Another tale
Told to me by one of the instructors at Netheravon (army parachuting centre among other things) but just so good that it'd be rude not to pass it on...

Skydivers have what could be called a rather black sense of humour. When you combine that with the typical squaddie sense of humour, and the trans-atlantic divide...

Back in days of yore, there was a certain skydiving mad officer type. Lets call him Bob. Bob would spend all his leave travelling around the world with his rig, jumping as many dropzones as possible. Bob was a bit of a skydiving addict/nerd to be honest.

So he turns up at a DZ in the good ol' US of A. Florida I think. First thing he sees as he pitches up is a 'bounce'. Some poor bastard with a total malfunction ploughs in at terminal velocity. Dead as a kipper, obviously.

That evening, things are a bit subdued in the bar, as you may expect. The deceased's mates are consoling themselves with many beers and other noxious substances. Tiring of the maudlin fume-filled atmosphere, Bob decides to go for a stroll to get some fresh air.

Lo and behold, as he strolls through the undergrowth, he finds a dead dog. Quite fresh. SO what does Bob, in the finest traditions of upholding the good name of those holding the Queen's Commission and international relations do?

Bob strolls back into the bar dragging the ex-pooch by the tail. A pregnant hush falls - it's not every day someone goes splat and then a loon appears with a dead mutt. Tumbleweeds roll past.....

Bob: "you know that guy who bounced today"?

Throng: "errrm yeah?" ("Sniff")

Bob: "I know what went wrong...."

"he was blind - I've just found his guide dog"
(osok Rebel without a clue, Fri 14 Dec 2007, 12:04, 3 replies)

oh no!
talk about put your foot in it, I bet he wasn't particularly popular for a while eh?
( Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Fri 14 Dec 2007, 12:11, closed)

Blind skydiving is easy ...
... just pull the ripcord when the lead goes slack.
(ubergeekian, Fri 14 Dec 2007, 19:31, closed)

D'oh!
Wish I'd had a Lab on a string when I went splat...
(osok Rebel without a clue, Fri 14 Dec 2007, 22:29, closed)