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Caption Competition Mk III

Old 20th Jul 2021, 22:10
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No one honours tradition as much as the 7th Cavalry.
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Old 20th Jul 2021, 22:33
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"Sorry, sir, we still haven't found Banbury Cross."
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 00:24
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Hoskins, where's your rifle?

I lost it on the ponies, Sir.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 01:14
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The magnificent 7 ride again ( the other 3 chose the dodgems )
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 09:12
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(Keeping it topical ...or maybe that should be 'tropical' )

At the Brize families day, passengers were stuck on the ride for many hours after the floor melted!
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 11:51
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"Whooooaaaaa Trigger !!"
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 12:06
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"Yes Sir - we finally found a way for the Lieutenant to call 'ROTATE!' without something bad happening....."
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 13:16
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I love the smell of WD-40 in the morning!
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 14:08
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Ther four horsemen of the apocalypse were nowhere near as scary as prophesised!
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 14:21
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The Household Cavalry Sim Training lacked adequate Pomp and Circumstance when the Calliope sounded "American Patrol"!
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 14:34
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"Round, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel..."
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 17:05
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Get a move on, Zebedee will be along soon to tell us it’s time for bed.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 17:08
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When they said they were going to mechanise the cavalry I had great expectations..
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 17:10
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Sound the retreat and flick the switch.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 17:16
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The pongo version of the goldfish bowl. They think they are really going places.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 18:33
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I can’t see this mechanised warfare catching on boss.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 18:59
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McKinley's crack squad were all Yes men...
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 21:01
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The unit's efforts to prove the Coriolis effect yielded inconclusive results.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 21:12
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The idea of firing at a moving target is it is the target that moves, not you, good grief!
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 22:48
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Now, any left-handers, you will need to sit backwards on your horses.
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