Laugh? I nearly cried!!

[The Great Wallsendo]

YouTube - Brains from Thunderbirds takes centre stage in drench ad

so very funny

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

We saw that last night on TV .

 

[kela66]

can anyone remember what F.A.B. stands for ? , or does it stand for anything ?

 

[pottsy]

can anyone remember what F.A.B. stands for ? , or does it stand for anything ?

The characters use the radio sign-off "F. A. B." rather than "Roger" or "Over and out". Anderson was often asked what F. A. B. stood for, but in fact it simply stood for "fab" (short for "fabulous"), which was a 1960s catchphrase. Later this was unofficially decided to mean Fully Advised and Briefed, following on from P-W-O-R (Proceeding With Orders Received), a similar radio confirmation code in the series Stingray. In Anderson's next series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, S.I.G. (Spectrum is Green) would continue the tradition of initialled call signs.

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

I have my own radio sign off routine and position reporting system, it goes like this -

"Err we're just off ......... (Muffled sounds of - where the feck are we Marc?) We're just off Amble"

Proper radio operator says things like Delta and Foxtrot - I sign off by using the universally accepted phrase.

"OK Cheers" :red:

 

[pottsy]

I have my own radio sign off routine and position reporting system, it goes like this -

"Err we're just off ......... (Muffled sounds of - where the feck are we Marc?) We're just off Amble"

Proper radio operator says things like Delta and Foxtrot - I sign off by using the universally accepted phrase.

"OK Cheers" :red:

You could always use PIS - Pansy is sorted

 

[kela66]

cheers pottsy for that "in depth" answer , we were trying to remember at work and i thought the b stood for brothers for some reason . how wrong can you be