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Old 26th Jul 2005, 12:35
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RevMan2
 
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Given that I was contributing to the general political discussion in the late 60s - yessss! But I'll admit to preferring "chronologically gifted"..... And I do use self service check-in to avoid the "Omigod, I wasn't even born when you joined the company". Have yet to encounter "Omigod, my parents weren't even born etc", but I'm sure that's only a matter of time. What's wrong with "snap" anyway? I could say "digital image with a resolution of ..." but that's a sheer waste of keystrokes. And just for the record, I also say "wireless"..
Back to the topic (if there was one...)
Sir Sidney Camm once said "All modern aircraft have four dimensions: span, length, height and politics" Aircraft in those days were designed by committee, populated by either trade unionists or landed gentry, depending on the government of the time. Nevil Shute's "In the wet" covers it (and a whole lot more) v.nicely indeed.
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