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Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Swings & Roundabouts


An Airbus A380 Superjumbo has been purchased for use as a private jet by an individual "not from Europe or the US" (*Cough* Saudi Arabia *Cough*).

The idea of a flying barn like the A380 being converted into a jumped-up Gulfstream strikes me as gauche, vulgar, and stinks to high heaven of the nouveau riche. On the other hand, it's managed to send unnamed "environmental groups" (*Cough* The BBC *Cough*) into a hissy fit.

And so balance is restored.
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2 comments:

  1. jabrwokTuesday, 19 June 2007 at 12:22:00 GMT-7

    Here's hoping said unnamed buyer isn't of the bin Laden clan or their ilk.

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, 19 June 2007 at 18:53:00 GMT-7

    Thank you, Jason. I was hoping I wasn't the only one who got a sinking feeling from the prospect of the Saudis attaining a contemporary Spruce Goose.

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