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Old 20th Mar 2008, 11:26
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Ken Wells
 
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Nutter,
Years ago at White Waltham we used to have an annual airshow, now superceded by an excellent members day.

We had a fly-by from the BBMF, always a joy to see.

a few mins later we had a noise complaint idiot on the phone complaining that the aircraft noise had ruined her family Bar-B-Que.

I happened to answer the phone which was on the bar in those days.

I replied very calmly that that was the sound of freedom.

"wha' do ya mean" she catawaled in her shrill Eastenders accent

I expalined that it was the members of our armed forces that sacrificed so much in 2 world wars that allowed her to complain in English not German, "now F*ck off!" there was silence at the other end of the phone, I hoped she'd had a heart-attack as I calmly replaced the receiver.
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