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Old 4th Oct 2020, 18:55
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Learning from nature here, the firefighters have noticed that the elephant is the only land animal that squirts water, and they've wasted no time in copying it.
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These things are supposed to hover, not hoover
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Long before the 747, another Jumbo took to the air...
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I see the howdah and Maharajah didn't last long...
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So that's how Hannibal crossed the Alps!!
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Germany's latest attempt at re-creating the Flying Circus was not particularly successful.
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The Tusking Officer had been ignoring the elephant in the room.
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The reorganisation of JHF was proving to be a mammoth task.
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In a bid to save money, the remakes of Apocalypse Now and Dumbo had been merged into one film.
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Attenborough again:

..and we're waiting patiently for these two creatures to mate, something that has never before been seen, let alone on television...
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Catching the Mau Mau unawares took considerable cunning...
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The Mk1 version was not a success when they realised letting its balls hangout in the cold airflow was not a good idea.
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Definitely army.. look.... it’s got sod all between its ears.
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There’s a chappese here from the LBGT community enquiring if we can do them in pink.
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Originally we were going to disguise them as giraffes but there was a snag...
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Hoskins thinks it's a great idea and will disguise his Robinson as a dik-dik
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Irish air corp demonstrate their camouflage for operating in the anti tank role over the northern German plains.
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One problem we have found is every time we fly near an orchard it attempts to stuff an apple up the crewman.
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"Yes, of course Mr Trump*, we'll be delighted to place a seat on its back for you to ride on, more than delighted."

* some other names are equally suitable
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The Home Secretary explains that by flying these over the Channel, illegal migrants will think they're heading for home and immediately turn back.
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