Will it come to this?

[bob10]

Gmail (https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?ui=2&ik=36bc3c6bc5&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1661409158225817128&th=170e82d3aea16e28&view=att&disp=safe&saddbat=ANGjdJ-rXF5iZoIF5I-Ee9gmXQI24WklDQI6W8bPsFi1kowayfUgeOyTIAFuCa2BeTBsf cZAHjRMvyG97tCDOots7biM0dAXWNLsICoBb7AU1gUtrjN-78t0oObIJfsEGEqj46Q2UgPlliVo05CCZH6hv8AIasLt39KCLf q6e50d2Th_Qa0ncw7TOhjAXbteRXdT-r5q5ch8ouMysbzV1OEjaFg_eC-L2F4Mg45xP0-E-qDhtWKRdxo1v2WSrMaXoXQGp9zdAY057lfBOZptO5LpFDwt-L7oPCY0L66KjEPSP9lfs-4dHrDQUMIuBJdOzTd2Db8VxIixudxujHINnpjd2Pyembr8SUi_ tZDTGxnFDoyA8nx_-XGJ0JRh_V4mZWMPjwaeKjnfK-PiI-T-AEJaCniKPbksLTFYYVMRKuag4yIpF3p0iCiWz9SFc2jz8cuDbi p0RsfPkIBlFNX_-ITotbW1ZDYZISJJhxOQUMJpIv0owgD1vhhcZe3Qk0x8bKTp737 O_XqKlh1At_IbisLhjQJ-0aDsY0LkVKCA-4j9Zhw7miepW0hqsxpEw6EWNzP18bgmhEDKL3mDsAsoCdJs8bs b9E4tZ-qHjgH3c8FAD5siFL1z-9CYRokv2ikHdAAXIF21pn8bJdV35VzUqeSLNHwCfI_yQFb_csL d3Oisu8u-AZl_a5YwqnzqyJQ)

[gavinwibrow]

Gmail (https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?ui=2&ik=36bc3c6bc5&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1661409158225817128&th=170e82d3aea16e28&view=att&disp=safe&saddbat=ANGjdJ-rXF5iZoIF5I-Ee9gmXQI24WklDQI6W8bPsFi1kowayfUgeOyTIAFuCa2BeTBsf cZAHjRMvyG97tCDOots7biM0dAXWNLsICoBb7AU1gUtrjN-78t0oObIJfsEGEqj46Q2UgPlliVo05CCZH6hv8AIasLt39KCLf q6e50d2Th_Qa0ncw7TOhjAXbteRXdT-r5q5ch8ouMysbzV1OEjaFg_eC-L2F4Mg45xP0-E-qDhtWKRdxo1v2WSrMaXoXQGp9zdAY057lfBOZptO5LpFDwt-L7oPCY0L66KjEPSP9lfs-4dHrDQUMIuBJdOzTd2Db8VxIixudxujHINnpjd2Pyembr8SUi_ tZDTGxnFDoyA8nx_-XGJ0JRh_V4mZWMPjwaeKjnfK-PiI-T-AEJaCniKPbksLTFYYVMRKuag4yIpF3p0iCiWz9SFc2jz8cuDbi p0RsfPkIBlFNX_-ITotbW1ZDYZISJJhxOQUMJpIv0owgD1vhhcZe3Qk0x8bKTp737 O_XqKlh1At_IbisLhjQJ-0aDsY0LkVKCA-4j9Zhw7miepW0hqsxpEw6EWNzP18bgmhEDKL3mDsAsoCdJs8bs b9E4tZ-qHjgH3c8FAD5siFL1z-9CYRokv2ikHdAAXIF21pn8bJdV35VzUqeSLNHwCfI_yQFb_csL d3Oisu8u-AZl_a5YwqnzqyJQ)

Scary, isn't it!

[bob10]

Scary, isn't it!

I think it's meant to be a joke. I hope so, at least.

[Tins]

The link takes me to the Gmail homepage. While I admit that can be a little scary I feel I'm missing something...:unsure:

[Tins]

The link takes me to the Gmail homepage. While I admit that can be a little scary I feel I'm missing something...:unsure:

Oh, wait...... little slow today.

[austastar]

Over my head,

Cheers

[bob10]

Over my head,

Cheers

Satire, maybe?


satire

[ˈsatʌɪə]




NOUN



the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

[V8Ian]

The satirical point was poorly made though.

[ramblingboy42]

dunno, no idea

[Tins]

t'ink Bob was alluding to folk staying at home. I took a while to get it, and agree with Ian. Either WAY too subtle or ditto too obtuse.

Points for effort though, Bob. After all, I did get it. Eventually....

[austastar]

Hi,
Nope, no idea. This the screen I see from the link.
Cheershttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200318/943d5c9ab96cb532645902ad769fb50b.jpg

[bob10]

It was sent to me by a member of Redcliffe VVAA, , Sapper. Nuff said, I guess. Been down too many rabbit holes. EDIT. Sappers probably didn't use toilet paper.

[Bigbjorn]

I clicked on it and all I got was an icon asking me to start a new gmail account.

I thought typical of the black gang. No wonder the andrew used to hide them below deck.

[Hogarthde]

I was about to write “Oi” , to Bob, then remembered , I didn’t wear undergarments for 13months.
sapper dave

[Tins]

Hi,
Nope, no idea. This the screen I see from the link.
Cheershttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200318/943d5c9ab96cb532645902ad769fb50b.jpg

Not what i see" https://www.aulro.com/afvb/blob:https://www.aulro.com/ce7798b6-df24-4ffa-822b-8a82a9edbc0d

[Tins]

Not what i see" https://www.aulro.com/afvb/blob:https://www.aulro.com/ce7798b6-df24-4ffa-822b-8a82a9edbc0d

Ok, that didn't work.

[DiscoMick]

Not what i see" https://www.aulro.com/afvb/blob:https://www.aulro.com/ce7798b6-df24-4ffa-822b-8a82a9edbc0dThis looks like a scam so don't click on it or bad things could happen.

[bob10]

I was about to write “Oi” , to Bob, then remembered , I didn’t wear undergarments for 13months.
sapper dave


Too much information [bigsmile] Just read the book, 'a Sappers War " by Jimmy Thomson with Sandy Macgregor. Two military crosses, six Military medals, twelve M.I.D. & one OBE. Busy boys. Bloody good read.

[bob10]

I clicked on it and all I got was an icon asking me to start a new gmail account.

I thought typical of the black gang. No wonder the andrew used to hide them below deck.

I resemble that. It's my lack of expertise in transferring the E-mail across. Nothing sinister, although it would pay to check for bobby traps. [ not a mistype] Sappers are like that. Army Engineer types can build a bridge and get over it, we troglodyte Engineering types are like gynaecologists, we will look into it. BTW, do you know where the saying " the Andrew " came from? I'll tell you anyway. Like any Army Engineer story it is long winded, but here we go. It originated with Lieut. General Andrew Clarke, an English Army Engineering Officer , with a connection to Australia. A fascinating story about a fascinating man.

Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Clarke, GCMG CB CIE was a British soldier, engineer, a Colonial Administrator and finally a Colonial Governor , recorded for posterity as such, and also as a surveyor and politician in Australia.

Born (https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1297&bih=614&site=webhp&q=andrew+clarke+born&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3SE6qKjPSEstOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWSflFeQBMKNOLJQAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjEn8GJ5bPMAhUJIsAKHTUlCuoQ6BMIlgEoADAU) : July 27, 1824, Southsea, Portsmouth (https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1297&bih=614&site=webhp&q=Southsea&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3SE6qKjNS4gAx0_MykrXEspOt9AtS8wtyUoFUUXF-nlVSflEeAL0TGLcvAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjEn8GJ5bPMAhUJIsAKHTUlCuoQmxMIlwEoATAU) in the Reign of King George IV the penultimate Georgian monarch.
Died (https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1297&bih=614&site=webhp&q=andrew+clarke+died&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3SE6qKjPSks9OttIvSM0vyEnVT0lNTk0sTk2JL0gtKs7P s0rJTE0BAIY_LNMuAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjEn8GJ5bPMAhUJIsAKHTUlCuoQ6BMImgEoADAV) : March 29, 1902, Bath (https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1297&bih=614&site=webhp&q=Bath+United+Kingdom&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3SE6qKjNS4gAxk1LSTbXks5Ot9AtS8wtyUvVTUpNTE4tT U-ILUouK8_OsUjJTUwAToVj5OAAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjEn8GJ5bPMAhUJIsAKHTUlCuoQmxMImwEoATAV) when aged 77.
Education (https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1297&bih=614&site=webhp&q=andrew+clarke+education&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3SE6qKjPSks5OttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWqSmlyYklmfl5AI0QhmwqAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjEn8GJ5bPMAhUJIsAKHTUlCuoQ6BMIngEoADAW) : Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1297&bih=614&site=webhp&q=Royal+Military+Academy,+Woolwich&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3SE6qKjNSAjMNq6qyTbSks5Ot9AtS8wtyUoFUUXF-nlVqSmlyYklmfh4A05dY2DUAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjEn8GJ5bPMAhUJIsAKHTUlCuoQmxMInwEoATAW)

The death of Lieutenant General [equivalent to a Vice Admiral] Sir Andrew Clarke occurred on Saturday 29th
March 1902 at his home in London after a long and debilitating illness, which did not stop him from carrying out his duties of Agent-General for the Colony Victoria, Australia, to the last. He died as he wished to die, in harness, a strenuous worker to the very end, and few of his contemporaries could show such a record of public service as his, spread over a period of 60 years. As he was proud of recalling, he was the last survivor of the framers of the First Constitution of Victoria in 1865, and he lived to see the foundation of the Australian Commonwealth and to entertain the hope that he might be chosen as its first Imperial Commissioner in the Capital of the Empire.

The story.

http://www.godfreydykes.info/THE_ROYAL_NAVAL_EXPRESSION_-THE_ANDREW.html