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Old 25th May 2020, 20:46
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Well it appears to be ticking....
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Old 25th May 2020, 20:48
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The Defence Secretary goes to inspect the Device, having been prompted by those chaps at Aldermaston. The Americans appear to have lost Trinity mk1
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Old 25th May 2020, 20:50
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The bomb squad decide to take it to Southend before blowing it up. Later it was revealed £2m worth of improvements were done to the seafront.
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Old 25th May 2020, 21:00
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[ improvements to the sea-front were made before the bomb was exploded, because the MoD was in charge ]
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Old 25th May 2020, 21:01
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The label on it says it's a new nose for the PM. Funny thing is, it keeps getting bigger.
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Old 25th May 2020, 21:17
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...and the Russian tourist insisted that it was a device for accurately measuring the height of Big Ben's clock tower.
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Old 25th May 2020, 21:20
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Originally Posted by Big Pistons Forever
Openable windows on a submersible are a bad idea....who knew ?
It's still an improvement over the previous one!
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Old 25th May 2020, 21:27
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What history hadn't recorded is that Sputnik made a safe re-entry and landed in the Thames by Nine Elms...

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Old 25th May 2020, 21:32
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Barnes Wallis's first attempt at Upkeep had bounced rather too well during trials at Reculver...
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Old 25th May 2020, 21:39
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Q .. Ah Bond you can hand in the Walther PPK, just as soon as we manage to miniaturise this pellet and it fits in a standard issue Civil Service umbrella.
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Old 25th May 2020, 22:20
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Apparently it's a birthday present from Mr Hitler to the King.

- Excellent, let's take it into the palace grounds.
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Old 25th May 2020, 22:50
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The HM Customs inspector looks at the Round Earth Society's demo model, while the drug smugglers on the tug full of heroin, calmly look the other way.
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Old 25th May 2020, 23:43
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All together now, chaps..."Hitler HAD only one big ball..."
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Old 26th May 2020, 01:10
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The team battles a really cold day to return the lost item to the Big Brass Monkey.
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Old 26th May 2020, 01:31
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George, that was really nice of you to tow it back, but I said it was 'A' mine, not that it was Mine!
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Old 26th May 2020, 05:27
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It's Modern Art - pretend you like it.
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Old 26th May 2020, 05:45
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Ah Hoskins your attempt at a ' floating mine' still has some way to go so the Tirpitz will not see it in the Fjord.
Titanic did not see the aiceberg?
Point taken
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Old 26th May 2020, 09:03
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BAe trial their roll on roll off ferry concept.
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Ok Hoskins, climb on top and insert the fuse.
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Light ye holy Handgrenade
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