"Permission to leave Sir"

Mind you don't crack your noggin on a rock.

(Reuters) - Shares in Amblertronic plc, the Albania-based manufacturer of the controversial Ambler 2000 weapons system, were suspended last night following the announcement of its latest product recall.

The troubled company had been the subject of much speculation since the disappearance of its founder Avarice Rand in Tirana last month. The vanishing came just hours before the unveiling of the highly anticipated Erica Ambler 2.0 project.

Reviews of the new A3000 model had been mixed with Frankie Boyle complaining ‘that it’s just not as funny as it used to be.’ Amblertronic's spokeswoman Joan Collins conceded that the Erica Ambler 2.0 had failed to meet some analysts’ expectations, but added, ‘Frankie can go fuck himself, darlings.’ Last night, footage on Al Jazeera, the arabic news network, appeared to show widespread jubilation at Amblertronic’s downfall. Paula Van Transit, of the Islamo-feminist pressure group SugarTits, hailed the collapse as ‘A victory for right-thinking circumcised women everywhere.’

However, reports of its death may have been exaggerated. Amblertronic is said to be working on a new product, codenamed Ravenhead. Little has been revealed of this development, but company insiders say it has Dunlop tyres and is full of air.

A statement on Amblertronic’s future is expected in January 2012, when shares will resume trading.

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Looks like the real world is catching up with everyone. (Yours included). Hope to see you guys soon.

You both take care and hope to see you add your thoughts when B23 news starts in the near future. :)

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I doubt I can ever better that, but I too will be taking an extended leave from Bond and Beyond. The Shark has done his best to spread his seed to the furthest reaches of the Internet, in hope of bringing new life. Despite this, once again BAB's ground to a halt.

In the real world, I've been neglecting my work, and I'm suffering the consequences.

In the words of Lawrence Oates,

"I am just going outside and may be some time".

"In the real world, I've been neglecting my work, and I'm suffering the consequences." Yes, sigh.I've been doing this my entire life, but somehow get by. It never changes. There is always something needs doing that's getting neglected. How can there be so much that needs attention? Does life ever get simple? Alas, the answer appears to be no.:x Good luck Shark!

Good luck to you too Ambler, with the Santa project. Sounds like something out of one of Dean Martin's Matt Helm movies

Don't be gone long, mates--BaB can ill afford to lose a testical and its prostate. The two of you can hash out who's who.

Ambler *and* Sharky gone?

Cue the Requiem mass, please.

Y'all come back real soon.

That reminds me ... I have my final year exams coming up in November, hence why I haven't been on much - so I'm more or less gone until December.

I may pop in but if I don't ... well we will all know why.

Fae wrote:

That reminds me ... I have my final year exams coming up in November, hence why I haven't been on much - so I'm more or less gone until December.

I may pop in but if I don't ... well we will all know why.

Can't you blow them off? (the exams I mean, not your professors)

And fail the last 13 years of schooling? Nope.

Wish I didn't have to do them but oh well ...

Fae wrote:

And fail the last 13 years of schooling? Nope.

Wish I didn't have to do them but oh well ...

Good luck Fae. Some day you will be free of the dreaded exam. Then comes the dreaded tax return. It never ends.

So long Sharky and Ambler - but be back as soon as you can. I got your pm Sharky and I'll do my best to keep in touch. Fae, good luck with your exams. They are, to put it bluntly, most shit, and I really would like to avoid doing my 3/4 LIterature exam. But my teacher has faith in me, especially given it's my only Year 12 subject this year. You'll be fine on the exams! It also gives you an excuse to eat chocolate

I, too, have had a bit of a sabbatical from the forums in terms of posting, but I have been up to date in regards to reading. I also have been neglecting my work (though it's just school and year 11 work, except for Literature) and I have very much been focusing on acting. I haven't absquatulated (No, Louis, I didn't use a thesaurus. I encountered this word a few days ago and I just think it's awesome ), don't worry! Hopefully, after a few weeks, I'll be back to post regularly. Oh, and probably around the press conference time for Bond 23.

Absquatulated? That's a new one on me. I assume it means to run from a Sasquatch.

FieldsMan wrote:

absquatulated

What a great word, I'd never heard it used before either. I must find a way to work it into everyday sentences.

I hope Sharky and Ambler aren't absquatulating (makes it sound as if they're up to something else, actually!). Anyhow, if it's just a brief hiatus, then best of luck with your work/pursuits and I really hope you both come back soon. The place won't be the same without you both.

Sharky wrote:

"I am just going outside and may be some time".

Shark....come back alive.

Gravity's Silhouette wrote:

Sharky wrote:

"I am just going outside and may be some time".

Shark....come back alive.

Indeed. Don't come back dead. Dead sharks stink to high heaven.

Ah, the HSC exams. It was a good time to catch up on some sleep.

Interesting, Sharky leaves, and Gaddafi ends up dead.

Methinks someone has been moonlighting....

I go away for a week and everyone...goes.

Erica Ambler wrote:

Paula Van Transit, of the Islamo-feminist pressure group SugarTits....

If nothing else, I'm glad that I've been able to enlarge your.........vocabulary.

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However, reports of its death may have been exaggerated. Amblertronic is said to be working on a new product, codenamed Santa. Little has been revealed of this development, but company insiders say it has an Indochinese component and shows great promise.

A statement on Amblertronic’s future is expected in January 2012, when shares will resume trading.

Can anyone translate this statement for those of us who don't speak Spy? I gather Erica is taking some time off, but I only got that because Sharky gave a statement of his own saying he would be gone a while as well.

A trip to Indonesia until January 2012 when normal service and the fandom are satisfied.

Santa is a cybertronic device with amazing somatic capabilities and a strong knowledge of James Bond. Word has it that Santa speaks at least one of the following: Thai, Cambodian, Annamese (Vietnamese), Lao, Tagalog as well as English.

I hope that clears it up, GH.

Ambler's run off with Santa then? Bravo!