"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:09:09 +0100, Roland Perry
> wrote:
>
>>"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. (Lord Kelvin,
>>President of the Royal Society 1890-5)
>>
>>"All attempts at artificial aviation are not only dangerous to human
>>life, but foredoomed to failure from the engineering standpoint.
>>(Engineering Editor, The Times, 1906)
>
> When sitting on a long-haul flight (as I was today, hence why I've
> been a bit quiet around these parts for a few weeks), I sometimes
> contemplate these kinds of quote, and wonder what people who made them
> would think if they saw how things had turned out...
>
> (Quiz: I flew with an airline who are owned by the same company as,
> and share their name with, a famous brand of beer... which one? :)
> They were excellent, by the way - definitely to be recommended...)
Kingfisher, of course. If Ryanair had any connection with beer, it would
have to be (American) Budweiser - a glass of water spoiled.
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JohnT
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