Walting on BT
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FDOS_UKParticipantWalting is a term for people who pretend to be soldiers, but weren’t …. derived from Walter Mitty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mitty
The majority of people who post on here are highly credible, but lately I’ve seen a few posts which are making me wonder if the Walting habit has spread in our direction.
It’s harmless and so I wouldn’t wish to use Waltenkommando like tactics to expose people, but if any of you are slightly bigging things up, I’m sure I’m not the only one to notice 😉 Or to find it amusing. (edited) and the others are probably too polite to post.
6 Apr 2016
at 18:42
FDOS_UKParticipantProbably as relevant as these threads:
Do you know London better than Zac
Friday Fun – Currencies
Now that’s a flight I wished I had been on…
Friday fun, most depressing place.
Weird dream about flying
Los amantes pasajeros
Travel-related word association
Weekend Airliner Quiz
Porche or Range Rover Sport
What are you Treating Yourself to this Christmas
“New York Jets NFL team ship 350 toilet rolls to London”
7 Apr 2016
at 05:20
BEYbritParticipantAs I was sitting at The Eiffel Tower Heliport awaiting my A380 to the moon this morning, nibbling on gencives de porc and knocking back my 15th glass of 1842 Chateau Margaux (a very poor year, it seems), I got to thinking….some of the people on this forum seem to be exaggerating things.
Anyway, I’m off for the sixteen-hand massage that I reserved five years ago, so I can’t chat for long. It’s amazing what you can get for 500 Avios if you’re willing to fly ex-Europe these days!
tchin tchin!
7 Apr 2016
at 06:23
canuckladParticipantAlas, all through my life I have come across people, including many friends who choose to talk in millions.
There are those amongst us, who will, on hearing that you’ve just be on holiday to Tenerife, will happily top trump you by regaling you, with their trip to Elevenerife .I’d add that in my experience, this group of embellishing fantasists natural habitat is the airline lounges, hoity toity hotel bars and indeed anywhere were their natural instinct is to be the top cat.
It amuses to imagine our bragard back at home ……
http://cartoon-characters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Top-Cat-Gang.jpg
Anyway, as I’ve said a zillion times….”If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times, stop exaggerating!!
7 Apr 2016
at 09:58
MrMichaelParticipantGuilty……The view from McDonalds Marina Dunkirk (Dunkerque) was actually horrible, not picturesque at all as I described it.
Got to dash…tea again with HM The Queen. She has asked me to advise her on how to deal with her business dealings in Panama following a reduction in those falling for her Nigerian Oil scam. She is thinking of going straight.
7 Apr 2016
at 12:09
GivingupBAParticipantMrMichael, you said “Got to dash…tea again with HM The Queen”, can you pick up my briefcase please and send it on to the Ritz, thanks a lot.
7 Apr 2016
at 13:22
BEYbritParticipant@canucklad ‘Elevenerife’ made me chuckle.
Here in Lebanon one-upmanship is rife. A morning greeting of ‘bonjour!’ is replied to with a ‘bonjourein!’ – literally, ‘2 bonjours’….
7 Apr 2016
at 13:58
FDOS_UKParticipantI am currently working near Versailles and have hired the Sun King’s apartments rather than staying in some vile hotel, with the hoi polloi.
On Saturday morning, I’ll be travelling home on my private Boeing A319, with Oscietra and Vintage Krug for breakfast (note, I am not a cannibal.)
Then my Osprey VTOL aeroplane awaits and I’m taking the wife to the isle of Man for lunch.
Edit: I’ve just sold the Boeing A319 (too common) and bought this, instead
7 Apr 2016
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