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Old Mar 5th, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Qantas acronym not what you thought

You may have thought that Qantas was an acronym for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services. Not any more. Since the actor Ralph Fiennes joined the Mile High Club with a frisky hostie it's been changed (allegedly by Qantas staff) to QUICKIES AVAILABLE NOW in TOILET: ASK STAFF.

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Old Mar 5th, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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( allegedly by QANTAS staff )? Neil , is that really how you know?
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Old Mar 5th, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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No, mate - it's been many a long year since I worked for Qantas.

Just remember that sort of treatment only applies to first-class passengers. Back in cattle class the customers have to look after each other. Providing they're contortionists.
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Old Mar 5th, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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does this have anything to do with the question about headphone jacks?

A/D
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Old Mar 6th, 2007 | 01:00 AM
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Andrew, you're way ahead of me - I hadn't considered the multiple meanings of "jack", but I did note that the young lady claimed they had unprotected sex.

Why any of us should want or need to know this is another matter.
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Old Mar 6th, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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ah yes Neil, the old need to know. Off to NYC on Thursday to see friends and family
cheers
A/D
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Old Mar 6th, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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My goodness, lol, I swear..I come on the Australian Board about once a week and as usual here are the bad boys, Neil and AndrewDavid. I can visualize both of you when you were school boys as I imagine you both totally disrupted your classrooms!

Have a good time in NYC AndrewDavid and Neil, I will catch up on my emails tomorrow.



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Old Mar 7th, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Andrew, give my regards to Broadway, remember me to Herald Square. Lunch at Da Silvano, forse?

LoveItaly, I believe you have A/D dead to rights. A holy terror, I'm sure. I'd prefer to maintain a discreet silence over my own school activities, as the files may still be open.
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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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I’ll be flying business class from Chicago to Sydney in April. Joining the mile high club with Ralph Fiennes would well be worth the price of the ticket alone. Lucky hostie!
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Old Mar 18th, 2007 | 03:33 AM
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Neil, I didn't realise you used to work with Qantas, me too. Once when we were trying to get out using staff travel, my husband came up with the acronym for Qantas as "Quarrelsome and nasty to all staff". The ground staff (sorry if you were there) didn't really like the air crew and made it as awkward as possible for us to get on the aircraft. Like your new acronym though. Schnauzer
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Old Mar 18th, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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Neil and Nancy, i'm not sure how I acquired this bad boy reputation have you been speaking to my friends here?

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