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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2017 Posts: 12,914
    pking_3 wrote: »
    Hi Rich! How are things? Also, an Albatros (but not an albatross) features prominently in TND.
    Here you go, @pking_3. (See what you started!)

    So the albratross (a.k.a. gooney bird) has its military connections to showcase here.

    Aero L-39 Albatros.
    Czech jet trainer aircraft. As @pking_3 noted, this one appears in the pre-title action of
    TOMORROW NEVER DIES.
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    Douglas C-47 Skytrain (or Dakota as RAF designation).
    Military transport, variation on the Douglas DC-3 airliner. Allied use during World War II, still in service. Reportedly received the nickname "Gooney Bird" in Europe. (Almost looks like "JB" on this one.)
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    USMC R2D (militarized DC-2).
    Alternate story: first aircraft to land on Midway, thereafter associated with the resident long-winged albatross as "the Gooney Bird".
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    Long-winged albatross
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    Piaggio P.166S Albatross-Maritime and Coastal Patrol. 1950s Italian-made.
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    Grumman HU-16 Albatross, a US Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard amphibious flying boat
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    Beriev A-40 Albatros, a Russian amphibious plane
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    Gossamer Albatross, a human-powered airplane
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    Albatross (golf), a score of three under par.
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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Brilliant - I had no idea there were so many albatrosses in aviation. Love the wing shape on that Piaggio.

    My favourites are the family of WW1 fighters:

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2017 Posts: 12,914
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    I also wondered recently if the typical Bond girl might not give cause for dealing
    more extensively with the species of Parus major.

    SCNR
    Tit - tit/ - noun
    1. a small songbird, like the titmouse
    2. vulgar slang for a breast or nipple/teat
    3. recourse for insult or injury (tit for tat)
    4. a fool or idiot (British)

    Old English (tit as teat, nipple); Dutch (tit); German (Zitze). Originally "tip for tap". Thought to be from Scandinavia, as with Icelandic titlingur sparrow.
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    Bond: "He must have found me quite titillating."

    Tits (Paridaeare), also known as chickadees or titmice in North America, are generally found north of the equator and in Africa. The name combines the Old English mase (maison, German Meise), and tit (small). They are small forest birds, short bills, eating bugs and seeds. Smart, noisy, energized, social. Their call chick-a-dee rallies others for a mob defense in response to danger, with "dee" repeated for measure.

    Tufted titmouse
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    There are the Fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps), Yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus), Sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea), Black-breasted tit or rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis), Rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris), Coal tit (Periparus ater), Yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus), Elegant tit (Pardaliparus elegans), Palawan tit (Pardaliparus amabilis), European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus), Grey crested tit, Lophophanes dichrous[/i]), Bridled titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi), Oak titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus), Juniper titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi), Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor), Black-crested titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus), Varied tit (Sittiparus varia), Owston's tit (Sittiparus owstoni), Iriomote tit (Sittiparus olivaceus), Chestnut-bellied tit (Sittiparus castaneoventris), White-fronted tit (Sittiparus semilarvatus), White-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus), Sombre tit (Poecile lugubris), Père David's tit (Poecile davidi), Marsh tit (Poecile palustris), Caspian tit (Poecile hyrcanus), Black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus), Willow tit (Poecile montanus), Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus), Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis), Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli), Mexican chickadee (Poecile sclateri), Grey-headed chickadee (Poecile cinctus), Boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus), Chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens), African blue tit (Cyanistes teneriffae, formerly included in C. caeruleus), Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), Azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus), Ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis), Great tit (Parus major), Japanese tit (Parus minor, often included in Parus major), Cinereous tit (Parus cinereus, split from P. major), Green-backed tit (Parus monticolus), White-naped tit (Machlolophus nuchalis), Yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti), Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys), Indian black-lored tit (Machlolophus aplonotus), Yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus), White-shouldered black tit (Melaniparus guineensis), White-winged black tit (Melaniparus leucomelas), Southern black tit (Melaniparus niger), Carp's tit (Melaniparus carpi), White-bellied tit (Melaniparus albiventris), White-backed black tit (Melaniparus leuconotus), Dusky tit (Melaniparus funereus), Rufous-bellied tit (Melaniparus rufiventris), Cinnamon-breasted tit (Melaniparus pallidiventris), Red-throated tit (Melaniparus fringillinus), Stripe-breasted tit (Melaniparus fasciiventer), Acacia tit or Somali Tit (Melaniparus thruppi), Miombo tit (Melaniparus griseiventris), Ashy tit (Melaniparus cinerascens), Grey tit (Melaniparus afer).

    Great tit (Parus major)
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    Japanese tit or Shijukara (Parus minor, often included in Parus major)
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    Elegant tit
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    Varied tit
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    Sombre tit
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    Eurasian blue tit
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    Mexican chickadee
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    Celebrity Jeopardy
    Alex Trebek [correcting]: Titles, Famous Titles.
    Sean Connery: Damn!
    Alex Trebek: And the answer is--this movie title is taken from the name of the book Gone With The Wind.
    [Mr. Connery rings in.]
    Alex Trebek: Mr. Sean Connery.
    Sean Connery: Dolly Parton!
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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Nice tits. The birds aren't half bad either.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Yeah, birds. Marlohe is my favorite.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I expected to see some other types of photographs with this one.

    Blame our fascist mods for that. Even posting a picture of a female nipple gets you a lifetime ban, and that counts all your reincarnated forms too if you believe in that sort of thing.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    The tip is too much like a nipple. FLAGGED POST FOR BANNING.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I have posted many nipples here. It is never a problem.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I better add more stuff before you guys get yourselves in trouble.

    Hope you like tobacco products.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I better add more stuff before you guys get yourselves in trouble.

    Hope you like tobacco products.

    "You sound like a commercial."
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2017 Posts: 12,914
    Lark - lärk/ - noun
    1. small crested songbird, sings in flight
    2. activity for fun or amusement
    3. a waste of time (British)

    Old English (lāferce, lǣwerce); Dutch (leeuwerik); German (Lerche).

    Lark Alaudidae. As a ground bird, has long hind claw for balance. Brown camouflage coloring with streaks, sometimes with striking black or white. Dine on bugs and seeds, use bill to root out food. For human consumption, can be eaten bone-in. Good in stews, broiled, or in meat pie. Tongues a delicacy. Look for them on the menu in Italy and southern Europe.

    Songs are territorial or mating calls. Their likable melodies give them a place in Western culture, in Europe notably the Eurasian skylark, crested lark, calandra lark. Can indicate dawn, or religious notions.
    Chaucer, "The Knight's Tale"

    "...the bisy larke, messager of day"
    Shakespeare, Sonnet 29

    "...the lark at break of day arising
    From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate"
    "Alouette", children's song

    Alouette, gentille alouette,
    Alouette, je te plumerai.

    Je te plumerai la tête. x2
    Et la tête! x2
    Alouette! x2
    A-a-a-ah
    Refrain

    [Je te plumerai le dos. x2
    Et le dos! x2
    Et la queue! x2
    Et les pattes! x2
    Et les ailes! x2
    Et le cou! x2
    Et les yeux! x2
    Et le bec! x2
    Et la tête! x2
    Alouette! x2
    A-a-a-ah
    [Refrain]
    "Skylark"

    Little skylark, lovely little skylark,
    Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

    I'll pluck the feathers off your head. x2
    Off your head! x2
    Little lark! x2
    O-o-o-oh
    Refrain

    [I'll pluck the feathers off your back. x2
    Off your back! x2
    Off your tail! x2
    Off your legs! x2
    Off your wings! x2
    Off your neck! x2
    Off your eyes! x2
    Off your beak! x2
    Off your head! x2
    Little lark! x2
    O-o-o-oh
    [Refrain]

    Horned lark
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    Crested lark
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    Foxy lark
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    Monotonous lark
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    Spike-heeled lark
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    Pink-breasted lark
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    Archer's lark
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2017 Posts: 12,914
    The Bond franchise could be considered a lark, in a good way.
    A mention in the dialog of ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE didn't make the cut, however.
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    Aérospatiale SE 313 Alouette II, Tiger Tanaka's transport to the ninja camp in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
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    Aérospatiale SA 316b Alouette III, like the one seen in OCTOPUSSY
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    Q Branch supplied a Lark cigarette (explosive) pack in LICENCE TO KILL.
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    Lark cigarettes, a Philip Morris product, had their time with Bond films and used a couple Bond actors for ads in Asia as the Western market declined. A touch of Dalton, and a lot of Brosnan (who later joined anti-smoking campaigns).
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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Now those are the Brosnan Bond films I'd like to see!

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    James Bond vs. The Twin Oddjobs!
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    More like The Twin Italian Jobs.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    The Bruise Brothers
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    WELL NOW. That's my day brightened!

  • ggl007ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España
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    Minor correction. Here is the first Bond actor to go lark... ;)



    And the Brosnan "films", well...



  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Why do some of these promotional posters and commercials (for simple cigarettes, mind you) seem to be better concepts for Bond films than some of what we've actually got? I'd love to see Bond battle through Venice during/after a masquerade celebration where his female contact is swarmed by costumed killers.

    I'd actually love to see a scene like that in Bond 25, with Bond entering a SPECTRE exclusive event in costume Eyes Wide Shut style and infiltrating the organization from the inside.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2017 Posts: 12,914
    ggl007 wrote: »
    The Blue and gold macaw! Nice additions, all.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I'd love to see Bond battle through Venice during/after a masquerade celebration where his female contact is swarmed by costumed killers.

    I'd actually love to see a scene like that in Bond 25, with Bond entering a SPECTRE exclusive event in costume Eyes Wide Shut style and infiltrating the organization from the inside.
    I like the concept, not an exact match but elements of that were touched on in SPECTRE, really.
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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I'd love to see Bond battle through Venice during/after a masquerade celebration where his female contact is swarmed by costumed killers.

    I'd actually love to see a scene like that in Bond 25, with Bond entering a SPECTRE exclusive event in costume Eyes Wide Shut style and infiltrating the organization from the inside.
    I like the concept, not an exact match but elements of that were touched on in SPECTRE, really.
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    Yes, Bond being symbolized as the messenger of death in Day of the Dead style was a great sight, and one of my favorite images/concepts in the series. I still think a Bond masquerade ball would be a thrill to see however, and I can't believe it hasn't been played with before given Bond's knack for disguise in the novels.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2017 Posts: 12,914
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    ...how about a Harrier (TLD)?

    Harrier - ˈherēər/ - noun
    1. one who persistently attacks
    2. a raptor, capable of low circular flight and hovering and diving on a target
    3. a hunting dog for hares
    4. cross-country runner
    5. a military jet, capable of hovering in flight

    Middle English (hayrer, as in hare+er). 16th Century (harrower, to pillage). Scottish (harer, to rob).

    Harrier (Circus), this genus name from Greek kirkos meaning circle. Daytime hunters.

    Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus), Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus), Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius), Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus), African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus), Swamp harrier (Circus approximans), Papuan harrier (Circus spilothorax), Malagasy harrier (Circus macrosceles), Réunion harrier (Circus maillardi), Long-winged harrier (Circus buffoni), Spotted harrier (Circus assimilis), Black harrier (Circus maurus), Cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus), Pallid harrier (Circus macrourus), Pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos), Eyles's harrier (Circus eylesi), Wood harrier (Circus dossenus).

    Hen harrier
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    Northern harrier
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    African marsh harrier
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    Eurasian marsh harrier
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    Reunion harrier
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    Wood harrier
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited April 2017 Posts: 12,914
    As military aircraft, harrier jets are known for the ability to hover.

    In THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, Koskov defects via pipeline to be alighted by a Hawker Siddely Harrier to "freedom".
    Hawker Siddeley Harrier AV-8b
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    Bond pilots a Sea Harrier in John Gardner's novel Win, Lose, or Die--an exercise turned deadly.
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    BAe Sea Harrier FA2
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    AV-8 Harrier II
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    British Aerospace Harrier II—2nd generation Harrier used by the UK
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    Hawker Harrier—experimental biplane torpedo bomber aircraft built in the 1920s
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    Hawker Gerry Duggan
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    Hairier, miscellaneous
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    But wrong p*****.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Discipline, @Birdleson. Discipline.
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
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    RTB, may I also point out the quote "You're like a kite in a hurricane"?
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    @RichardTheBruce, that was a delightful harrier post. I'm not sure which I enjoyed looking at more, the aircraft or the hairy Bonds.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    RTB, may I also point out the quote "You're like a kite in a hurricane"?
    Mr. White's quote : "You are a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond" is represented on Page 1, @j_w_pepper. And I'll get to the gull shortly, another good suggestion.
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    @RichardTheBruce, that was a delightful harrier post. I'm not sure which I enjoyed looking at more, the aircraft or the hairy Bonds.
    Glad you liked it, @Agent_99, that actually wasn't on my short list.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
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    Mr. White's quote : "You are a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond" is represented on Page 1, @j_w_pepper.
    Oops, you're right of course. Forgot about it and did not want to scroll through all the pictures again before posting.
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