Caption competition
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AC Shaw enjoyed cross dressing, he believed it came from his past wearing an Arabian Kaftan.
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"And when we get up to 88MPH I slam on the brakes and you disappear forward into the future Sir"
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"I think we are getting Harleys Davidsons soon Sir, I overheard some of the men mentioning I was going to get hog tied"
Herr Schultz thought he was getting away with spying undercover untill Mavis asked why was he directing them to that Top Secret military establishment that does not appear on maps?
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"It's a Zundapp!"
"Bless you"
"Bless you"
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"Well we could take the Dartford tunnel...... Only it hasn't been built yet"
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Hugo hadn’t fully grasped the concept of a Mobile Bath Unit, and remained fully dressed.
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Sir, in 75 years time they'll be writing captions for this photo. Do at least TRY to look funny...
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MPN11; (Quote)
“Acetylene lamps?”
”Don’t be personal, Sir!”
By my recollection they are surely Carbide Lamps. Doesn't have the same 'suggestive' value to it, though.“Acetylene lamps?”
”Don’t be personal, Sir!”
(Apology - Nit-picking!)
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You are forgiven, ValMORNA ... call it poetic licence 
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He is the most furtive, foul-minded freak I have come across since I enlisted. And the way he flexes those horrible long skinny fingers when he's talking to me. And when he smiles - those great long pointy canine teeth. Suppose his mother loved him. If he ever had one."
He is the most furtive, foul-minded freak I have come across since I enlisted. And the way he flexes those horrible long skinny fingers when he's talking to me. And when he smiles - those great long pointy canine teeth. Suppose his mother loved him. If he ever had one."
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Early trials of the sat nav were described as disappointing until it was noticed that there was an actual navigator involved, at which point the margin for error was quickly widened.
Today I may be stuck driving this smug mutt around but someday I will delivering aeroplanes to operational bases !
You can get out of the side car now now, ladies wear is to the left.......
Early proof-of-concept trials of RAF two crew cockpits, where Other Ranks efficiently operated the aircraft and manipulated the controls, and Officers were not permitted to touch anything, were remarkably effecient, and highly popular among aircrew, but were ultimately rejected by the Air Board because "that sort of thing was just not on!"
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RAF trial cheaper formation flying trainer in a bid to reduce costs and damage.
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Early cross country trials revealed that female despatch riders had an almost limpet ability to remain seated during even the most arduous conditions.