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The Reference Desk => Organizations, Vehicles, Equipment => Topic started by: mirth on May 24, 2019, 11:49:12 AM

Title: Farewell Fat Albert
Post by: mirth on May 24, 2019, 11:49:12 AM

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28186/blue-angels-have-retired-their-beloved-c-130-fat-albert-transport-without-replacement

Title: Re: Farewell Fat Albert
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 24, 2019, 07:06:56 PM

I thought this was obliquely referring to Bill Cosby being dead...and then realized had that happened, mirth would have named it something far less jovial.

Title: Re: Farewell Fat Albert
Post by: bbmike on May 24, 2019, 07:51:58 PM

You sure about that?

Title: Re: Farewell Fat Albert
Post by: Sir Slash on May 24, 2019, 11:44:06 PM

He is known as, 'Calorically Challenged Albert' these days but he's still fat to me.