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Old 2nd May 2011, 09:27
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Revealed at last, top secret technology used to eavesdrop in Russian embassy toilets disguised as a pair of wash basins.
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Old 2nd May 2011, 10:06
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SEALs finally see through Osama's disguise!
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"And you're proposing this as a low-cost R1 replacement, Hoskins?"
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Old 2nd May 2011, 11:55
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They all laughed at the test, but when it was used to track down OBL it became the latest fashion!
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Old 2nd May 2011, 12:07
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The Metropolitan Police have released this image of a Prince Charles impersonator who attempted to gatecrash the wedding ceremony........
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"Pvt. Chomondeley-Warner, 6th Artillery and just back from the front line, waited patiently for the nurse to de-wax his ears with her pressure-washer.
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Old 2nd May 2011, 22:41
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Until the development of Air brakes in the early 1960s, all RAF pilots relied on Ear brakes for extra stopping power. Just a heads up...
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Old 2nd May 2011, 23:01
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Talking

Prune had been looking forward to playing his part in passive monitoring of "DC to Ultraviolet," until he found what part of the spectrum he'd been streamed for.

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Old 2nd May 2011, 23:30
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Early AWACS foiled by Ear Wax.
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Old 3rd May 2011, 02:45
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Big Ears stars in Saving Private Noddy...
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Old 3rd May 2011, 09:56
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Post Historical footnote
I bet if you asked all the people who work in UK ADGE today, only a handful would be able to tell you that originally the acronym stood for Airship Detecting Giant Ears.


Fig. 1: ADGE in 1913

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Old 3rd May 2011, 11:22
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Early attempts by the very first Doctor Who costume designers to find the right 'scary' look for the Cybermen, were somewhat disappointing.
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Old 3rd May 2011, 11:38
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"Airman Bloggs was again reminded that ear piercings were not acceptable in male personnel'

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Old 3rd May 2011, 11:55
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The News Of The World reporters were trialling new intelligence gathering techniques after being caught hacking mobile phones.

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What's new at Qinetiq? I'm all ears!
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Old 3rd May 2011, 15:33
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Computer's going to finally die any day now so I'll wrap this one up.

A topical win for Rather be Gardening with;

And this was the outfit that Princess Beatrice chose for the evening reception.

All yours!
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Old 3rd May 2011, 16:28
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Thanks, Tashengurt!

Here we go ......

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Old 3rd May 2011, 16:31
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RBG - slight issue with the image old bean...

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Old 3rd May 2011, 19:27
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The Sooty and the Rigger were OK with multi-skilling, but the Armourer rather missed the point with his new role as a Fairy.
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Old 3rd May 2011, 20:23
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"Don't look at the funny helicopter. Look at ME!!"
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"I'm not sure why I have been photoshopped to Iraq, but in this outfit I would Rather be Gardening"
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