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Old 3rd Jan 2005, 13:43
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Excellent entries, once again!

Unless anyone objects, I plan to judge the entries and announce the winner at about 2230Z on Wednesday. This'll give time for any further entries from people whose only net access is at work.

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Old 3rd Jan 2005, 15:59
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Efforts to recreate the infamous "Cranwell Flypast" stumbled when only one cadet turned up for parade and all bar one of the band called in sick...
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Old 3rd Jan 2005, 19:06
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"After the latest round of defence cuts, even this year's MOD contribution to the Lord Mayor's Show was looking decidedly weak."

OR.....

No one could understand the presence of Zorro and an inflatable F117 until the e-mail was re-read......"Town show next week, Rapier demonstration confirmed along with some kind of stealth aircraft....you know...the type that can lie low when required".
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Old 3rd Jan 2005, 19:13
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"Pushchair, Lead -- break left, go"

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Old 3rd Jan 2005, 22:36
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We need some humour in the light of world events.

So a few more

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."

"Bloggs on a downtown recce flight."

"Pilot Officer Prune gets some extra F-117 taxying practice."

"What are YOU wearing to the ball?"
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Old 4th Jan 2005, 18:36
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The first deployment of the B-2 in a SAR role was not as successful as we might have hoped.

"OK, Bloggs, when I yell 'zero feet', run like h3ll. Next trip, we'll have a winchman so stop complaining!"
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Old 5th Jan 2005, 09:36
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Frank’s advert for "Stealth fighters R us" wasn't going as well as he had hoped
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Old 5th Jan 2005, 10:19
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The RAF's first foray into stealth technology, whilst not being a runaway success, was still declared operational before Typhoon.

or

"An MoD spokesman today denied rumours that the defence cuts were making it necessary to bring back the 1940s 'inflatable army' idea to fill gaps on QRA."

My vote is for airborne artist's entry, nearly wet mysef laughing!
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Old 5th Jan 2005, 10:46
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Though desperate to hit the target, the strafing run was aborted shortly after ingesting 7 meters of Christmas bunting, one racoon hat, two Mickey Mouse ballons and a Calloway golf umbrella!

or

USAF latest black project inflatable technology now meant that flight was approved in icing conditions.
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Old 5th Jan 2005, 11:38
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B2, or not B2, that is the question
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Old 5th Jan 2005, 12:32
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..."Would you mind holding this for a minute mate, whilst I tie my shoelace?" said the guy with the big drum.........
..."Sure," said I.........just wait 'til I catch up with the b*stard......everybody's staring at me......
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Old 5th Jan 2005, 22:07
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This one was even harder to decide than the last one that fell to my judgement. So many funny entries; some of them just plain funny, some of them making telling and subtle (and some not so subtle!) satirical points.

The winner, who enjoys the honour of victory and the duty of providing the pic for the next round (and judging it) is...


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___________________ What aircraft? ___________________

Congratulations, Beeayeate! A photo captioned with your winning entry is here.

I'd love to have been able to see the reaction of the CCTV control room staff when that formation passed down the High Street.

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Old 6th Jan 2005, 00:33
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Well, stapp me!

Cheers adr. You're obviously a bloke of outstanding judgement.

Chuffed to little NAAFI breaks am I.

First time I've won anything!

Now the hard part . . .

Identify, source and steal an appropriate pic. Will post one soon. Soon I tell you - settle down at the back there.

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Old 6th Jan 2005, 02:01
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Now we need the true story behind the picture or did you create the whole thing yourself. The big puzzle is the apparent lack of attention by the locals.
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Old 6th Jan 2005, 08:32
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There should be some good ideas for this one.

Can't think of anything for a prize, but if you win, you get to pick the next pic.

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Old 6th Jan 2005, 08:48
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<Crackle of radio> Golf Alpha Blah Blah. Departing 36.. Oh sorry 01...wait a sec 02... damn 03... no better make it 04.

OR

Rather than pay to have his sticky right brake fixed, Fred had found the ideal solution.

OR

You will notice Bloggs, that you appear to have calculated the wind drift incorrectly. This is Aintree not Elstree.

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Old 6th Jan 2005, 09:06
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8 hours bottle to brush.....
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Old 6th Jan 2005, 09:29
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The Clerk of the Course at Royal Ascot had to look for a new job after he misunderstood the instruction to provide a piper ahead of Her Majesty's coach procession.
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Old 6th Jan 2005, 10:00
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Unintended consequences followed the Equal Opportunities Compliance Team's work on documentation relating to dispersal fields.

It took another year to reverse the policy of removing the word "straight" from every official document.

Now we need the true story behind the picture or did you create the whole thing yourself. The big puzzle is the apparent lack of attention by the locals.
Nope, it\'s not a Photoshop job, nor was it staged by me!

I understand that the inflatable is owned by a protest group that calls itself "The Gloucestershire Weapons Inspectors." The town in the picture is Stroud.

I have to applaud their determination and ingenuity in drawing attention to their point of view.

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Old 6th Jan 2005, 10:37
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The international lawnmower thief became ever more daring in his raids...
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