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Old 21st Jul 2013, 05:08
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I get the distinct impression that I have seen post 15 somewhere before with the same author. something jigging me. But I aint going looking.

Harry, you need to go to France, that is where Napoleon comes from. He was primarily a mathematician and inventor of the metric system which relates everything to one, because he was smart enough to work out he was dealing with the French who apparently cannot count much further than one. See how many things you have to do to start a French helicopter for example. In an American helicopters one is turning switches, taps and valves for half a blessed hour to get 'em going.

cheers tet

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