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11th Oct 2001, 14:00

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Herod

"Mildly" Eccentric Stardriver

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Simple really. The reason RAF types walk sideways on naval ships is that having a solid surface behind you is the only safe way to be. Didn't Churchill say the Royal Navy ran on "rum, sodomy and the lash"?