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Old 21st Apr 2004, 13:40
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Dan Winterland
 
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Scene: A static display line at an airshow somewhere in the mid west of the US of A in the late 80s. DW is very hung over and bored beyond senseless by answering unending inane questions from the lower end product of the US rural schooling system, who don't seem to know that other countries other than the US of A even exist. A 300lb red neck approaches with the look that says he's just thought of a really good question.

300lbRK. "Hey buddy, what sort of airplane is this?"

DW. "It's a Victor".

300lbRK. "So what does it do?"

DW. "It's the British stealth bomber. It's only just become operational, just ahead of the B2".

300lbRK. "Oh! How did you get it here?"

DW. We had to ship it out. We couldn't fly it here because it's still secret"

300lbRK "Wow, I must tell my buddies".

He obviously did, as a story about the secret British stealth bomber at the town's airshow appeared in the local paper the next day!
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