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[Closed] Army Captain rants about coffee and biscuits

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Surprised we haven't done this one (apologies if we have, I have searched)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34899745/army-captain-goes-on-400-word-rant-about-having-to-wait-for-coffee-and-biscuits

I have to admit I was most upset by her describing Jaffa Cakes as biscuits.


 
Posted : 23/11/2015 10:11 pm
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Posted : 23/11/2015 10:15 pm
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I wondered if coffeegate would make it on here!


 
Posted : 23/11/2015 10:17 pm
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The dangers of leaving your computer unlocked when you go for a poo...


 
Posted : 23/11/2015 10:32 pm
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The ironic thing being the numbers of interviews [i]without[/i] coffee (or biscuits) that will have taken place over this during the past 48 hours.


 
Posted : 23/11/2015 10:43 pm
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Describing Jaffa Cakes as biscuits is bad enough but

Jaffa Cakes, choc malted milks, choc Hobnobs or digestives - and as a treat, party rings or pink wafers.

On what planet are party rings and pink wafers a treat vs choc Hobnobs? They'll be saving Rich Teas and Garibaldis for when they really want to push the boat out.


 
Posted : 23/11/2015 11:07 pm
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Zero coffee without interviews it's a piss take.


 
Posted : 23/11/2015 11:39 pm
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Unfortunately, it's very much not a piss take and it wasn't someone leaving their computer unlocked either...


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 12:19 am
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Did anyone hear that? It sounded like career suicide.


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 6:45 am
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Good work by the press office for not missing that particular open goal.


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 7:28 am
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Unfortunately, it's very much not a piss take and it wasn't someone leaving their computer unlocked either...

been there, its typical mess joke seen similar many times on different 'important subjects' of mess etiquette. For example it would not be addressed to 'subbies'.

If youve been in the system then you would spot the rest of the intended puns. Captains that stand in for subbies ha ha ha, Enough said ..... numerous others


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 7:54 am
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What else would you expect from REME 😆


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 9:54 am
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Now now, no corps infighting here.

Now, if anyone needs me, I shall be carrying out an inventory of my posh biscuit collection.

I thought they had proved that, for tax purposes at least, Jaffa Cakes _were_ a biscuit?


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 10:06 am
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I thought they had proved that, for tax purposes at least, Jaffa Cakes _were_ a biscuit?

Nope Jaffa cakes are a cake, not a chocolate covered biscuit. VAT is applied to Chocolate covered biscuits, but regular biscuits and cake are considered essential to life, thus no VAT.

The simple test of biscuit v's cake. Leave both out for 2 days. The cake will go hard, biscuit will go soft.


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 10:29 am
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I thought they had proved that, for tax purposes at least, Jaffa Cakes _were_ a biscuit?

No, other way round - proved that they are a cake.

[url] http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/vfoodmanual/vfood6260.htm [/url]


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 10:32 am
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The simple test of biscuit v's cake. Leave both out for 2 days. The cake will go hard, biscuit will go soft.

This is where the confusion about jaffa cakes arises, no one has left a jaffa cake for 2 days to go stale 🙂


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 10:35 am
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For VAT purposes a Jaffa Cake is a cake and therefore is not subject to VAT at the standard rate - as determined by a VAT Tribunal in 1991.


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 10:39 am
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What else would you expect from REME

ok fair cop, or was it from the All Girls Corp?


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 11:21 am
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...The simple test of biscuit v's cake. Leave both out for 2 days. The cake will go hard, biscuit will go soft.

I thought that was the final selection test for the SAS.

C'mon, who else will have the self discipline to leave a cake and biscuit out for 2 days?

2 minutes more like. 🙂


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 11:32 am
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Well, apart from anything else, this shows that depite the billions sunk into it, defence is in a bad way

Taylors

<weeps quietly into civet-shit espresso>


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 11:37 am
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I was most relieved to find I could get Taylors of Harrogate Earl Grey in a hotel in Utah.....


 
Posted : 24/11/2015 11:52 am
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Posted : 25/11/2015 11:50 am

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