains do when they stick to your bum.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-68251466662016322942008-12-29T11:15:00.000+00:002008-12-29T11:15:00.000+00:00I'll remember to wear one if I go out. Then I will...I'll remember to wear one if I go out. Then I will take it off to you. Then put it back on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-23407799765709466672008-12-29T11:09:00.000+00:002008-12-29T11:09:00.000+00:00Well, thank you very much Simes. I think you shoul...Well, thank you very much Simes. I think you should be wearing a hat though - it's very cold today.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-55137750004746185932008-12-29T10:56:00.000+00:002008-12-29T10:56:00.000+00:00Genius. Were I wearing a hat, I would take it off ...Genius. Were I wearing a hat, I would take it off to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-22818574696358234182008-12-28T22:25:00.000+00:002008-12-28T22:25:00.000+00:00Hmm, Piers. If I was ever within my depth, I'm com...Hmm, Piers. If I was ever within my depth, I'm completely out of it now. But I'm sure you're absolutely right.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-15121074787159567822008-12-28T22:09:00.000+00:002008-12-28T22:09:00.000+00:00SA80?Obviously she would not have been satisfied w...SA80?<BR/><BR/>Obviously she would not have been satisfied with the v1 aka the L85A1, and would have hit people with the stock of her rifle until they upgraded her handbag (and everyone else's) to the L85A2 configuration, which is much easier to maintain in the field.<BR/><BR/>Say what you like about her, she knew what she wanted in a battlefield handbag.Piershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682054203119052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-14983286970227775192008-12-28T14:53:00.000+00:002008-12-28T14:53:00.000+00:00If you mean mince pies, stollen and lavender-flavo...If you mean mince pies, stollen and lavender-flavoured chocolate, then YES.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-58759489618247836892008-12-28T14:33:00.000+00:002008-12-28T14:33:00.000+00:00Have you been partaking of rather too much festivi...Have you been partaking of rather too much festivities?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-37785381661979177052008-12-28T10:37:00.000+00:002008-12-28T10:37:00.000+00:00"...A survey of shoppers at Lakeside Shopping Cent...<I>"...A survey of shoppers at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, England, found that the average 30-year-old woman owns 21 rifles and buys a new one every three months, adding up to 111 over the course of a lifetime..."</I>Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-20407201603205450652008-12-28T10:34:00.000+00:002008-12-28T10:34:00.000+00:00It does give rise to the question, though - if you...It does give rise to the question, though - if you spend much of your time lugging an assault weapon about, where do you put your keys, phone, Travelcard, tampons, Polos, that Cormac McCarthy you keep meaning to read, etc, etc?Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-74227144112502497012008-12-27T23:24:00.000+00:002008-12-27T23:24:00.000+00:00I am SO GLAD my initial instincts ("Oh - dear lord...I am SO GLAD my initial instincts ("Oh - dear lord: she's taken the specs for an assault rifle and done a universal copy-and-paste) were true. <BR/><BR/>Brilliant, my dear.jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752779296599153304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-28403653674016281582008-12-27T22:58:00.000+00:002008-12-27T22:58:00.000+00:00phew. i'll stick with my counterpoise trebuchet ru...phew. i'll stick with my counterpoise trebuchet rucksack, thanks.One Fine Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332431189064825125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-68294132372387459152008-12-27T22:51:00.000+00:002008-12-27T22:51:00.000+00:00I got as far as the word "handbag" and then drifte...I got as far as the word "handbag" and then drifted off. I am married, you see. I will pay attention next time.Vicus Scurrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731007799031343701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1346395229454079482008-12-27T22:34:00.000+00:002008-12-27T22:34:00.000+00:00What model of assault handbag did Margaret Thatche...What model of assault handbag did Margaret Thatcher use?GreatSheElephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589100964804729527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-74832374498409466352008-12-27T21:00:00.000+00:002008-12-27T21:00:00.000+00:00Oh god RoMo, I didn't *write* all that - I copied ...Oh god RoMo, I didn't *write* all that - I copied the Wikipedia entry for AK-47 and replaced every instance of the word 'rifle' with the word 'handbag'. It was very satisfying.<BR/><BR/>I cut loads and loads of it out, as well. Evidently there's an awful lot to say about the AK-47. Some people must like guns *a lot*.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-34735360464057625202008-12-27T20:50:00.000+00:002008-12-27T20:50:00.000+00:00Oh my god woman - where do you find the time?! You...Oh my god woman - where do you find the time?! You are superblogwoman 2008. Great post. xx<BR/><BR/>PS: word verif Forov = very Russian!rockmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939586655533001122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-59278333786073559012008-12-27T20:06:00.000+00:002008-12-27T20:06:00.000+00:00Blogpost of the year. Without a doubt.Blogpost of the year. Without a doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-77985183923201039602008-12-27T20:01:00.000+00:002008-12-27T20:01:00.000+00:00'Bullpup configuration' means the ammunition holde...'Bullpup configuration' means the ammunition holder is placed behind the trigger mechanism (as in the British Army SA-80), which allows a shorter overall weapon length.<BR/><BR/>I HAVE TOLD HER THIS A THOUSAND TIMES.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.com